CHUNKY MOVE
Freya joined Chunky Move as the company's Program and Touring Producer in early 2019, as part of a new leadership team alongside Artistic Director Antony Hamilton and Executive Director Kristy Ayre.
ABOUT CHUNKY MOVE:
Founded by Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek in 1995 as the state of Victoria’s flagship contemporary dance company, Chunky Move established itself as one of the country’s most innovative, awarded and internationally recognised performing arts companies. Since its inception, Chunky Move has operated under a model of creative porosity – a flow of creative people and ideas moving in and out of the Company – and is therefore one of the few leading dance companies in Australia not operating under an ensemble model.
Led by internationally acclaimed Choreographer Anouk van Dijk since 2012, the Company’s multi-tiered programming initiatives nurture and underpin a strong and vibrant dance culture in our home city of Melbourne and create critically acclaimed and popular productions of scale for presentations nationally and internationally.
Using contemporary Australian culture, social commentary and the tension between community and the individual as its springboard, Chunky Move’s artistic vision is driven by an investigation into the multifaceted possibilities of the body and its relationship to place, context and environment. The company is defined by their unpredictability and strives to explore the many possibilities of contemporary dance through cross-genre collaborations and cultural exchange.
Melbourne based independent choreographer Antony Hamilton was announced as the new Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Chunky Move, alongside Kristy Ayre as Executive Director and Co-CEO. They commenced their roles in April 2019.
Founded by Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek in 1995 as the state of Victoria’s flagship contemporary dance company, Chunky Move established itself as one of the country’s most innovative, awarded and internationally recognised performing arts companies. Since its inception, Chunky Move has operated under a model of creative porosity – a flow of creative people and ideas moving in and out of the Company – and is therefore one of the few leading dance companies in Australia not operating under an ensemble model.
Led by internationally acclaimed Choreographer Anouk van Dijk since 2012, the Company’s multi-tiered programming initiatives nurture and underpin a strong and vibrant dance culture in our home city of Melbourne and create critically acclaimed and popular productions of scale for presentations nationally and internationally.
Using contemporary Australian culture, social commentary and the tension between community and the individual as its springboard, Chunky Move’s artistic vision is driven by an investigation into the multifaceted possibilities of the body and its relationship to place, context and environment. The company is defined by their unpredictability and strives to explore the many possibilities of contemporary dance through cross-genre collaborations and cultural exchange.
Melbourne based independent choreographer Antony Hamilton was announced as the new Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Chunky Move, alongside Kristy Ayre as Executive Director and Co-CEO. They commenced their roles in April 2019.
