120 Birds
Based around the international touring tales of 1920s dance companies. Company Elle is born in Australia in 1923 after Anna Pavlova first visits the country. Madam Lou raises and drags her company of four around the world following Pavlova’s footsteps and meeting other companies along the way – Denishawn, Florence Broadhurst, Annette Kellerman and the Australian cricket team. Historical fact and anecdote combine with archival music, film and photos and contemporary dance of the time. Humorous, poignant and fabulous, this work is named after the 120 birds Pavlova toured to Australia with in 1929.
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Play description
Celebrating the dance legend Anna Pavlova, 120 Birds forays into history to tell the outrageous and daring tale of the rise and fall of an Australian dance company in the 1920’s and 30’s. The cast recreate the glamour and toughness of a ballet company on the road, mixing live performance with vintage film footage. The choreography explores Tango, Charleston and Waltz
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