Photo: Byron Perry
About Force Majeure
Force Majeure produces award-winning dance theatre works that reflect upon contemporary life and explore the issues that affect us all.
Established in 2002 and led by Artistic Director Kate Champion with Artistic Associates Geoff Cobham and Roz Hervey, Force Majeure strives to break down boundaries between different art forms.
Each production is based around a collective of multi-disciplined artists including dancers, actors, writers, visual artists, composers and filmmakers. The result is challenging and relevant works that combine striking imagery with theatricality and immediate impact.
Since 2002, Force Majeure has produced three critically acclaimed major stage works, the most recent being The Age I’m In. The company has also undertaken collaborative works and has produced a short film series.
In 2006 Force Majeure premiered in Europe with Already Elsewhere at the Biennale de la Danse in France.
In 2008 The Age I’m In performed a season at CarriageWorks (Sydney) and was presented at both Sydney Festival and Adelaide Festival of Arts. It then toured internationally in 2009 to Ireland, Canada and South Korea and nationally in 2010 to 16 venues across 5 states in Australia.
Not In A Million Years premiered at CarriageWorks (Sydney) in November 2010, toured to Dance Massive in Melbourne in 2011 and went on to win the 2011 Helpmann Award for Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production.
2012 is a year of collaborations; the company joined forces with Sydney Theatre Company to produce Never Did Me Any Harm which premiered at Sydney Festival in January 2012 and will enjoy another season at Adelaide Festival in March 2012. In addition, Force Majeure is working on Food, a co-production with Belvoir which will premiere in April 2012.
