Arts House Listening Program

In this new work by Melbourne choreographer Jo Lloyd (Future Perfect, 2013), hypnotic tension is generated by three dancers as they negotiate a dysfunctional system of choreography. Navigating their physical histories, both recent and distant – from traces of folk dance to idiosyncratic body rhythms – the performers reveal a series of desperate encounters, in a destabilising flood of movement. Confusion for Three uses complex choreographic parameters and a set of highly physical and mentally demanding tasks, exploring order/disorder in a progressively unravelling structure. The questions remain: can this confusion be sustained, and where does it lead us? Lloyd has brought together some of Melbourne’s finest creatives for this fascinating work – including dancers Rebecca Jensen (OVERWORLD, Dance Massive 2015) and Shian Law (Personal Mythologies, Next Wave 2014). This Postshow Q&A was recorded 27th August 2015 Choreographer: Jo Lloyd Performers: Rebecca Jensen, Shian Law, Jo Lloyd Composer: Duane Morrison