FOLEYVISION
       
     
"Matching the comic gold of Saunders and Lumley is a high bar to clear but Scott Elstermann has managed it in his latest contemporary dance work Foleyvision."
       
     
"Elstermann has done it again. Foleyvision is a glorious tribute to both Ab Fab and the world of foley, perfect for contemporary dance-lovers or those dipping their toes in the art form."
       
     
"The three main performers were simply mesmerising as they executed Elstermann’s signature moves – and nods to other postmodern greats along the way - with incredible control."
       
     
"Foleyvision is a zany yet meticulously crafted production that layer by layer melds dance, foley, television, and parody, all infused with a generous dose of camp."
       
     
"The choreography is performed with precision and technical excellence."
       
     
" A riotous display of an intricately designed, carefully planned, and expertly executed self-contained universe. The caricatures are spot on!"
       
     
"The dancers capture the distinctive movements of foley artists, amplified to the nth degree, which is simply a joy to watch. It’s fantastic; it’s fabulous."
       
     
"The first act's humour is subtle but pay attention to movement details and you'll be rewarded later."
       
     
"Celery-snapping, door slamming, finger-licking; the dancers’ wide-eyed concentration and cartoon-like facial expressions and gestures delighted the audience."
       
     
"The first ‘act’ is highly mesmerising. We can see that our trio of dancers move beautifully and have an excellent synchronicity and rapport."
       
     
"It was a joy to watch them maintain their characters in these high-volume scenes of sparkle and fun."
       
     
"Classic foley touches like snapping celery to create a grisly bone-breaking sound were delivered perfectly with a deadpan edge."
       
     
"A dance work that embraced physical comedy in surprising ways was both delightfully entertaining and conceptually rigorous."
       
     
"Foleyvision’s strength lay in its capacity to go beyond this level of delightful entertainment, because it also revealed certain ambiguities that lie underneath."
       
     
"A fascinating and highly watchable piece, Foleyvision is a very different and engaging production."
       
     
"The dancers have an impressive range as they seamlessly transitioned from channelling postmodern minimalism to embodying their larger-than-life Ab Fab characters."
       
     
"Foleyvision’s witty vignettes were layered with subtle signposts that pointed viewers to places of deeper reflection and spaces where we could ponder our existence in the wider world."
       
     
"Elstermann has crafted a vibrant example of how devised work can captivate audiences with its creativity, humour, and a delightful blend of nostalgia and innovation."
       
     
"A shoutout must go to the dancers, who so smoothly shift between the vastly different physical and expressive demands, now crisp and serene, now animated by focus, now vivaciously excessive."
       
     
"Timing is everything in life, but especially in comedy, and Elstermann and his team of collaborators show us exactly how it’s done."
       
     
"The ideas feel fresh and offer something truly unique."
       
     
"The cleverly hidden Easter eggs of the first act reveal Elstermann’s ability to zero in on both movement and design details and amplify them to glorious comedic effect."
       
     
"Foleyvision is a wonderfully unique concept that slices through genre and form, makes us take a new look at the familiar, and gives us plenty to laugh about as we watch with awe."
       
     
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FOLEYVISION

Cheers sweetie! Foleyvision is a hilariously inventive mix of contemporary dance and foley inspired by the BBC sitcom ‘Absolutely Fabulous’. A live studio audience is invited behind the scenes of a simulated recording to discover how post-production sound techniques are used to create television magic. Glasses clink, footsteps stomp and clothes rustle as the invisible workings of foley are made visible – all with fabulous shoes of course darling!

