Common Dissonance
In a 21st Century world where it is common to believe in both spirituality and science – how can we navigate the complex dialogues that consume contemporary culture? For thousands of years in Australia, understanding of the world came from dreamtime stories, song lines, and oral histories all of which are still relevant to many Australians. Our environment is riddled with the hypocrisies of a culturally diverse past lingering in the wake of a globalized present. Featuring two contemporary performers with shared and distinctly individual experiences, this work aims not only to explore the harmony and conflict of contemporary Australian reasoning, but to find a Common Dissonance.
Common Dissonance is a contemporary circus work exploring the struggle between traditional and modern modes of reasoning.
THE AGE
“Australia makes good circus, but it’s rare to see a show this moving”
“The piece uses choreography the way opera uses music”
- Cameron Woodhead
ARTS HUB
“With multifaceted layers showcasing shared and individual experiences, and an awareness of a collective place, Common Dissonance is another brilliant creation from the Na Djinang Circus”
-Sarah Halfpenny