By Phillip Adams

FOUNTAIN explores the psycho-physical world of auditions through a queer interpretation of 1980s classics including Alan Parker’s FAME (1980) and Jane Fonda’s ‘Workout’ (1982). Exploring themes of repetition, trauma euphoria, exhaustion, endurance and fierce competition, dancers subject themselves to absurd, childish, and fantastical tasks. How far will they go? FOUNTAIN captures the aspirations, struggles, and triumphs of dancers seeking to gain a foothold in the ‘industry’ whilst holding onto a Utopian drive ‘to live forever’. Scored for prepared piano, theremin, bells and recorded retro synth pop, the soundscape evokes both an eerie cinematic atmosphere, and a manic Jane Fonda-esque aerobics class.

Creative Team

Concept and Director: Phillip Adams

Choreography: Phillip Adams and dancers

Dancers: Rikia Bell, Leyla Boz, Mia Canton, Sarah Ceraso, Flynn Dakis, Grace Galimberti Espinoza, Natalie Hardy, Jesper Harrison, Belinda Hunt, Indi Mcqueen, Bronte Paruit, Kitana Price, Toni Stathopoulos, Ava Sugden, Cassidy Thomson, Natalie Trainor, Angelique Van Kempen, Isabel Walsh, and Keely Wood-Hill

Composer: Jordan Gilmour

Set Designer: Nethmi Oshadi Gunasekera

Costume Designer: Isobel McCauley

Lighting Designer: Andrew Thompson

Sound Designer: Jett Manzie

Vision Designer: Amy Todd

Assistant Vision Designer: Lochlan Maher

Dramaturg: Cam Appleby

Fountain Trailer and Full Credits

Dates

June 5-11 2025

Martin Myer Arena, Victorian College of the Arts, Southbank