Length: 50 minutes

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PREMIERE

Subiaco Arts Centre, Perth, Oct 31 - Nov 3 2024

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CAST & CREATIVES

Choreographer: Scott Elstermann

Dancers: Bernadette Lewis, Giorgia Schijf, Nadia Priolo (understudy: Estelle Brown)

Composer, Sound designer & Foley artist: Rebecca Erin

Technical realisation: Andrew J Clarke, Edify Media

Lighting designer: Peter Young

Costume designer: Rhiannon Walker

Stage manager: Georgia Smith

Floor manager: Maree Cole

Camera operators & Audio mixers: Andrew J Clarke, Joseph Varley, Elise Ecker

Stagehands: Estelle Brown, Izzy Leclezio

Voiceover artists: Maree Cole, Bernadette Lewis, Nicole Ward

Producer: Brooke Leeder

Photography: Edify Media

Thank you to Laura Boynes, Claudia Bolam, Briannah Davis, Matthew Erren, Linton Elethios, Azariah Felton, Leigh Gardiner, Storm Helmore, Roger Miller, Brent Rollins, Tyrone Earl Lraé Robinson, Meg Scheffers, Reilly Stewart, Nicole Ward

Thank you to HotHouse Company (Skye Hegarty, Drew Mayhills, Narelle Codalonga, Geoffrey Glencross, Adrian Arnold and Noah Gliosca)

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Foleyvision premiere was supported by Subiaco Arts Centre and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC)

Foleyvision developments (formerly Caricature) were supported by STRUT Dance through their SEED Residency program, the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) and HotHouse Company - an All Saints College Arts Initiative

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Video footage available upon request. Visit Contact

"Matching the comic gold of Saunders and Lumley is a high bar to clear but Scott Elstermann has managed it in his latest contemporary dance work Foleyvision."
       
     
+
"Matching the comic gold of Saunders and Lumley is a high bar to clear but Scott Elstermann has managed it in his latest contemporary dance work Foleyvision."

Nina Levy, Seesaw Magazine

"Elstermann has done it again. Foleyvision is a glorious tribute to both Ab Fab and the world of foley, perfect for contemporary dance-lovers or those dipping their toes in the art form."
       
     
+
"Elstermann has done it again. Foleyvision is a glorious tribute to both Ab Fab and the world of foley, perfect for contemporary dance-lovers or those dipping their toes in the art form."

Nina Levy, Seesaw Magazine

"The three main performers were simply mesmerising as they executed Elstermann’s signature moves – and nods to other postmodern greats along the way - with incredible control."
       
     
+
"The three main performers were simply mesmerising as they executed Elstermann’s signature moves – and nods to other postmodern greats along the way - with incredible control."

Jo Pickup, Artshub

"Foleyvision is a zany yet meticulously crafted production that layer by layer melds dance, foley, television, and parody, all infused with a generous dose of camp."
       
     
+
"Foleyvision is a zany yet meticulously crafted production that layer by layer melds dance, foley, television, and parody, all infused with a generous dose of camp."

Holly Ferguson, Magazine 6000

"The choreography is performed with precision and technical excellence."
       
     
+
"The choreography is performed with precision and technical excellence."

Holly Ferguson, Magazine 6000

" A riotous display of an intricately designed, carefully planned, and expertly executed self-contained universe. The caricatures are spot on!"
       
     
+
" A riotous display of an intricately designed, carefully planned, and expertly executed self-contained universe. The caricatures are spot on!"

Cicely Binford, Perth Arts Live

"The dancers capture the distinctive movements of foley artists, amplified to the nth degree, which is simply a joy to watch. It’s fantastic; it’s fabulous."
       
     
+
"The dancers capture the distinctive movements of foley artists, amplified to the nth degree, which is simply a joy to watch. It’s fantastic; it’s fabulous."

Holly Ferguson, Magazine 6000

"The first act's humour is subtle but pay attention to movement details and you'll be rewarded later."
       
     
+
"The first act's humour is subtle but pay attention to movement details and you'll be rewarded later."

Nina Levy, Seesaw Magazine

"Celery-snapping, door slamming, finger-licking; the dancers’ wide-eyed concentration and cartoon-like facial expressions and gestures delighted the audience."
       
     
+
"Celery-snapping, door slamming, finger-licking; the dancers’ wide-eyed concentration and cartoon-like facial expressions and gestures delighted the audience."

Nina Levy, Seesaw Magazine

"The first ‘act’ is highly mesmerising. We can see that our trio of dancers move beautifully and have an excellent synchronicity and rapport."
       
