Chunky Move is located on the unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. We respectfully acknowledge the significant contributions of Australia’s First Peoples, and are committed to supporting the continuity of culture and relationship to this land.
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Creature Technology Co.
Founded in Melbourne in 2006, Creature Technology Co. are the world leaders in large-scale animatronics for the global entertainment industry. Led by Creative Director and CEO, Sonny Tilders, this exceptionally talented team of designers, engineers, technicians and artisans sets a new benchmark for animatronics with every new project they undertake. Combining state-of-the-art technology with artistic mastery, Creature Technology Co.’s expertise ensures live experiences inspire wonder and awe in audiences worldwide. Previous creations include the jaw-dropping beasts for Walking with Dinosaurs –The Arena Spectacular, the three remarkable mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies in Sochi, and the Tony Award winning King Kong puppet that wowed Broadway. Creature Technology Co. is a unique organisation that is part manufacturer, part software designer, puppet-maker, engineering company, artist’s studio and entertainment creator all rolled into one, making the world’s best, large-scale animatronic creatures in the heart of Melbourne
Antony Hamilton
Antony was appointed Artistic Director and co-CEO of Chunky Move in early 2019, and his connection to the company goes back more than 17 years. His acclaimed works involve a sophisticated melding of movement, sound and visual design, and are contextually underpinned by an examination of a body that is at once primitive, contemporary and future bound. Antony has been the recipient of prestigious fellowships from Bangarra Dance Theatre (the Russell Page Fellowship), the Tanja Liedtke Foundation, the Australia Council for the Arts and the Sidney Myer Foundation. In 2013, he was Resident Director of Lucy Guerin Inc and in 2014 was guest dance curator at The National Gallery of Victoria. He was also the inaugural International Resident Artist at Dancemakers Toronto from 2016 to 2018. Antony has received four Helpmann Award nominations, winning for Black Project 1 & 2 and Forever and Ever (Sydney Dance Co.). He has won numerous Green Room Awards and also received a New York Performing Arts Award ‘Bessie’ for Outstanding Production for MEETING. In 2019 he created Token Armies, his first major work for Chunky Move as Artistic Director. Antony’s independent works include Blazeblue Oneline (2008), Drift (2010), Black Project 1 (2012), Black Project 2 (2013), MEETING (2015), NYX (2015) and Number of the Machine (2017). Major commissions include Forever & Ever (Sydney Dance Company, 2018), Natural Orders (Dancemakers Toronto, 2017), Crazy Times (Sydney Dance Company, 2017), Sentinel (Skånes Dansteater, 2016), Keep Everything (Chunky Move 2012), RGB (ADT 2010), Black Project 3 (Lyon Opera Ballet, 2010) and I Like This (co-directed by Byron Perry for Chunky Move 2008).
Future Loundry
Future Loundry is a Bali-based street fashion label project by Ican Haremand Pinkygurl, that combines upcycling practices and the art of identityexpression. By collecting used clothing from various genres, subcultures,and communities, including punk, metal, and disco, and sewing themtogether using sewing machines and hand-stitching, we create newexperiences from past items. Our philosophy as designers is simple: “What you need is actually a newexperience, not a new material.” By repeatedly reconnecting, reconstructing, and redesigning a wide varietyof materials, the stories of the clothes become stories that eventuallybecome mantras. Future Loundry was recently featured in a pop-up exhibition at Center EdoGallery, Hatchobori, Tokyo from 8–10 September 2023.
Gabber Modus Operandi
Gabber Modus Operandi was founded by Kasimyn and Ican Haremfollowing their fad staging at an underground punk concert in Denpasar. After some DJ- and MC-ing, Kasimyn began producing tracks for the duousing the smallest musical instrument: the Mini Synth Teenage EngineeringOP-1, while Ican Harem provides vocals and joke-filled improvisation. Their experimentation began with a healthy obsession for the energy andintensity of jathilan (Javanese ritualised trance-dance), gabber, dangdutkoplo (Indonesian folk music), Chicago footwork, grindcore and noise music.Manipulating traditional song samples, borrowing from the rooted pentatonicscale, especially Balinese gamelan, and adding some finishing touches withtheir own sound design, Gabber Modus Operandi attempt to provide anotherbridge over the unique gap between humor and the darkness ofcontemporary music and tradition in Indonesia. Their exuberant digitalsarcasm straddles (and questions) the line between the sacred and thebanal.
