Presented by Shaun Johnston with STRUT Dance

The Scramble

The Scramble

28 Oct – 8 Nov

  • AGES

    All Ages

  • TIME

    6.30pm (28 Oct - 1 Nov)
    8pm (4 - 8 Nov

  • RUNNING TIME

    Approx. 50 mins

  • PREVIEW

    Tues 28 October

  • MEMBERS PREVIEW

    Wed 29 October

  • OPENING NIGHT

    Thurs 30 October

Wrestling and dance collide

Two guys, donning their training gear, hit the stage with scrappy energy, hugging and shoving, bonding and tussling. THE SCRAMBLE wrestles with male intimacy, as two men thud chest to chest in a strained duet. Their bodies crash into each other in a whirlwind of limbs that tears across the stage, into the walls and onto the floor. They squeeze and strain in a messy tangle, until they stop, breath, and let the remaining knot soften. 

“You good?” 

“I’m good.” 

They help each other up, embrace, and start again. Created by Shaun Johnston in collaboration with Luther Wilson and Nathan Turtur, this work is a rough-and-tumble celebration of the complex ways men connect through touch. 

“I listened to the performers grapple, grumble, and breathe…” – Magazine 6000 

Presented in Partnership with STRUT Dance through the EVOLVE Program. Special thanks to Thomas Barns and Will Dickie for their creative contributions.

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Photography by Taje Singh
  • Director

    Shaun Johnston

  • Performer / Deviser

    Luther Wilson
    Nathan Turtur

  • Lighting Designer

    Adelaide Harney

  • Producer

    Samantha Hortin

  • Creative Collaborator

    Bernadette Lewis

  • Stage Manager

    Natasha Pearson

  • Mentor

    Tyrone Robinson

  • Dramaturg

    David Vikman

  • Sound Designer

    Ryan Burge