Audio Description of Monolith by Joel Bray Dance
Come join us for an audio described performance of Monolith by Joel Bray Dance part of Rising Festival 2025. Performed at Arts House this Thursday June 12th with a pre-show tactile tour at 6:30pm run by Loom.
A significant new dance work by Joel Bray, Monolith transforms colonised bodies into sites of silent protest.
Floating on a dystopian island designed by artist Jake Preval, five powerful female dancers craft a sinewy, muscular and androgynous choreographic language. Moving to the delicate and driving beats of celebrated composer Matthias Schack-Arnott, these fierce Brown women present themselves as an obstacle, as resistance to the colonising power.
Together, they evoke a monolith – one of the enormous ancient rock formations that ‘sit-in’ the landscape and defy the colonisation, deforestation and urbanisation of surrounding Country.
Echoing and honouring generations of protest and rebellion, MONOLITH is a powerful and undeniable work from one of our most celebrated creators.
Purchase tickets HERE.
https://www.artshouse.com.au/events/monolith/