Melissa Pham
Melissa Pham is a Naarm/Melbourne-based artist who studied full-time dance at Brent Street. She has been a featured dancer in several music videos for Australian artists such as George Alice, Jennifer Loveless, Kite String Tangle, Tash Sultana, Gretta Ray, Isaiah Firebrace and Andrew Lambrou. Of late, Melissa has performed inof Chunky Move’s major work 4/4, premiering in August 2023, and is currently a part of Stephanie Lake Company whose current work Manifesto is touring nationally and internationally in 2023 and 2024.
Samakshi Sidhu
Born in Delhi, India, Samakshi Sidhu is an artist working with dance and choreography. Based in Naarm (Melbourne), their practice is centred around the intelligence of the body in relation to ecological systems. Their current practice investigates the body as an archive and the social role dance can have, with a focus on community healing. Samakshi is interested in creating a hybrid interdisciplinary practice that is socio-politically informed and accessible. A few choreographers they have worked with are Yuko Harada from India, Lotem Regev from Israel and Brianna Kell, Daniel Riley and Gregory Lorenzutti from Naarm. Samakshi has recently worked with Chunky Move as an understudy for 4/4 (2023), as a performer in creative developments of upcoming new work Beyond 2000. In October 2023 they will undertake a residency with GUTS Dance, Mparntwe (Alice Springs).
Jayden Wall
Jayden is a Naarm/Melbourne-based performing artist who is nationally recognised for his passion, versatility and welcoming nature. After growing up around his mother’s dance studio, Michelle Rae School of Dance, Jayden decided to concentrate further on his movement and artistry and began studying at Patrick Studios Australia where he trained in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts. Following this, Jayden really found interest in Contemporary Dance and the huge array of techniques that offer themselves within the culture. Jayden also fell in love with the groove and footwork of House Dance, training under the direction of Daisuke Benson. Of late, Jayden has worked and collaborated in an array of projects including: Chunky Move’s 4/4, Jonathan Homsey’s Shower THOTS, Chunky Move X MPavilion Residency, The Dream Dance Companies Goddess choreographed by Caetlyn Watson, Choreolab with Contact Gonzo in collaboration with Chunky Move, Opera Australia’s Turandot, George Maple live at The Wool Store, Cosmos by Callum Mooney and 40/40 HOME by Zoee Marsh.
David Prakash
David Prakash is an Indian/Samoan artist who began his journey into the realm of street dance in 2012. During this time, he has explored multiple genres such as Popping, Hip Hop freestyle, House, and Krump. In 2018, David co-founded ‘Jam On Toast’ with peer and close friend Oliver Le. JOT served as one of Naarms biggest community dance jams for people to come hang out and connect with new people. David over the past 5 years has actively taught and facilitated classes across Naarm, Boorloo & Mparntwe. Honouring the lineage of Black American, LatinX & LGBTQI+ street dance pioneers, David aims to create spaces for curious minds to seek and find what it means to connect with one another in communal contexts. He currently represents the following crews & Krump fams: The Unguided, ORPHANZ & Trip fam
Robert Alejandro Tinning
Robert Alejandro Tinning is a performer and choreographer based in the Northern Rivers of NSW, whose practice is rooted in Afro-futurism and the exploration of diasporic identities. As a performer, he currently works for Australasian Dance Collective and Stephanie Lake Company in both Manifesto and The Chronicles (a work in development), with previous ties to companies and institutions including Tasdance, STRUT Dance WA, Shaun Parker & Company, and the wider independent arts scene in Australia and the East Coast of the USA. Robert’s choreographic work invites audiences into a world where movement and sensations become powerful abstractive narratives. His research has been supported by the Tanja Liedtke Studio Residency, Tasdance, Great Southern Dance, WA’s Department of Sport & Cultural Industries and AusDance NSW Innovative Dance Practice program.
Madeleine Bowman
Madeleine Bowman is a contemporary dancer based in Naarm/Melbourne. She has worked for Chunky Move on Yung Lung (Sydney Festival, Carriageworks; The Substation), Universal Estate (OHM Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse) and U>N>I>T>E>D. Madeleine has also performed in works by Jo Lloyd (Collision for Tasdance at Junction Arts Festival; FM Air). She trained at QL2 Dance in Ngunnawal/Canberra, before commencing at the Victorian College of the Arts where she graduated with the Choreographic Award in 2020.