About

LOOPHOLE was Yellow Wheel’s major season in 2022, and was choreographed by Kyall Shanks in collaboration with a cast of 9 dancers. After two years of lockdowns in Naarm/Melbourne and multiple canceled shows and seasons, this was Kyall Shanks’s first Major Season since taking over the company.

LOOPHOLE was a meditation in patience, intimacy and evolution, presented in the round. Over 45 minutes the dancers moved through a sequence of simple scores and repeated movements that overlapped with each other. Through the combination of the specificity of the movements and the sequential evolution, the dancers undertook a sophisticated level of awareness, consideration and tenderness with each other.

The work was viewed from all sides, with the dancers present in the space from doors opening to closing. This forced the audience to witness the entirety of the dancers individual and group journey, and the intimacy required to undertake this meditation together.

LOOPHOLE PROGRAM
Download the program here [PDF]

Yellow Wheel wants to say thank you to The Space Dance and Arts Centre for their in kind venue support during the season

Yellow Wheel is housed and supported by Lucy Guerin Inc/WXYZ Studios and we thank them for their mentorship and making us feel at home as what we do would not be possible without this support.

Photos by Gregory Lorenzutti

Credits

Concept and Direction
Kyall Shanks

Choreography
Kyall Shanks and the Company Dancers

Cast
Alyse Canton, Asrinasmara Sastradipradja, Charli Cantoni-Bud, Jacqui Maida, Reuben Di Manno Macdougall, Sophie Nielson, Toby McKnight, Tamsyn Sollier-Smith, Tina Pan

Lighting Design and Operation
Ariel Bud and Dean Moran

Costumes
Sue Maida

Venue Support
The Space Dance and Arts Centre

Yellow Wheel Artistic Director
Kyall Shanks

Yellow Wheel Artistic Associate
Jacqui Maida