Breakout Residency showing: Daniel Jaber, 'Putrid Piggy'

You are invited to the work-in-progress showing of Putrid Piggy, a new performance by Daniel Jaber supported by Arts South Australia and The Mill.

Jaber's new work-in-development takes provocation from the infamous narrative of Lorena and John Bobbitt, interwoven with reference to the work of radical author Valerie Solanas (SCUM Manifesto) - to create a maximalist theatrical experience charged with satirical sexual energy, confronting thematic exploration and unique choreographic investigations.

Witness the beginnings of this work’s manifestation, performed by a powerhouse trio of dancers and hear about the key-creatives’ concepts surrounding their collaborative contributions.

This work contains adult themes and sexual references. Recommended for mature audiences.

About the artist:

Daniel Jaber was born in Nairne, in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. He is of Lebanese and Maori cultural heritage. Daniel’s dance training began in Adelaide with Christine Underdown (Dancecraft Studios) and Barbara Komazec (Barbie Jayne Dance Centre). He further pursued his training through the Queensland University of Technology, Queensland Ballet Company Professional Year and the Adelaide College of the Arts before joining Australian Dance Theatre as a trainee dancer, under the direction of Garry Stewart, at the age of 17.

As a company member of ADT (2004-2021), Jaber has toured the world extensively and participated in the creation of new works as well as touring repertoire.

Jaber has created work for ADT, Expressions Dance Company (now Australasian Dance Collective), Houston Ballet 2, Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, Dance Moms, Dubai Festival, Architanz Tokyo and was the Creative Director of LW Dance Hub (now Dance Hub SA) in 2015. He has choreographed new works on many tertiary institutions, universities and colleges throughout Australasia and the US, including QUT, Adelaide College of the Arts, California State University (LA & Fullerton), Transit Dance and the New Zealand School of Dance.

About the collaborators:

Rowan Rossi is an Adelaide-born dancer who started his full-time dance training in 2014 at the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD), majoring in Contemporary Dance. Rowan went on to do two years at the school, graduating at the end of 2015.

In 2016, Rowan worked with Limitless Dance Company in Sydney for the premiere season of their show Both Sides. In 2017, Rowan was given the opportunity to work with Samuel Hall and Holly Newsome for the inaugural Toi Poneke Dance Residency on a double bill as part of the 2017 Wellington Fringe Festival. Rowan then re-joined Limitless Dance Company, for their second season as part of their new show Se7en.

Rowan joined Australian Dance Theatre in 2018. His debut with the company was in The Beginning of Nature by Garry Stewart at Canberra Theatre, followed by a national tour across SA, NT, WA, NSW and TAS. In late 2018 he performed in The Beginning of Nature international tour throughout Europe and the US. In 2019, Rowan appeared in the World Premiere Season of ADT’s North/South, choreographed by Garry Stewart and Norwegian choreographer Ina Christel Johannessen and in 2021 has performed Supernature, Objekt and G.

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Ally Clarke trained at the Australian Ballet School and the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. She then went on to complete a 2 year certificate in Dance Performance at the New Zealand School of Dance.

In 2017, Ally performed in Movement Decor’s Decorating Commentary at Strawberry Fields Festival, and was a dancer in the short film Behind Barres. The following year Ally joined Dantzaz Konpainia based in San-Sebastian, Spain for their Atalak project, performing works by Blanca Arrieta and Edu Muruamendiaraz.

Ally joined Dantzaz Konpainia’s full time ensemble in 2019, performing across Spain, France, Belgium and Germany. During her time with the company, she danced Itzik Galili’s Things I Told Nobody and Prelude to a Wasted Tear, Janis Claxton’s Une, Daniele Ninarello’s Lead, Wubkje Kuindersma’s Youth, Jacek Przybylowicz’s Few Brief Sequences, Martin Harriague’s Esclavos Feliz, Josu Mujika’s Basoa and Louise Bédard’s Appeler L’instant où le Paysage Apparaît.

After returning home to Australia, Ally joined the ADT ensemble in mid-2020 for the creative developments of Garry Stewart’s Objekt and Supernature. She joined the company full time in 2021, commencing the year with the world premiere of Supernature at the 2021 Adelaide Festival.

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Sophie Stuut (nee Carter) was born and raised in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. She began her full-time dance studies in 2015 at Brent Street Studios, where she received her Certificate IV in Dance, majoring in Classical/Contemporary. She continued her training, receiving a full scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School in New York, where she worked with various world-renowned choreographers and was selected to work closely with choreographer Mia Michaels, performing her work on the Symphony Space stage in NYC.

In 2016, Sophie joined Sydney based contemporary company Danza del Arte performing in La Choreografia. Soon after, she joined DUTI Dance Company performing in UNDERMINDS. She was also featured in a number of official music videos from Australian artists, including Lisa Mitchell’s Warriors, Emma Louise’s Illuminate and West End Kids and Nick de la Hoyde’s Love Takes Time.

In 2017, Sophie began working with immersive contemporary dance company Twisted Element. She performed in their work Opus as a part of the Sydney Fringe Festival and additional seasons in Wollongong and Wyong. In 2020-2021, Sophie was part of the Australian Dance Theatre’s professional ensemble.