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HAPPY AS LARRY

SHAUN PARKER & COMPANY

Image: Branco Gacia

TUESDAY 22 – WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH

Tue 22, 7.30pm
Wed 23, 2pm & 7.30pm

ARTS HOUSE, NORTH MELBOURNE TOWN HALL

75 minutes no interval

Full $30
Concession $25

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"HAPPY AS LARRY IS BRILIANTLY CHOREOGRAPHED, FLAWLESSLY AND JOYOUSLY PERFORMED, AND THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINING FROM START TO FINISH. I LITERALLY SAT ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT." Australian Stage

PRESENTED BY ARTS HOUSE AND SHAUN PARKER & COMPANY

Happy as Larry is a dynamic, playful and beautifully layered new dance work which investigates the elusive nature of human happiness. 

Created by award-winning choreographer Shaun Parker, this powerful performance combines an intoxicating, free-flowing mix of ballet, break-dance and highly physical contemporary dance. Accentuated by a vibrant electro/acoustic score, the performers bring fun and danger to the fore in this innovative and moving dance work. 

Happy as Larry fuses gritty urban realism with jaw-dropping performances to create an uplifting exploration of the human condition. Following national and international tours, Parker has developed a reputation for choreography which combines a “fat dose of funny” with a visionary dance aesthetic.

Brief nudity, mild haze effects

Director/Choreographer: Shaun Parker
Dramaturg: Veronica Neave
Music Director: Nick Wales
Composers: Nick Wales, Bree Van Reyk
Designer: Adam Gardnir
Lighting Designer: Luiz Pampolha
Sound Consultant: Kevin Davidson
Performers/Devisors: Matt Cornell, Dean Cross, Ghenoa Gela, Josh Mu, Marnie Palomares, Jana Castillo, Miranda Wheen, Joshua Thomson, Lee Wilson
Production Manager: David Brown
Stage Manager: Natasha James

Happy as Larry has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival, Brisbane Festival and Adelaide Festival.