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 23 February, 2005.
One Extra and Performance Space joined forces to celebrate solo performance with new works by Martin del Amo, Nikki Heywood & Julie-Anne Long. Renowned for their darkly humorous content and idiosyncratic approach to choreography, this trio of performances was not to be missed. Under Attack - Martin del Amo. The body as a battleground - a tragic - comic arena in which aggressive forces clash, ready to destroy and undermine.
Breathing Hole - Nikki Heywood. A woman in a chilly zone obsessed by what's below the ice. He is beyond contact...her bones are restless.
Nun - Julie-Anne Long. The shadows of the late afternoon seduced her along and off the beaten track, into the darkness of the bush....  Nikki Heywood, Julie-Anne Long and Martin del Amo have extensive experience as performers, choreographers and directors. With a collective history that moves from ballet to butoh, these artists push at the edges of what we define as dance, while still paying homage to long traditions within their chosen fields of performance practice.
 All three have worked as directors, collaborators and performers with some of Australia’s most exciting artists. For Solo Series #1 they returned to the world of solo performance, building on their own histories within the field of solo practice. Nikki’s Jean / Lucretia (1996), Julie-Anne’s Miss XL trilogy (2002) and Martin’s Unsealed (2004) were all outstanding works which left lasting impressions on audiences. With their new works - Breathing Hole, Under Attack & Nun - Nikki, Julie-Anne and Martin explored themes of loss, survival and temptation, creating mesmerising choreographies of spoken word, sound and movement.
This season offered Sydney audiences the chance for an intimate engagement with these fine artists as they worked the space alone…
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