Helen Herbertson & Ben Cobham

SUNSTRUCK

• Venue: Banquet Hall @ Smock Alley Theatre
• Dates: Tuesday 11 & Wednesday 12 May
• Nationality: Australia
• Time: Tuesday 11 - 6pm & Wednesday 12 - 6pm & 9.30pm
• Duration: 50 mins
• Tickets: €22 (Full Price) / €18 (Concession) / €17 (Early Bird)

"Truly merits the term sublime…theatrical magic and the sheer wonder of the living body" John Bailey, Real Time Arts

Ever changing and unique to each performance, an active score unfolds and adjusts in front of you. Like a dream half remembered, a future half imagined, Sunstruck is a poetic elegy for light, dance and sound. Elegant and evocative, Sunstruck will leave an indelible mark on your imagination.

Long time collaborators Helen Herbertson and Ben Cobham join forces with some of Australia’s finest performers, including dancers Trevor Patrick and Nick Sommerville, in a structure that challenges their collaborative history.

Helen Herbertson has been creating award-winning dance performance for over three decades. She was recently recognised with the Kenneth Myer Medallion for Outstanding and Distinguished Contribution to the Performing Arts.

Ben Cobham’s lighting and design work has been a striking and influential contributor to the dance and theatre scene in Melbourne for over fifteen years and has won numerous awards.

Collaborative team: Helen Herbertson, Ben Cobham, Trevor Patrick, Nick Sommerville, Tim Blake, Tamil Rogeon, Livia Ruzic, Alan Robertson, Frog, John Salisbury, Bluebottle and Moriarty’s Project.