Available worldwide from 4th Oct to 4th Nov 2023.
Filmed in the Drama Theatre in 2014, 'AM I' is a dance and music collaboration between Shaun Parker and composer Nick Wales, investigating the quintessential meaning of I. Religion meets science in an arresting Australian production which features an outstanding cast of 14 musicians, singers and dancers, led by the stunning Shantala Shivalingappa, bringing to life an inspired blend of spoken word, razor-sharp choreography and live music. AM I burrows to the very heart of what it is to be human within our modern-day digitised global tribe. “Meticulous, elegant and sophisticated.” - The Australian (Stream Premiere)
Creatives
Director & Choreographer: Shaun Parker
Composer: Nick Wales
Dramaturge: Veronica Neave
Lighting Design: Damien Cooper
Set Design: Damien Cooper & Shaun Parker
Sound Design: Bob Scott
Costume Design: Anna Tregloan
Dancers/Collaborators
Josh Mu, Sophia Ndaba, Jessie Oshodi, Marnie Palomares, Melanie Palomares, Shantala Shivalingappa, Julian Wong
Musicians/Collaborators
Tunji Beier: South Indian, Yoruba and Middle Eastern Percussion
Alyx Dennison: Vocals, Percussion
Jess Green: Electric Guitar, Baglama, Vocals
Jason Noble: Bass Clarinet, Ethnic Wind Instruments, Harmonium
Jessica O’Donoghue: Soprano
Bree Van Reyk: Percussion, Marimba
Nick Wales: Viola, Violin, Rebec, Mouth Organ, Harmonica
Textual excerpts
Thank you for the kind permission for the use of textual excerpts from:
‘Buddha’s Brain; The practical neuroscience of Happiness, love and wisdom.’ by Rick Hanson, PH.D. with Richard Mendius, MD, ‘The Dancing Wu Li Masters’ by Gary Zukav, ‘Siddhartha’ by Herman Hess.
Production
Production Manager: Guy Harding
Stage Manager: Terri Herlings
LX Programmer: Pat Smithers
Sound Technician: Annika Unsen
Assistant Sound Technician: Ilia Bezroukov
Filmed on the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House as part of the 2014 Sydney Festival.
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