Rochelle Haley: A Sun Dance
National Gallery of Victoria
24 February 2024

At the core of the work is a relationship between dancer, sunlight and architecture. Conceived in relation to the architecture of the original National Gallery building, shafts of sunlight streaming through architectural forms provide changing sets for dance over the course of a day. Durational in nature, audiences are invited to enter and exit the work at will. Three cycles marked by morning, midday and afternoon sun provide opportunities for audiences to orientate themselves within the structure of the work.

Artist: Rochelle Haley

Choreographers: Angela Goh, Ivey Wawn

Dancers: Angela Goh, David Huggins, Lizzie Thomson, Niki Verrall, Ivey Wawn

Composer & Musician: Megan Alice Clune

Costume: Leah Giblin

Curators: Elspeth Pitt and Deirdre Cannon. Produced by Saskia Scott.

Commissioned by the National Gallery of Australia 2023. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. With additional support from the Australian Research Council through research and commissioning partner Precarious Movements: Choreography and the Museum, a research project hosted by University of New South Wales, with Art Gallery of New South Wales, Monash University Museum of Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and Tate.