     
+
"The first ‘act’ is highly mesmerising. We can see that our trio of dancers move beautifully and have an excellent synchronicity and rapport."

Kimberley Shaw, Stage Whispers

"It was a joy to watch them maintain their characters in these high-volume scenes of sparkle and fun."
       
     
+
"It was a joy to watch them maintain their characters in these high-volume scenes of sparkle and fun."

Jo Pickup, Artshub

"Classic foley touches like snapping celery to create a grisly bone-breaking sound were delivered perfectly with a deadpan edge."
       
     
+
"Classic foley touches like snapping celery to create a grisly bone-breaking sound were delivered perfectly with a deadpan edge."

Holly Ferguson, Magazine 6000

"A dance work that embraced physical comedy in surprising ways was both delightfully entertaining and conceptually rigorous."
       
     
+
"A dance work that embraced physical comedy in surprising ways was both delightfully entertaining and conceptually rigorous."

Jo Pickup, Artshub

"Foleyvision’s strength lay in its capacity to go beyond this level of delightful entertainment, because it also revealed certain ambiguities that lie underneath."
       
     
+
"Foleyvision’s strength lay in its capacity to go beyond this level of delightful entertainment, because it also revealed certain ambiguities that lie underneath."

Jo Pickup, Artshub

"A fascinating and highly watchable piece, Foleyvision is a very different and engaging production."
       
     
+
"A fascinating and highly watchable piece, Foleyvision is a very different and engaging production."

Kimberley Shaw, Stage Whispers

"The dancers have an impressive range as they seamlessly transitioned from channelling postmodern minimalism to embodying their larger-than-life Ab Fab characters."
       
     
+
"The dancers have an impressive range as they seamlessly transitioned from channelling postmodern minimalism to embodying their larger-than-life Ab Fab characters."

Jo Pickup, Artshub

"Foleyvision’s witty vignettes were layered with subtle signposts that pointed viewers to places of deeper reflection and spaces where we could ponder our existence in the wider world."
       
     
+
"Foleyvision’s witty vignettes were layered with subtle signposts that pointed viewers to places of deeper reflection and spaces where we could ponder our existence in the wider world."

Jo Pickup, Artshub

"Elstermann has crafted a vibrant example of how devised work can captivate audiences with its creativity, humour, and a delightful blend of nostalgia and innovation."
       
     
+
"Elstermann has crafted a vibrant example of how devised work can captivate audiences with its creativity, humour, and a delightful blend of nostalgia and innovation."

Holly Ferguson, Magazine 6000

"A shoutout must go to the dancers, who so smoothly shift between the vastly different physical and expressive demands, now crisp and serene, now animated by focus, now vivaciously excessive."
       
     
+
"A shoutout must go to the dancers, who so smoothly shift between the vastly different physical and expressive demands, now crisp and serene, now animated by focus, now vivaciously excessive."

Nina Levy, Seesaw Magazine

"Timing is everything in life, but especially in comedy, and Elstermann and his team of collaborators show us exactly how it’s done."
       
     
+
"Timing is everything in life, but especially in comedy, and Elstermann and his team of collaborators show us exactly how it’s done."

Cicely Binford, Perth Arts Live

"The ideas feel fresh and offer something truly unique."
       
     
+
"The ideas feel fresh and offer something truly unique."

Holly Ferguson, Magazine 6000

"The cleverly hidden Easter eggs of the first act reveal Elstermann’s ability to zero in on both movement and design details and amplify them to glorious comedic effect."
       
     
+
"The cleverly hidden Easter eggs of the first act reveal Elstermann’s ability to zero in on both movement and design details and amplify them to glorious comedic effect."

Nina Levy, Seesaw Magazine

"Foleyvision is a wonderfully unique concept that slices through genre and form, makes us take a new look at the familiar, and gives us plenty to laugh about as we watch with awe."
       
     
+
"Foleyvision is a wonderfully unique concept that slices through genre and form, makes us take a new look at the familiar, and gives us plenty to laugh about as we watch with awe."

Cicely Binford, Perth Arts Live