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 Ones Wicked Ways utilises humor and an almost obscene and absurd bravado - danced and embodied - to represent and highlight 'high societies' and their indulgent nature; a reflection on our propensity toward perverse pleasures and gluttony. We will work with specific reference to period aristocratic lifestyles, redolent of Marie Antoinette and Napoleonic 'romps'. Masks, wigs, corsets will act as props within a highly stylised overall design in order to amplify a particular madness and a debauched, ghoulish obscenity. 

 

 

REVIEW

 

'....But, the star piece of the show for me is Whispers from Pandora's Box, by Lina Limosani. Twisted, perverse, outrageously in your face, yet completely comedic at the same time, this work showcases the students in a way worthy of any well respected professional contemporary dance company. Scarlet balloon pantaloons and sheer white blouses doused in blood, melting harlequin masks... What does it all mean? It means that the evil that springs from the mythical Pandora's Box has a humorous side to it. The deep emotional challenge, explicit timing and fun delivery of displayed disemboweling, electric shock treatment and whipping, has one smiling, but not disgusted. One can see that the dancers also enjoy this piece immensely as they give their all with supreme technical and emotional aplomb.'

GEER ROBERTSON, THE NEW ZEALAND PERFORMING ARTS REVIEW AND DIRECTORY

'....It is a huge mind shift to be hurled within seconds from the refinement of Bournonville to the macabre world of Australian Choreographer Lina Limosani's new work, Whispers from Pandora's Box. We are warned in the programe notes '...Because once you've opened Pandora's Box, you could have hell to pay.' Sporting Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) style makeup and absurd costumes the dancers scrabble out of Pandora's Box and launch themselves into a world of surreal and action-packed pandemonium. Rapid-fire precision dancing paired gruesome action and reaction fight sequences with appropriate sound effects fill the stage. It is all good fun and superbly executed by the fourteen contemporary dance students who give a powerful display of ensemble dancing.' JAN BOLWELL, THE NEW ZEALAND PERFORMING ARTS REVIEW AND DIRECTORY

'....Lina Limosani's The Penny Drops is a hilarious take on a marriage guidance session that descends into open warfare. The performers mime very convincingly to Sasha Budimski's entertaining score. Limosani is clearly one to watch.'

MARGARET TONKIN, DANCE AUSTRALIA

REVIEW:

 

'....The most accomplished work of the night is Lina Limosani's The Penny Drops, a tragic-comedy about an unsuccessful visit to a marriage counsellor. Carefully detailed and strongly performed, it uses music from pop to opera for serious and humorous effect.'                                                       ALAN BRISSENDEN, THE ADELAIDE REVIEW

REVIEW:

 

'....Lina Limosani's The Penny Drops is a bit of a romp, with an opera-singing analyst, a tattered union, a quartet of telly tubbies and a hearty laugh or two'

PETER BURDON, THE ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

'....Lina Limosani's BlindSpot was possibly the best developed work of the night. Lmosani's use of a venetian blind like an Aldis Lamp, to alternatively reveal and hide a third dancer, is liquidly build into the movement. Her tightly coiled dance movements from the main duo by Limosani with Larissa McGowan are arresting.'

TIM LLOYD, THE ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

'....Lina Limosani's BlindSpot uses one man and two women, but one and sometimes two were seen behind a venetian blind suspended mid-stage, or two held statuesque positions while the other moved. Inventive action and a consistently developing structure in this work makes Limosani a choreographer to watch out for.'

ALAN BRISSENDEN, DANCE AUSTRALIA

 

REVIEW 

 

'....Xx-hume was one fluid stream of movement with lots of unusual details and quirky motifs. The movement unfolds so naturally; nothing seems forced despite the originality of the movement.'

JESSICA THOMSON, DANCE AUSTRALIA

 

'....In XX-Hume by Lina Limosani, the dancers wear hooded leotards with mesh covering their faces, creating a sinister urban mood. They slouch low into their forward curve-slung pelvises, with ribcages pulsating and hands gesturing in movement reminiscent of crumping. As the piece builds to a climax of athletic, acrobatic action, the dancers put their knee pads to good use in aerial spins, landing on one knee, Garry Steward style.'

CHLOE SMETHURST, THE AGE

 

 

REVIEW:

 

'...The Phantasm is a fast- paced ride through all things zombie. Thirteen dancers nail the thwack and whack choreography, ricocheting around with a tight precision only achieved by young, fearless bodies.'

STEPHANIE GLICKMAN, THE HEARALD SUN

'...Limosani's all-girl piece made exuberant use of a vocabulary based on schlock horror- all galvanized twitchings, unmasking, Mandrake the Magician-style conjurings and zombie slumps. There were elements of Butoh and even classical ballet (at one point, there was a moment that evoked an undead version of the famous La Bavadere corps de ballet line). A special mention should be made of the costumes by Ruby Langton-Batty, - brilliantly realized concoctions with abbreviated crinolines that gestured at Victorian melodrama, and chiffon cunningly bunched along the arms to look like skeleton bones.'

ROSE MULREADY, DANCE AUSTRALIA

Cast:  Minimum 6 dancers

Music: Selected pre-established artists

Length: 17 minutes. Possibility for extension

 

 

 

God Save The Queen...

 

The bitter struggle for power, the rightful heir to the throne and a tragic ending all come together in this interpretation of the Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth 1 dramatic tale. 

 

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REVIEW:

 

'.... Lina Limosani’s God Save The Queen delves into the past for inspiration, re-imagining the battle for power between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. Darkly comic and extremely violent, Limosani pairs movement with vocalisation to heighten the drama. Dressed in period garb, the all-female cast emit guttural roars, tittering laughter and a smattering of words as they play out struggles between the queens themselves, and their manipulative courtiers. Karate chops and head slams are accompanied by cartoonish sound effects, but Limosani keeps the chaos on a short leash, tightly choreographing each encounter.' CHLOE SMETHURST, DANCE AUSTRALIA

 

 

Cast: Minimum 5 dancers

 

Music: Selected pre-established artists

 

Length: 20 minutes. Possibility for extension

 

 

Cast: Minimum 6 dancers

Length: Can be re-worked for anywhere between 10 - 30 minutes

Music: Selected pre-established artists

Cast: Best results 10-12 dancers

 

Music: Selected pre-established artists

 

Length: 20 minutes. Possibility for extension

Cast: 5 Dancers

 

Music: Selected pre-established artists

 

Length: 15 minutes

Cast: Best results 3 Dancers

 

Music: Selected pre-established artists

 

Length: 15 minutes

Cast: 8 - 15 Dancers

 

Music: Selected pre-established artists

 

Length: 15 minutes 

Because once you’ve opened Pandora’s Box, you could have hell to pay!

 

How can activity be good or wicked? That which is performed with good intention is good; and that which is performed with evil intention is wicked.

 

REVIEW:

 

'....One's Wicked Ways was the highlight of the show. Choreographed by Lina Limosani & dancers, it is a wickedly funny and slightly disturbing piece where physical theatre and costume play a big part. The dancers are dressed in baroque wigs and makeup. With ropes as props, they torment each other, laughing uproariously as they dance around and attempt to strangle and hang one another. The lengthy section where the dancers use the rope as a pas de deux partner is so well rehearsed and well executed that it is the standout of the whole program...'

ASTRID LAWTON, DANCE AUSTRALIA

The Penny Drops

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