Shifting Perspectives

Enter the expansive mirror-maze of this immersive dance and art installation. Stand transfixed as dancers weave around the 24 mirrored plinths, light swirls and sound pulsates.

A reality-bending meditation on bodies of light, and the lightness of the body. Guests are encouraged to meander through the mirrored labyrinth, where roaming, shifting, and drifting can alter your point of view.

Once inside the maze, witness how the tables turn as you transition from observer to observed. Stationary dancers scattered throughout the maze paradoxically appear to move, while moving performers seem to remain still. As the mirrors turn and reality around you bends, you’ll ask yourself how your perception influences your actions towards others and how their perspectives might shape your self-image.

Part riddle, part revelation, Shifting Perspectives challenges your assumptions and proves that nothing is as it initially appears. It’s time to immerse yourself in the ingenuity of acclaimed spatial artist Matthew Adey (Dark Mofo’s House of Vnholy) and the celebrated work of Restless Dance Theatre. Emerge with a new way of looking at the world.

“The production… expanded and stretched our reality.” - ArtsHub

“The accomplishments of the company under Ryan’s direction are astonishing.” - Dance Australia

“Michelle Ryan has slowly and steadily developed both the artistic and the physical capacity of the company…to this nationally and internationally important ensemble.” - The Advertiser

This work was originally commissioned and presented by Illuminate Adelaide 2022 and made possible through the generous support of James Darling and Lesley Forwood, the Restless Donor Circle, Australia Council for the Arts, Arts South Australia, and the BankSA Foundation