Creator Michael Smith and The Farm
Performer Michael Smith
Producer FORM Dance Projects
Music Composition Ben Ely
Sound Design Anna Whitaker
Lighting and Production Chloe Ogilvie
Mentored by Gavin Webber
Dramaturgy Martyn Coutts, Liesel Zink, Gavin Webber
An immersive Wild West fantasy.
Saddle up for Cowboy, an interactive solo contemporary dance work that ropes in the Wild West and your imagination. Creator and performer Michael Smith, armed with an original score by Regurgitator bassist Ben Ely, gallops through vast landscapes and intimate spaces, dragging you into a world where the cowboy is king — or is he?
Through this witty, madly physical and vulnerable exploration, Smith reveals the shared humanity beneath the Stetson, and the raw desires and hidden vulnerabilities that shape our identities.
And in Cowboy, you’re not just a spectator; you’re in the posse, brawling in the saloon and robbing a train, transforming the space and the story as it unfolds.
It’s creator, Smith, is an award-winning artist working across contemporary dance, dance-theatre, film and installation. He’s also an artist at Dancenorth Australia (Wayfinder, Sydney Festival 2024).
Giddy-up for a wild ride. Horse optional.
Dance Australia
"Genuine, spontaneous and humorous, with a healthy dose of self-mockery on the side."
CAST & CREATIVES
Accessibility
In English
Wheelchair accessible
Companion Card accepted
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Additional Ticketing Information
$6.95 Transaction Fee applies.
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FORM Dance Projects would like to thank and acknowledge support provided by Create NSW and Riverside Theatres. Originally produced by The Farm with support by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
