At this year's Darwin Festival, local dance company
Tracks performs Zombies in the Banyan Tree. To find out more, Felicia Strömberg chats with performer Kelly
Beneforti.
“The live sound choir, beat boxer and the dancers have really pushed the Tracks kind of style into a new choreographic idea.”
With a big smile on her face, Kelly opens the door
to the Tracks dance studio. I can feel energy
and creativity flourishing in the dance studio; it’s easy to understand why
she spends a lot of her time here.
She explains that dance, for her, is to be in an expressive, open state – one that she finds engages her mind and body.
In her Darwin Festival show, however, she's doing something she normally doesn’t do on stage: singing in the choir.
"It's different but really fun," she says.
She explains that dance, for her, is to be in an expressive, open state – one that she finds engages her mind and body.
In her Darwin Festival show, however, she's doing something she normally doesn’t do on stage: singing in the choir.
"It's different but really fun," she says.
Kelly says that Tracks' recipe for success is its unique way of working with professional artists, community groups and dancers from different cultures.
This year's performance mixes visual and sonic experiences, she says. It combines popular and traditional culture, zombies, Balinese Kecak music, breakdance, contemporary dance and hip hop. When all of these things come together, they come alive – offering audiences an enigmatic multicultural show.
Q: How did you start working with Tracks?
A: My
former dance teacher in 2004 told me about an audition for a Tracks show.
My audition was a success and I started to work with them. Two years later I
was privileged to have one of the central roles in a show called Mr Big. Since
that, my relationship with Tracks has been totally evolving. [Kelly swirls her hands in front of her].
Q: What is the show Zombies
in the Banyan Tree really about?
A: It’s a simple story of a Balinese princess who gets tricked by a demon. The demons kidnap the princess, taking her to their part of the world, which is built from the 'butterfly' and 'physical' realms. None of the dimensions are purely evil or good. The zombies create a fascinating and compelling feeling of being in another world, something that hasn’t been experienced before.
Q: How would you
explain the show in three words?
A: I would say that it’s compelling and layered in terms of concept. It’s also layered in a visual sense and the show is enigmatic; there’s some mystery wrapped around it.
Q: Why would you
recommend people to come and see the show?
A: I think that if
you haven’t seen a Tracks show, you will be blown away by what can be achieved.
It’s so professional and it’s also connected to the people who live here in the
Northern Territory.
If you have seen a Tracks show since before, I recommend you to come and see this one.
The live sound choir, beat boxer and the dancers have really pushed the Tracks kind of style into a new choreographic idea. The complex layers of live sound really add a new thread to Tracks.
If you have seen a Tracks show since before, I recommend you to come and see this one.
The live sound choir, beat boxer and the dancers have really pushed the Tracks kind of style into a new choreographic idea. The complex layers of live sound really add a new thread to Tracks.
When
Fri 9 - Tue 13 Aug, 7pm ; Fri 16 - Tue 20 Aug 7pm
Fri 9 - Tue 13 Aug, 7pm ; Fri 16 - Tue 20 Aug 7pm
Duration
60mins
Where
The Botanic Gardens
Tickets
Full $30
Concession $18
Tracks Friend $28
Bookings
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