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REPERTOIRE

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PREMIERED AT

The Annenberg Theater Palm Springs

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 
Audrey Casey, Aaron Czuprenski, Kat Cheng, Andrew Perez

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Crossing The Rubicon delves into the idea of stability within relationships, working through that concept in relation to the choreography has allowed for a diverse repertoire of movement. Relationships are fragile, we are constantly involved in them and they require the ability to learn, grow and change as time goes by. Our relationships can be weathered by our decisions and the point of no return is not often in our foresight until it's to late.

CROSSING THE RUBICON​

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PREMIERED AT

Federation Square Deakin Edge Theatre

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Kristy Lee Donovan

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Het was created for PROJECTion Ballet Gala. The program featured incredible Australia dancers such as Juliet Burnett, Kristy Lee Donovan and acclaimed international artists like Dominic James Ballard and Mara Galeazzi from the Royal Ballet.

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PREMIERED AT

The Malthouse Theatre

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Winner of DANCE CREATIONS Award in Choreography

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Stephen Agisilaou, Jessica Mortlock, Jayden Hicks, Benjamin Cure, Dylan Mcewan, Brett Fisher, Jake Alan O'Brian

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As we worked with theatrical ideas through contemporary dance, we paradoxically found both restraint and ease in the choreography without venturing over to the contemporary cliché of minimalism. While the audience feels they are watching a slow unfolding sequence, they also feel a constant pressure being built up around them.

LET DOWN YOUR HAIR

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PREMIERED AT

Chapel Off Chapel

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Jayden Hicks, Stephen Agisilaou, Jessica Mortlock, Grace Hooper, Sarah Mealor, Megan Sayce

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To celebrate Chapel of Chapel’s 20th Anniversary, Vertical Shadows was asked to create a brand new work exclusively for this momentous occasion. PARALLAX: A Brief Love Encounter indulges in the unforeseen shot of adrenaline driven by the infatuating nature of an uncontrollable short term relationship.

PARALLAX:
A Brief Love Encounter 

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PREMIERED AT

Chapel Off Chapel

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Donna-Mae Burrows & Geoffrey H Watson

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A pas de deux of an avian exploration. Across the crimson sky, two birds flying: they're ominous flight silent and solitary.


Warred and warred with the earth, and when she yielded stabbed her heart, gathered her blood in a chalice, spilling it over the crimson sky.

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Selected for SPLASH DANCE FESTIVAL

 

CRIMSON

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PREMIERED AT

Theatre Works

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Jessica Mortlock, Timothy Walsh, James Batchelor, Rachael Ireson, Jayden Hicks, Rachel Coulson, Stephen Agisilaou

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A reflection of our internal selves. There are moments in our lives where we either make the most of a situation or let it go by, missing the chance to allow ourselves to grow. Whether we're aware of it or not while it’s happening, these are the moments that make us who we are.

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THE
STARS

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TRYBE

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PREMIERED AT

Chapel Off Chapel

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Benjamin Hancock, Hayley Uberti, Benjamin Cure, Lucy Doherty, Robert McLean, Megan Sayce

 

A collaboration with infamous Australian artist Anthony Breslin, TRYBE is a show like no other! At its heart, it's about an artist struggling with his creativity. On stage, that involves Anthony painting the set—a huge face with arms. He does it from scratch each night, all to the beat of a live band, live opera, giant projections and a cast of dancers who each represent a particular colour

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OLD GROUND

PREMIERED AT

Chapel Off Chapel

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Scott Pokorny

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When we feel we have nothing left to give,
And we are sure that the song has ended;
When our day seems over and the shadows fall,
And the darkness of night has descended.

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PREMIERED AT

Theatre Works

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Lauren Drago, Hayley Uberti, Erin Hooper, Robyn Max Wyngaard, Catherine Elis, Bec Demarte

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A jazz piece about being a woman in this modern age.

‘The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, "It's a girl!”' - Shirley Chisholm

GROW UP & BLOW AWAY

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PREMIERED AT

Gas Works Theatre

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Cheyne Whichello, Timothy Walsh, Leroy Curwood, Caitlin Wheeler, Eley May, Alice Dixon, Rachael Ireson, Kristy Sellars, Libby Abbot, Benjamin Cure, Diana Ricks, Stephanie Brunno, Stephen Agisilaou

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HOME is a modern dance piece performed to current electric pop music follows the story of peoples home lives, who they are and the experience of living in a neighborhood.

HOME

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PREMIERED AT

Forum Theatre Melbourne​

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Winner of SHORT & SWEET Award: Best Choreography

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Benjamin Hancock, Rachael Ireson, Heather Craig, Leah Watts, Megan O'Mally,

Dana Gishen, Kara Bertoncini, Steph Bertoncini

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A contemporary work about the environments ever changing problems.

FOREIGN

CONTAMINANT

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SENT OF A CHARM

 

 

PREMIERED AT

The Space Dance & Arts Center

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Jessica Mortlock, Benjamin Cure, Ellen Mary Simpson, Aaron Lynch, Lauren Drago, Jake Alan O'Brian, Alarna Curtis

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We all have a desire to abandon ourselves, whether or not through religion, substance abuse or self-destruction. People are always looking for an escape from reality. It is part of human nature to want to feel something other than the banality of our own existence. Euphoria, paranoia, ease, hunger, recklessness, elation, inspiration, vibration, transformation.

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THE
FOUNTAIN

PREMIERED AT

Melbourne Town Hall

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Mietta Gornall, Brandan Yates, Paris, Stephen Agisilaou

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A magical realism romantic dance drama that blends elements of fantasy, history, spirituality, and science fiction

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PREMIERED AT

Chapel Off Chapel

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DIRECTED BY 
Jessica Mortlock

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PERFORMED BY 

Stephen Agisilaou & Jessica Mortlock

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VIDEO

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FOX TIMES

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PREMIERED AT

Theatre Works

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Jessica Mortlock, Timothy Walsh, James Batchelor, Rachael Ireson, Jayden Hicks, Rachel Coulson, Stephen Agisilaou

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Fox Times explores one idea three times in three different ways. Uncover the inner anguish we deal with when we find ourselves failing to cope with inevitable circumstances out of our control.

 

A strong undercurrent binds the dancers together, creating a sense of community and space on the stage with an unforeseen force impacting the collective structure.

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PREMIERED AT

The Renaissance Theater

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COMMISSIONED BY SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Stephen Agisilaou & Caitlin Wheeler

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A love story from beginning to end.

US

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PREMIERED AT

The Renaissance Theater

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DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY 
Stephen Agisilaou 

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PERFORMED BY 

Stephen Louis Agisilaou, Matt Dillon, Nick Geurts, Caitlin Wheeler, Sarah Ambros, Hayley Uberti, Eleanor Majpruz

Apprentices: Kara Bertoncini, Brendan Daynes,

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The premiere work from the company, director Stephen Agisilaou relives the story of his experience living in Canada.

 

SILENCE ON THESE SEEDS

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