2025 Jetty Theatre Season Show

GUTS Dance x Ashleigh Musk

SUB brings together an incredible team of artists in this experimental contemporary dance work. SUB blends the body, sound, objects and lighting to imagine a future world where humans have burrowed underground to live. The pressure is building, the earth is restless and we are tunnelling into soil and stone. In this underground world, we come into contact with precious materials, we respect and give life to junk-like objects, we care for each other and the environment. SUB is a place of opposites – from wet to dry, hot to cold, soft to strong. We go up to go down, we go across to go in, the inhabitants attempt to navigate this always changing underground space which attracts and scares us- we engage with the terror and volatility of the living natural world.

Concept & choreography: Ashleigh Musk, in collaboration with the entire team.

Performers: Madeleine Krenek, Frankie Snowdon, Jenni Large and Ashleigh Musk.

Sound Design and Performance: Anna Whitaker | Lighting & Spatial Design: Jen Hector Dramaturgy & Concept Development: Pierce Eldridge & Léuli Eshrāghi

Costume Design: Elliat Rich | Costume Manufacturer: Lizzie Verstappen

Choreographic Intern: Toni Lord

SPECIAL OFFER FREE DANCE WORKSHOP Sun 8 June 10-11:30am – Go underground with GUTS: Dive into the world of SUB – REGISTER HERE

GUTS Dance bring their contemporary dance practice to a workshop based on their work SUB, choreographed by Ash Musk and currently touring nationally with Artback NT. SUB’s dancers will lead participants through different creative tasks and improvisations used in the creation and performance of the show, giving participants an opportunity to embody the choreography accessing the knowledge and experience of the show’s original collaborating artists. The workshop will also involve interaction with the objects used in the show, and performers will share their own insights into the making and performing of SUB.

Participants should wear loose, comfortable clothing. No prior dance experience is necessary, just an open mind and desire to try something new!