ARTIST IN RESIDENCE / Mitchell Christie in collaboration with James Hazel
4th November – 16th November, 2024
We’re thrilled to announce our upcoming Artist in Residence Mitchell Christie in collaboration with composer James Hazel.
Together, they will present a bold and experimental new work at The Lock-Up this November, offering a cutting-edge contemporary performance you won’t want to miss.
Performance Dates
- Thursday, 14 November, 7:00 PM
- Friday, 15 November, 7:00 PM
The Lock Up-Bar opens at 6:30 PM.
Click HERE for tickets.
**Ticket sales open 1 November 2024**
About Mitchell Christie
Mitchell Christie is an independent dancer, creator, and educator. Growing up on Dharawal Country (NSW South Coast), he graduated from Newtown High School of the Performing Arts in 2012. In 2013, Mitchell moved to New York to continue his dance education at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance, receiving his BFA in 2017. He now lives and works on the lands of the Gadigal and Dharug (Sydney) and is a Co-Artistic Director of Dance Makers Collective. Mitchell has professionally performed works by Merce Cunningham, Doug Varone, Aszure Barton, William Forsythe, Stijn Celis, Kevin Wynn, Fernando Melo, Ryan Mason, Chuck Wilt, Raven White, Hannah Garner, Miranda Wheen, Tra Mi Dinh, Eliza Cooper, and Emma Riches. In 2024, Mitchell became an authorised Cunningham Technique® teacher. He is also a passionate advocate for accessible art and has been developing inclusive practices for people living with and without disability to experience transformation through dance.
Special thanks to The Lock Up, Creative Australia and to Create NSW for supporting this project.
About James Hazel
James Hazel is a sound artist and researcher interested in emergent precarious practices. Hazel has worked with various dance companies and contemporary artists, such as Dancemakers Collective, Critical Path, Catapult Dance, the International Video Dance Festival of Burgundy, Sydney Dance Company, and The Western Australian Ballet. Hazel regularly collaborates with dancers Kristina Chan, Omer Backley-Astrachan, and James O’Hara.
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