Superposition
by Gabriel Sinclair & Jazmyn Carter
— A duet in perpetual motion.
In between a choreographic duel and a pas de deux, Superposition locks the performers in a state of simultaneous attraction and repulsion; a tense balance between order and chaos held as they edge closer to their limits.
Informed by principles of quantum mechanics and incorporating a continually evolving soundscape, Superposition reveals the possibilities for sensitivity between human nature and technology.
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Choreographers/performers: Gabriel Sinclair and Jazmyn Carter
Superposition is supported by LGI through a studio residency at WXYZ Studios.
Jazmyn Carter is a dance artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. She is an alumni of youth dance company FLING Physical Theatre and graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (BFA Dance). Jazmyn has performed for Sandra Parker in ‘TEMPORARY HOLD’ (2023) presented at Temperance Hall, and in Rhys Ryan’s ‘Sermon’ (2023), shown at Dancehouse for Melbourne Fringe Festival. In years previous she danced for Alisdair Macindoe’s ‘A.I.D.’ (2022), Jason Pearce’s ‘ALL BLANK WASTELAND’ (2022), Aimee Schollum’s ‘Skin Affinity’ (2021), Stephanie Lake Company’s ‘Colossus’ (2018,2019), and Lee Pemberton’s ‘Heritage, Lineage and Future’ (2018). Jazmyn’s choreographic works include ‘Whose Thoughts Are They’ (2020), a performance and film project with the FLING Physical Theatre Company, and short dance film ‘OBSERVER’ (2019), which was shown at the Centre National de la Danse in Paris.
Gabriel Sinclair is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, composer, and dancefilm director. Based on Ngunnawal land (Canberra), Gabriel is a company dancer for Australian Dance Party. Whilst studying his Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) at the University of Melbourne, he collaborated with and performed for choreographers such as Stephanie Lake, James O’Hara, and Sue Healey. Gabriel has produced and directed several original dance films, most recently screening in Adelaide’s Trilogy Film Festival 2023. Gabriel has composed soundtracks for his own choreographic works and those of Phaedra Brown. His ongoing sequence of ‘science non-fiction’ works explore scientific principles, and uses them to explore the human experience. This series includes live works ’Temperate Climber’, ‘Superposition’, and dance film ‘Dragonfly’.
Special thanks to Cybernetics consultants Dr Alex Zafiroglu and Dr Pallavi Laxmikanth, and additional thanks to Adam Powell, Sid Herath, Alisdair Macindoe.