IGNEOUS

Fragmentation

IIgneous the collaborative brainchild of Belgian multi-disciplinary artist Suzon Fuks and Australian dancer James Cunningham, established in 1997, creates multimedia movement-based performances for the stage, screen and alternative spaces, documentary photography, and conducts forums, workshops and masterclasses. Igneous interests lie in process, interaction, diversity, and challenging values. International residencies allow them to collaborate with other artists and across disciplines: Department of Performance Studies University of Sydney, Brisbane Powerhouse, Asialink in Kochi (India), Dance4 Nottingham, University of Brighton, and a fellowship at the Australian Choreographic Centre in Canberra. The show Body In Question toured in Australia, India, and throughout Europe. 2008 - Mirage, installation performance, has been short-listed for the Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance, and the video Fragmentation was a finalist for the ReelDance Awards 2008.

SUZON FUKS is a director, choreographer and multimedia artist exploring the integration and interaction of dance and moving image through performance, screen, installation and online work. Born in Brussels in 1959, trained in dance, theatre & music at Lilian Lambert Academy (69-76) and completed her Masters in Visual Arts at La Cambre (79-84). She has lived in Australia since 1996 and has been co-artistic director of multimedia and performance company Igneous since its inception in 1997. She has directed 14 movement-based multimedia performance productions, created film/video-scenography for 18 productions, directed and edited 19 films and videos including 11 videodances, and co-devised 6 online interactive performance works. Her work has been shown in over 50 festivals throughout the world. In 2008, she won the Green Room Award for Outstanding Video-Scenography in Theatre (New Form), was short-listed for Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent dance.

http://www.igneous.org.au

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