Ultra Violet
World Premiere 2021 / Festival of Colour
Lake Wanaka Centre
Commissioned by Royal New Zealand Ballet
With special thanks to the Royal New Zealand Ballet Foundation.
Choreographer Loughlan Prior
Composer Claire Cowan
Costume Design Donna Jefferis
Lighting Design Daniel Wilson
Featuring:
Katherine Minor
Kirby Selchow
Katherine Skelton
Paul Mathews
Joseph Skelton
Laurynas Vėjalis
Video footage: Michael Auer
Photography: Celia Walmsley
Program Notes: Many different animal species experience the world through ultra-violet light. In this work the dancers become soaring birds or fossicking insects, on a journey through the musical landscape to discover colours beyond the edges of our visible spectrum.
Exquisite, memorable beauty. - Otago Daily Times
Every move seemed effortless, despite the difficult lifts and exacting precision required, particularly in group work. Otherworldly, complex, delightful, exquisite and memorable. - Otago Daily Times