Underland
2003
60 min
"It is a post-apocalyptic world below. I think of each one of Nick Cave’s songs as a jewel." – Stephen Petronio
"It is a post-apocalyptic world below. I think of each one of Nick Cave’s songs as a jewel." – Stephen Petronio
Photo credits: Sarah Silver, Julie Lemberger, Grant Halverson, JKA Photography
Concept and Choreography: Stephen Petronio
Music: Nick Cave, Music Producer: Tony Cohen, Soundscape: Paul Healy
Lighting and Visual Design: Ken Tabachnick
Video: Mike Daly
Costume Design: Tara Subkoff / Imitation of Christ
Sydney Dance Company Cast: Katherine Arnold Lindley, Wakako Asano, Andrea Brody, Josef Brown, Tracey Carrodus, Bradley Chatfield, Chylie Cooper, Katherine Griffiths, Cassandra Grove, Gavin Mitford, Shane Placentino, Katie Ripley, Simone Sault, Christopher Sheriff, Simon Turner, Xue-Jun Wang, Jason Wilcock
Stephen Petronio Company Cast: Julian De Leon, Gino Grenek, Barrington Hinds, Tara Lorenzen, Natalie Mackessy, Emily Stone, Shila Tirabassi, Joshua Tuason, and Amanda Wells, with guest dancers Davalois Fearon, Reed Luplau
Sydney Premiere: May 23, 2003, Sydney Dance Company, Sydney Opera House (Australia)
US Premiere: April 5, 2011, Stephen Petronio Company, The Joyce Theater (New York, NY)
Stephen Petronio Company’s restaging was funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts initiative American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of American Genius
