On a dark stage washed with red light, dancers perform low floor shapes while one dancer balances inverted with turquoise-clad legs reaching upward.

Rudolf Steiner Theatre2022

Showcase

The Production

A May 2022 student graduate showcase by Millennium Performing Arts, featuring final-year students alongside The Jazz Core Company at Rudolf Steiner Theatre. The programme presented musical theatre and jazz dance work by emerging performers from the college.

49 photographs in the curated edit

Commissioned by: Millennium Performing Arts
Photography: Steve Gregson

A solo performer stands in a tight spotlight with hands on hips, surrounded by three wooden chairs on a mostly black stage.

An ensemble in black costumes clusters under intense red lighting, raising their arms in synchronized, expressive shapes.

A line of performers sits on chairs across the stage, silhouetted in deep blue light from two bright overhead lamps.

Two performers in formal black and red costumes hold hands at arm’s length, facing each other under pink stage light.

A dancer balances on one leg in a long arabesque, arms reaching toward side lights on a dark blue-lit stage.

A group in white shirts and red trousers leans forward together with wide hands and animated faces under bright stage lighting.

Under blue lighting, a performer holds an electric guitar center stage while another dancer leaps in a wide split behind them.

A solo performer in a black dress stands in a warm spotlight, holding out a portrait card while gesturing with the other hand.

Five dancers in black costumes hold sculptural floor poses in low blue and purple light, with the central dancer reaching outward.

Five performers in white shirts and red trousers cluster around open books beside black chairs on a dark stage.

An ensemble of dancers moves in wide, reaching shapes across a dark stage washed in deep red light.

A performer in a dark blue dress sings into a microphone while playing a grand piano under warm stage lighting.

In blue light, one dancer carries another wrapped high around their shoulders on an otherwise dark stage.

Eight performers in white shirts and red trousers stand in a bright formation with arms raised, with chairs behind them.

Five performers in black costumes stand in a tense close cluster against a black background, several staring outward.

Two barefoot dancers in loose grey shirts balance with extended legs and arms, one reaching over the other's head.

A tightly grouped ensemble in dark waistcoats and ties faces forward under blue lighting, with one performer holding a clipboard.

A shirtless dancer raises his arms behind another dancer crouched low on the blue-lit stage floor.

A lone dancer stands centered in a pool of blue light beneath two overhead lamps, one knee lifted in silhouette.

A performer in black lace sits on a small table with a wine glass as five dancers in black pose around her under red and blue stage lighting.

Several dancers balance in handstands and cartwheels across a dark stage, their raised legs picked out by blue-green lighting.

A barefoot solo performer stands center stage with arms stretched wide and head bowed, lit by a warm spotlight over a red floor.

Three dancers in black dresses link arms in a tense central pose while shadowed performers behind them hold raised arm shapes in red light.

A large ensemble leaps across the stage in silhouette, suspended under bright blue overhead lights.

Two performers in black sit facing each other on chairs in a stark pool of light, with one holding their head and empty chairs between them.

Two dancers are lifted high by bare-chested partners, extending their arms and legs in purple-blue stage light.

A performer in a black dress lies stretched across the foreground while three performers sit on blocks behind in dim blue light.

A kneeling performer in black lace points a small gun-shaped prop forward, shouting under intense red and white stage lighting.

An ensemble moves among chairs and blocks in blue light, with a central dancer holding a high vertical kick as others crouch and recline around the stage.

Four performers sit on chairs in white shirts and red trousers, one singing from an open book while the others hold books up in front of their faces.

Under blue stage lighting, a dancer poses alone at stage left while three others create a dramatic supported dip and a fourth extends an arm behind them.

A tight cluster of dancers in black costumes surrounds a central performer, their faces and bodies picked out by red light against a dark stage.

Three barefoot dancers hold extended balancing poses across a wide, dark stage, with one in red trousers and two in loose grey shirts.

An ensemble in blue shirts and dark waistcoats poses among stacked chairs, lit in cool blue with a cabaret-like atmosphere.

A dancer flips upside down midair under vivid blue and purple lighting while other performers watch from across the dark stage.

A performer in black addresses a group standing on boxes with raised arms, with scattered chairs and purple lighting across the stage.

Dancers in shirt-and-tie school-style costumes perform high kicks and running steps under red and blue stage lights.

One performer stands facing away at center stage in red trousers while four others lie still on the floor around them in dim light.

Five performers seated in a row grip the backs of their chairs with outstretched arms, wearing matching blue shirts and dark overalls under blue stage light.

Three dancers in deep blue light move across a dark stage, with one balancing low with a leg extended high behind them.

A robed figure seen from behind raises one hand toward a group of performers in school-uniform costumes, some kneeling and singing or reacting under cool stage light.

An ensemble in black lifts a performer seated high at center with arms stretched wide, framed by blue overhead lights and sparse chairs on the stage.

Performers in black and red cabaret-style costumes gather around chairs as one pair clasp hands in a tense, forward-leaning exchange under warm red light.

Five dancers in black sweep sideways in a synchronized formation, arms extended and bodies angled under blue and red stage lighting.

A large ensemble dances in red light, holding sharp poses with raised legs and outstretched arms across the dark stage.

Two dancers in blue light perform a low, intimate duet, one leaning back close to the floor as the other supports them.

A dancer in flowing turquoise and grey stands with arms lifted while other performers lie or move low behind them in red side light.

Six performers in school-uniform costumes crouch and lean forward toward the audience with animated expressions under bright blue stage lighting.

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