


Synopsis
        Teardrop Explodes was a site-specific
      work created in response to the ground floor foyer space of a high rise
      building in the Central Business District of Brisbane. Performances took
      place during and outside office hours.
      
      

      
      
  Credits
  Created and performed
  by Lisa O’Neill
    Music - Teardrop
  Explodes
  Video Documentation - David Granato
  location - Waterfront Place, Brisbane, Australia
    Produced by Ausdance and The Cherry Herring
    As part of Cityscapes - Australian
  Dance Week 1999
      
    
    
''Lisa O’Neill’ emerges from her ultramarine satin hoop skirt and threatens to dive into the lobby fountain. With signature Suzuki physical control, she advances toward the glass exterior wall. Facing us from inside, her staccato duet with the window uses contrasts, repetition and a strong sense of rhythm and playfulness to evoke desire, frustration, and resistance until, stalled in her repetitions, swamp-man reappears to carry her limp body away. A Brilliant sense of drama inherent in movement detail and dynamics informs this well crafted performance by a consistent and self-assured choreographer’ India n Mahjoeddin - Realtime