MONOLITH
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Floating on a dystopian island designed by artist Jake Preval, five powerful female dancers craft a sinewy, muscular and androgynous choreographic language. Moving to the delicate and driving beats of celebrated composer Matthias Schack-Arnott, these fierce Brown women present themselves as an obstacle, as resistance to the colonising power.
Together, they evoke a monolith - one of the enormous ancient rock formations that 'sit-in' the landscape and defy the colonisation, deforestation and urbanisation of the surrounding Country.
Echoing and honouring generations of protest and rebellion, MONOLITH is a powerful and undeniable work from one of our most celebrated creators, Joel Bray.
Company
Joel Bray Dance
Company / Artist Bio
Naarm-based Joel Bray is a proud Wiradjuri dancer and performance-maker, and Artistic Director of Joel Bray Dance. He performed with European companies and choreographers and with CHUNKY MOVE. Joel's dance-theatre encounters in unorthodox spaces spring from his Wiradjuri heritage, and use humour to engage audiences in rituals about sex, history, trauma and healing. Joel makes his work in collaboration with Elders, Community and Country.
Joel's works- Biladurang, Daddy, Considerable Sexual License, Garabari, Giraru Galing Ganhagirri, Homo Pentecostus and Monolith - have toured to major arts festivals and galleries in Australia and overseas. Joel has made works for the RISING, Malthouse Theatre, Artshouse, CHUNKY MOVE, Sydney Dance Company, the National Gallery of Australia and the National Gallery of Victoria.
Established in 2017, Joel Bray Dance creates, presents and tours high calibre works of immersive dance-theatre for metropolitan, regional and international venues and festivals. We deliver workshops, paid internships, work-in-progress showings/sharings and eldership consultation with First Nations communities in Melbourne, Regional Victoria and on Wiradjuri Country.
Location
VIC
Audience
No specific group
Venue suitability
Black box
Reviews
★★★★★ "...a standout moment in contemporary dance...Joel Bray's new dance creation is nothing short of mesmerising" - Leila Lois, Sydney Morning Herald
Duration
50 mins
Touring Party
9-11
Previous Seasons
Rising Festival 2025
Estimated Remount Cost
$15 - 20k
Weekly Sell-Off Fee
$20k+
Royalty %
10%
Availability
2026202720282029 or later
Partners
If its a tour, then we may work with BlakDance.
Instagram
@joelbraydance
Facebook
@joelbraydance
Contact Name
Veronica Bolzon
Contact Phone
0410950738
Contact Email
veronica@joelbraydance.com
Technical Specifications
Program information
Presentation date
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Presentation type
Pitch