Performances

Tut

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Installed from 7 April 2016 to 22 April 2016
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Three individuals striking martial arts poses in front of a brightly lit background.

An epic new urban dance work live on the streets.

Artist: Shaun Parker & Company
This artwork was temporary and is no longer at this location.

Artwork description

Tutting is a mind-blowing new dance craze featuring highly intricate and rhythmic patterns of the hands, fingers and arms, inspired by the hieroglyphics drawn in the ancient tomb of King Tutankhamun. Emerging from the underground dance scene alongside vogueing, tutting’s revival has come about thanks to an explosion of online videos.

Tut keeps it up close and personal for on-street audiences so they can enjoy the intricate details of the dance, while also being projected in real time on to industrial screens for the entire city centre to marvel at. It celebrates the amazing skills of the recently rediscovered dance with a performance created for, by and starring the people of Sydney.

Performers suspended on ropes execute acrobatic moves on the side of a tall glass building against a clear sky.

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