The Presence of the Past unfolds with the dancers etching memories, longing, and desire to escape in whispers through the body.

Time passed and experienced, real and imagined.

A confluence of personal and collective history.

Three women dance….

A start

choreographed by Chimene Steele-Prior

Originally from Darkinjung Country, Chimene has worked as a performer with anarray of independent artists and companies. Most recently, Chimene performed in Project Animo’s inaugural season in 2022 in works by Alice Topp, Cass Mortimer-Eipper, Izzac Thomas and in solo work In Real Life by Kristina Chan. Chimene joined Australasian Dance Collective in 2023 for Lucie in the sky, by Amy Hollingsworth and in 2024, she was engaged to perform Future Cargo by Requardt and Rosenberg (UK) throughout the Adelaide Fringe Festival. Chimene worked extensively with Opera Australia between 2011-2021, touring throughout Australia and China. Chimene’s choreographic work has been presented at the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Lawler Theatre, Dancehouse, Melbourne Fringe Festival Hub and the Winter in Banyule Festival. Her solo work IN FORMATION II was nominated for a Green Room Award for Concept and Realisation in 2015.

Recently, Chimene has been exploring larger scale choreographies on students at Transit Dance, NICA, and Albert Park College. Chimene is a Certified Counter Technique Teacher and is passionate about facilitating dancers’ connection to joy and trust in their own bodies.

performed By

Arianna Marchiori, Stephanie Petersen, & Jessica ThompsoN.

 Performed as part of a double bill

 Embodied — M.COLLECTIVE. 4th May, 2024.