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Chunky Move

From down under comes dance thunder! Australia’s Chunky Move is a company that feasts on theatrical invention and high-tech special effects. Its witty and unpredictable works have garnered multiple Helpmann Awards, Australia’s prestigious live performance award. In a Philadelphia premiere, Chunky Move performs its new work, Connected, a collaboration with kinetic sculptor Reuben Margolin and founding Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek. A side-step from the norm for Chunky Move, Connected relies less on digital technology and more on Margolin’s purpose-built, kinetic sculpture. Constructed from wood, recycled plastic, paper and steel, Margolin’s weightless waveform sculpture appears as the agile dancers twist and hurl through space. Beginning with simple movements and hundreds of tiny pieces, the dancers construct the awe-inspiring sculpture in real performance time.

Performances

• Thursday, November 17 @ 7:30 PM
• Friday, November 18 @ 8 PM
• Saturday, November 19 @ 2 PM
• Saturday, November 19 @ 8 PM

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Post-show chat with Gideon Obarzanek
November 17 - 19

Stay after the performance for a conversation with the Chunky Move's Artistic Director and Choreographer Gideon Obarzanek about the process of making Connected.

Post-performance 40th Anniversary toast
November 17

In celebration of our 40th Anniversary, we’ll be providing several opportunities for audience members to get to know each other and the Annenberg Center staff throughout the season. To kick off this celebratory season, we’ll be toasting the past 40 years of excellence and our exciting future with festive sparkling cider. Please join us immediately following the performance!

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This performance is part of the Dance Celebration Series, presented by Dance Affiliates and the Annenberg Center.

Media support for these performances is provided by Philadelphia Weekly.

Photo credit: Jeff Busby