Lewis Major Presents Two New Dance Works SPACES BETWEEN US AND SATORI

Acclaimed choreographer Lewis Major is presenting the world premiere of his new work, Spaces Between Us, his seventh self-produced dance work this year, alongside excerpts of his celebrated dance piece Satori in a special co-production with Black Box Live this coming week.

Following sold out seasons at Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Fringe earlier in the year, Major says that he is humbled to be creating work at this precarious time for the Australian arts industry.

"I feel incredibly privileged to be creating new work right now, in a room with actual living, breathing, sweating bodies. With so many of our colleagues and friends locked down right now and shows and tours still being cancelled, our hearts are breaking for the state of our industry across the globe."

"My sincere thanks to Joanne and Tom, and the whole Black Box Live crew for creating a way for us to share our art amidst so much chaos in the world."

The new work will be performed in Adelaide, South Australia, with a stream of the work being beamed across the planet to Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, and simultaneously Hollywood Fringe, in the United States.

A fitting work to be presented in such a way, Spaces Between Us, according to Major, is first and foremost about distance.

"There is duel meaning to the title of the work. Firstly, the physical space that separates individuals from each other, significant considering current social distancing requirements and restrictions on travel. Secondly, it references the understanding and empathy divide that exists between different people and cultures, again, striking in light of the current state of the world."

Learn more and purchase tickets at http://hff21.co/7186.

Hollywood Fringe will require Proof of Vaccination against COVID-19 OR a Negative COVID-19 test (within 72 hours) along with a government-issued photo ID in order to attend any in-person Hollywood Fringe event.

Satori and Spaces Between Us is performed by Major's longstanding collaborators, fellow South Australian dance artists Clementine Benson, Stefaan Morrow and Sarah Wilson.

"It's been a very difficult 18 months for the arts, especially for those of us without the funding to support the work we do. With theatre closures and tour cancellations, it's been impossible to support my dancers and collaborators in the way that I would like to. It's been heartbreaking to see so many of my former colleagues and employees leave dance or move interstate because I don't have the resources to employ them anymore. I see opportunities like Black Box Live as a way for us to get back to making and presenting work - I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity."

Photo Credit: Chris Herzfeld/Camlight Productions