Holding Ground brings together two dynamic works in sharp contrast - one grounded in place, the other in technology. Both explore how the body navigates pressure, imbalance, and the ongoing pull of change. 

A duet, this titular work unfolds within a confined space, where two dancers engage in a shifting exchange of tension and release. One anchors, the other interrupts, evoking the challenge of staying steady while everything else moves. With an original score by Shayne P Carter and taonga pūoro master musician James Webster, the work draws on deep currents of gravity and wairua (spirit). The dancers move instinctively - calm in the storm, present, and guided by something older than thought. 

In Intensional Particle, Japanese artist Hiroaki Umeda constructs a mind-blowing sensory terrain of light, sound, and movement. The body dissolves into data - a pulse of vibration and force. What emerges is both meticulous, explosive and mesmerising. 

Together, these works form a vivid contrast, inviting us to sit in the tension between motion and stillness, and find balance within it.

Date: Monday 27 October

Time: 5.00pm

Duration: 50 minutes

Venue: Addison Theatre, Baycourt