Fountain
“Perspiration, inspiration and the drive to live forever (or, at the very least, catch a break). Choreographed by Phillip Adams, Fountain sends an exceptional group of dance and production students through the psycho-physical gauntlet of an audition. Absurdity mounts as the dancers channel the frenzied energy of a Jane Fonda aerobics class and the razzle-dazzle audacity of Fame and A Chorus Line. Retro synth-pop propels them across the stage. An eerie score of prepared piano, theremin, and bells cast a pall over the reach towards glamour and glory. Psychological and emotional limits are pushed. How far are they prepared to go?”
Performed by the VCA third year dance cohort at Rising Festival 2025.
Director & Choreographer: Phillip Adams
Composer: Jordan Gilmour
Dramaturg: Cam Appleby
Set Designer: Nethmi Oshadi Gunasekera
Costume Designer: Isobel McCauley
Lighting Designer: Andrew Thompson
Sound Designer: Jett Manzie
Vision Designer: Amy Todd
Assistant Vision Designer: Lochlan Maher
Stage Manager: Yolanda Box
Assistant Stage Manager: Lucy Christiansen
Technical Manager: Jackson Passlow
Head Electrician / Lighting Programmer: August Johnson
Deputy Electrician / Lighting Operator: Iris Donaldson
Sound Technician: Kirsten Drake
Workshop Head of Department: Georgia Formosa
Workshop Head of Department (Props): Natalie Wing Hei Lau
Workshop Assistants: Grace Hicks, Eli Ismail, Melody Keys, Grace Lucas, Georgia Maynier, Anneka van der Velde, Toby Vasilić and Zac Waddington
Senior Costumier: Lindsay Gerhardt
Costume Manager: Sarah Haines
Costume Assistants: Megan Black and Astrid Brenchley
Dancers: Rikia Bell, Leyla Boz, Mia Canton, Sarah Ceraso, Flynn Dakis, Grace Galimberti Espinoza, Natalie Hardy, Jesper Harrison, Belinda Hunt, Indi Mcqueen, Bronte Paruit, Kitana Price, Toni Stathopoulos, Ava Sugden, Cassidy Thomson, Natalie Trainor, Angelique Van Kempen, Isabel Walsh and Keely Wood-Hill
Photography: Gregory Lorenzutti