Follow the Bias

GOGI DANCE COLLECTIVE WITH SAMUEL JAMES AND ROSIE DENNIS

Shift your expectations with a new multi-channel video work from Gold Coast-based Gogi Dance Collective, exploring the hypnotic rhythms and patterns inspired by the everyday choreography of lawn bowls.

Gogi’s unexpected, immersive performances embolden audiences to explore their local spaces and connect with each other. With a combined 35 years of local and international dance practice, Alicia Harvie, Ashleigh White and Viviane Frehner specialise in customised site­-specific dance experiences. Key collaborators on Follow the Bias include award-winning film-maker Samuel James, composer Guy Webster and BLEACH* Artistic Director, Rosie Dennis. Commissioned by BLEACH* Festival.

Creative Team

Director: Roise Dennis

Filmmaker: Samuel James

Choreographers: Ashleigh White, Alicia Harvie & Viviane Frehner

Performers: Jade Brider, Yvonne Huang, Samantha Todd, Bella Hood & Georgia Pierce

Composer: Guy Webster

Photography: Claudio Kirac, Art-Work Agency

Screenings

Private screening Gold Coast November 2021, Netherlands Cinedans FEST’22 June 22nd - 26th 2022, Southport - BIG CITY LIGHTS* Festival 7th - 10thJuly 2022 & Film Fest Vienna August 2022.

Acknowledgements

Commissioned and presented by BLEACH* Festival

Gogi Dance Collective was supported triennially by The City of Gold Coast from 2019-2021.