Directed by Wayne McGregor, the 17th International Festival of Contemporary Dance will be taking place in Venice this month from July 13th to July 29th. Among the many works presented by artists who come from all over the world, are those from two Australian choreographers, Lucy Guerin and Scott Elstermann.
Biennale Danza will present the installation/performance Pendulum (from July 14th to 19th and again from July 27th to 19th) and the female duet Split (July 22nd and 23rd). Both works are choreographed by the Melbourne based Lucy Guerin who is well known to Australian audiences and the winner of a Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award, a “Bessie” and multiple Green Room, Helpmann and Australian Dance awards.
Meanwhile Scott Elstermann is one of two emerging choreographers selected from a worldwide callout to create his new work Mosaic as part of La Biennale di Venezia College Danza program, featuring the dancers of Biennale College. Mosaic will be presented by Biennale Danza from July 23rd to 25th.
In 2018, Elstermann was the first Australian and the youngest ever international recipient of the Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance and Choreography. He was the 2020 WA Young Achiever of the Year (Arts & Culture) and won Best Performer (Male) and Best New Work at the 2020 Performing Arts WA Awards. Scott has performed for some of Australia’s leading dance artists including Lucy Guerin Inc., Stephanie Lake Company, Natalie Allen, Annette Carmichael, Shona Erskine and Brooke Leeder & Dancers. He has also choreographed various short works for organisations such as the West Australian Opera, WA Youth Orchestra, Breaksea, Freeze Frame Opera, LINK Dance Company, WAAPA Musical Theatre and Dance department.
