Chunky Move
U>N>I>T>E>D
U>N>I>T>E>D
U>N>I>T>E>D is the latest work in the canon of Chunky Move Artistic Director Antony Hamilton’s ‘speculative future’ performances, following recent innovative dance experiences created by the company such as Token Armies (2019) and Yung Lung (2022).
Exploring ‘machine mysticism’ and the persistence of spirituality in a post-industrial digital age, the work is a major international collaboration with leaders in the Javanese experimental scene, Gabber Modus Operandi Bali-based streetwear label Future Loundry, Australian global leaders in animatronic design, Creature Technology Co., and a stellar line up of six dancers.
Drawing from its artists’ individual artistic and cultural practices, U>N>I>T>E>D will be an exhilarating melding of sophisticated movement, infectious music and science fiction-inspired design, that honours technologies both ancient and contemporary; inner and collective.
Exploring ‘machine mysticism’ and the persistence of spirituality in a post-industrial digital age, the work is a major international collaboration with leaders in the Javanese experimental scene, Gabber Modus Operandi Bali-based streetwear label Future Loundry, Australian global leaders in animatronic design, Creature Technology Co., and a stellar line up of six dancers.
Drawing from its artists’ individual artistic and cultural practices, U>N>I>T>E>D will be an exhilarating melding of sophisticated movement, infectious music and science fiction-inspired design, that honours technologies both ancient and contemporary; inner and collective.
27 February – 2 March 2025
Asia TOPA, Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Creative Team
Artistic Direction & Choreography: Antony Hamilton
Sound Design & Composition: Gabber Modus Operandi
Costume Design: Future Loundry
Exoskeleton Design & Fabrication: Creature Technology Co.
Lighting Design: Benjamin Cisterne
Performers & Choreography: Ashley McLellan, Melissa Pham, David Prakash, Samakshi Sidhu, Robert Alejandro Tinning, Jayden Wall
Understudy: Madeleine Bowman
Stage/Set Design/Fabrication and Art Finishing: Ashley Buchanan and Antony Hamilton
Set and Costume LED Fabrication: Shiv Geaney
Outside Eye: Melanie Lane
Production Manager: Ashley Buchanan
System Engineer and Head Electrician: Shiv Geaney
Lighting Operator: Nicholas Moloney
Sound Engineer: Ethan Hunter
Executive Director/co-CEO: Kristy Ayre
Senior Producer: Kristina Arnott
Camera: James Wright, Eugene Perepletchikov, Dale Cochrane
Editor: James Wright
