IGNEOUS
(Australia)
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 & alternative spaces, documentary photography, and conducts forums, workshops & masterclasses. Igneous productions have been presented in Australia, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, the UK and India.
Igneous’ interests lie in process, interaction, diversity, and challenging values. Residencies have allowed them to collaborate with other artists and across disciplines: Department of Performance Studies University of Sydney, Brisbane Powerhouse, Asialink in Kochi (India), Dance4 Nottingham (UK), University of Brighton (UK), and this fellowship at the Australian Choreographic Centre in Canberra. Since 1999 Igneous productions include Body In Question a multimedia solo dance show, The Hands Project a performance with a cast of 17 in which the audience move from room to room, Fragmentation a site-specific installation performance at Dance4 Nottingham UK, Thanatonauts - Navigators of Death a "serial" multi-site performance delivered over 7 days and later adapted to a screen-based video, Liquid Skin a show where puppetry meets dance in a liquid skin of water, co-produced by Theater der Welt Festival 2005.
