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. 

Holding Ground unfolds within a confined space, where two dancers engage in a shifting exchange of tension and release. 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.

Details

Monday 27 October, 5pm
Addison Theatre, Baycourt