One Infinity
“A collaboration of staggering ambition, realised with a level of finesse that makes it a privilege to experience.”The Music
Sound and movement combine to create the hypnotic and meditative ritual One Infinity. Inspired by a Chinese ancient tale, this cross-cultural collaboration brings eastern and western traditions together for a shared experience of beauty and contemplation.
When Australian recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey spent time with guqin master Wang Peng of Beijing’s Jun Tian Fang Music Ensemble, neither could have imagined what extraordinary work they would create together. Adding director and choreographer Gideon Obarzanek and composer Max de Wardener to the process led to the creation of a transformative immersion in music and dance.
One Infinity is an entirely new experience. What begins as a concert of hauntingly beautiful music soon reveals another dimension, as dancers from Beijing Dance Theatre and Dancenorth Australia echo the sounds with their gently shifting bodies. Masterful choreography and everyday movement, ritual and improvisation, nature and civilisation are all driven into a state of flux in this stunning immersive experience.
Credits
Direction & Choreography Gideon Obarzanek
Composers Max de Wardener, Genevieve Lacey, Wang Peng
Associate Choreographer Amber Haines
Lighting Designer Damien Cooper
Sound Designer Jim Atkins
Costume Designer Harriet Oxley
Set Designers Gideon Obarzanek & Damien Cooper
Participant Director Paea Leach
Dancers | Beijing Dance Theatre
Ma Chao, Niu Huaiyu, Guo Wei, Hou Ying, Wang Yuxin
Dancers | Dancenorth
Samantha Hines, Mason Kelly, Jenni Large, Georgia Rudd, Felix Sampson
Musicians Liu Xiao Gang (Jun Tian Fang), Genevieve Lacey, Zhang Lu (Jun Tian Fang), Zhuo Ran (Jun Tian Fang) and Wang Peng (Jun Tian Fang)
Acknowledgements
Produced by Planking Productions and Jun Tian Fang featuring Jun Tian Fang Music Ensemble, Dancenorth Australia, and Beijing Dance Theatre.
This project was commissioned by PlayKing and has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by Melbourne International Arts Festival, Sydney Festival and Perth Festival.
Performance History
Melbourne Festival
Naarm (Melbourne)
2018
Sydney Festival
Gadigal (Sydney)
2019
Perth Festival
Boorloo (Perth)
2019











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