It’s reflective of the real world, what’s happening now. We have glaciers melting – audience member, Sydney
I just think this is one of the most dramatic sights I’ve even seen – audience member, London
High above, suspended by a crane, a figure isolated on a sculptural melting ice form struggles for balance. As sunset approaches what will be left?
Created by Joshua Thomson, with an original score by Alaska’s Matthew Burtner, THAW is a potent metaphor for our time and an inspirational act of endurance, supported by unprecedented achievements in design and engineering.
An urgent call to act on climate together, THAW reaches across languages and circumstances to reflect humanity’s shared contemporary truth:
There’s no time to waste.
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CANADA
JUNE 7-8 2025 SANKOFA SQUARE
THAW will make its North American Premiere as part of Luminato Festival this June!
This will be the first time the performance is conducted in an arctic nation
Collaborating Performers: Johnas Liu, Anna McCulla, Isabel Estrella
Creator / Director: Joshua Thomson
Composer: Matthew Burtner (Alaska, Turtle Island/USA)
Producer / Apparatus Designer: David Jackson
Costume: Aleisa Jelbart
Rescue / Rigger: Byron Cleasby
Tour / Stage Manager: Stephanie Cox
Legs Projects Manager: Stephanie Tatzenko
Legs General Manager: James Beach
Legs Admin Assistant: Eva Caley
Previous Performers: Tamara Bouman, Victoria Hunt, Jenni Large, Vicki Van Hout
Agent: Lauren Eisinger Productions
Consulting Dramaturg: Liesel Zink
Artists in Development: Lisa Fa’alafi, Gabrielle Nankivell, Leah Shelton and Deborah Brown
Engineering Partner: Ironbridge Engineering
Development Crane Partner: Active Crane Hire
Originating Producer: Cecily Hardy
Originating Presenters: Sydney Festival and Sydney Opera House
Legs On The Wall proudly received an IMPACT Award for THAW, presented by PAC Australia at the Geelong Arts Centre on 21 August, 2024
