2019
Winery Psalms. . .
. . . the mixed half dozen
…wine, music, dance, art…
6 short dance works, 6 choreographers, 6 visual artists, 6 composers
Mix & match with wine tasting and celebrate this unique sensory experience with a ½ dozen 10min contemporary dance theatre pieces to inspire the soul and awaken the senses.
2015: first development of collaborative pieces
2016: Premiere of winery psalms, hosted by Fillaudeau’s Restaurant, featuring wines by Pinelli Estate in the Swan Valley (WA) 15-21 April 2016.
5:30-7pm performances: Fri 15th, Sat 16th, Sun 17th @ $55-/ ticket (includes wine-tasting & drinks) with dinner option of 4 course meal for $75-/adult; $20-/child under 12, at Fillaudeau’s to follow
*Sun show includes Artists’ Talk 7:30-8pm with Johannes Luebbers, Sue Peacock, Sue Starcken, Julie Valenzuela
6-7:30pm performance: Tues 19th @ $55-/ticket (includes wine-tasting & drinks)
6-7:30pm performances: Wed 20th – Mid-week Special @ $45-/ ticket (includes wine-tasting & drinks) and
*Q&A with artists Frances Barbe, Kirsten Biven, Katie Chown, Anna-Kat Hicks, following the performance
5:30-7pm performance: Thurs 21st @ $55-/ ticket (includes wine-tasting & drinks) with Closing Night Dinner Special: 3 course meal at Fillaudeau’s for $50-/adult; $20-/child under 12, after the final performance
Bookings: contact Ellen Avery via email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
In response to a fragment of text and aroma of wine, six short contemporary dance theatre pieces welcome engagement with others through the collaborative work of visual artists, composers, choreographers and dancers. Audience members are invited to experience viscerally sensory connection through visual, aural and kinaesthetic (wine tasting and responding to site-specific installations) mediums.
by the glass . . .
Image by Amanda Humphries © Remnant Dance 2015
tasting notes . . .
1970 Morrison Sparkling; Sometimes their words move in lofty spirals; other times they take strident leaps, and all of it is punctuated with warm-pulsed laughter . . . Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye
Artist: Jo Darvall; Composers: Anna-Kat Hicks, Digby Hill, & Julie Valenzuela; Choreographer: Scott Putman;
Wine: Sparkling
1472 Alighieri Verdelho; . . .that damned flower. . . Dante Alighieri The Divine Comedy
Artist: Amanda Humphries; Composer: Digby Hill; Choreographic team: Hyphen - Jacob Lehrer, Matthew McVeigh,
Wine: Verdelho
1968 Alcott Chenin Blanc; I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven. Louisa May Alcott Little Women
Artist: Kirsten Biven; Composer: Anna-Kat Hicks; Choreographer: Frances Barbe
Wine: Chenin Blanc
1958 Nishida Cabernet Merlot; Beauty is the appearance of eternity in time. Kitaro Nishida
Artist: Sue Starcken; Composers: Johannes Luebbers, Shoeb Ahmad; Choreographer: Lucinda Coleman
Wine: Cabernet Merlot
1974 Levinas Shiraz; Communication with the other can be transcendent only as a dangerous life, a fine risk to be run. Emmanuel Levinas Otherwise Than Being
Artist: Kate Leslie; Composer: Julie Valenzuela; Choreographer: Sue Peacock
Wine: Shiraz
2006 Barbery Tawny Port; Because a camellia can change fate. Muriel Barbery The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Artist: Lyndall Adams; Composer: Alix Hamilton; Choreographer: Katie Chown
Wine: Tawny port
Download the curatorial statement here:
dancers . . .
Ellen Avery Samantha Coleman Katie Chown Jacqui Otago Caroline Stevenson Esther Scott Joanna Tan
Thanks to our supporters and sponsors for all aspects of the winery psalms project!
*Please note: all tours are subject to funding and responsive to invitations.
For general inquiries regarding the projects in 2015 please email Lucinda Coleman at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.