Wet Hard
Jenni Large
Balancing atop 8 inch heels, two women smear across an other-worldly landscape in nuanced union. They slyly navigate the instability and innuendo of the pedestals underfoot, subverting expectation and toying with the viewer in a display of strength and focus. Their bodies melt and solidify, unaffected by interruptions from sound and light. Wet Hard references the sculptural virtuosity of erotic dance forms and aerobics in an exposed and empowered use of movement, costume, sound and light. An exploration of the effort required to disrupt the limits and expectations placed upon female bodies.
Performer and Choreographer: Jenni Large
Performer: Amber McCartney
Sound Designer: Anna Whitaker
Read more about the 2022 Keir Choreographic Award
Read interview with Chelsea Hopper for Performance Review
Book a KCA Half Pass [Week 1] to see just 4 of the 8 KCA works (23—25 June) including:
Evaporative Body / Multiplying Body — Alan Schacher and WeiZen Ho
The ___ — Tra Mi Dinh
What’s Actually Happening — Alice Will Caroline
Wet Hard — Jenni Large
Jenni Large is a contemporary dance artist, performer, choreographer, teacher and rehearsal director working across Australia, based on the lands of the palawa people in lutruwita/Tasmania. Large has performed extensively both nationally and internationally across independent and company environments, including as a formative member of Dancenorth with Kyle Page and Amber Haines, Leigh Warren and Dancers, Legs on the Wall and GUTS Dance. Currently a creative associate at Tasdance, Large’s practice is grounded in her passion for working in regional settings. She is driven by the personal and political potency of embodiment, locating the body as a site for play and transformation.
The Keir Choreographic Award 2022 Commissions:
The Keir Choreographic Award is a partnership between Dancehouse, The Keir Foundation and the Australia Council for the Arts, with presenting partner Carriageworks.
The artists would like to warmly thank Richard and Christine Large for their generous contributions to the development of this work, as well as Georgia Rudd, Erin O’Rourke, Ashleigh Musk and Andrew Treloar for their guidance and support.