Images from the first development of Manage your Expectations at the Belconnen Arts Center in 2021
Examples of previous work …
Pedal.Peddle & castles
Pedal.Peddle & Castles are a double bill of two multi-award winning contemporary performance solos created and performed by Eliza Sanders Directed by Charley Sanders. They have toured extensively in Australia and New Zealand to overwhelming critical acclaim.
“Pedal is hard to explain, impossible to define and unlike anything you have seen before. It is a physically lyrical performance that is innovative, bold and truly spectacular. It should not be missed and Sanders performances should be sought out at every opportunity.” - Australian Stage
“I approached without expectation and I left with a deeper appreciation of the power of the dancer to persuade and surprise. Sanders defies expectation and excites with the originality of her dance. Her work requires the commitment of an audience to engage with the image, evoke the emotions and arouse the intellect. If this occurs, Sanders’ work will offer a new experience in the lexicon of dance.”- Canberra Critics Circle
all hOurs
all hOurs is a 24-hour performance event in public spaces uniting dance, contemporary music and video art.
It is a spectacle of stamina, a complex meditation on daily life cycles, and most importantly, a reminder that challenges cannot be overcome alone.
“At all hOurs I thought about time, the passing of it, human endurance, frivolity and beauty. It was a sweet meditation and welcome disruption in an unlikely place. I found myself marvelling at the beautiful digital installation, wishing I could stay for the whole 24 hours. I don't think there are words to describe the beauty of the end, it was like the human spirit made flesh”
Audience comment from Sydney performance
Triptych
Triptych is a series of three immersive dance theatre works exploring the nature of parent child relationships, overpopulation, memory and nurturing. They use innovative design to create transformational space.
The design and the choreography combine to create a variety of gentle immersive possabilities, giving audiences the agency to choose how they encounter the work - ranging from a traditional audience experience to up-close encounters with the work through opting to view from the floor and within the space.
‘There is sophistication in the thinking that underlies the creation of Fear of Eggs...To be adult, in relation to past-child-selves, creates an opening that is intriguing and satisfying to watch.’ - DANZ Magazine 2018
“From anxiety to hysterics of laughter to thoughts of "what the hell will they do next?" this performance piece takes you through everything… see it while you can.”
– Wellington Reviews
Womb Man
Womb Man is a durational installation piece for public space that premiered the Art Not Apart Festival 2020. Over three hours a the ‘Womb Man’ grapples with her desire to nurture and to be nurtured in an increasingly unstable environment. Womb Man places the youthful female form in a strange and grotesque setting with elements that hint to sexuality, motherhood, nurturing and dependency.
E.MOTION
e.motion is a 4 hour gallery performance installation which explores the nature of emotion and being seen.
Eliza improvises non-stop with the intention to move from and with her emotion continuously, noticing how the audiences presence affects her desire to be seen and influences her (e)motions.
The audiences is gently invited to challenge their habitual ways of viewing and responding to performance with a list of gentle provocations of how they might engage with the space, themselves and the performer.
