Chunky Move
Chunky Move, Glow (Spirograph 5). Dancer: Kristy Ayre. Photo: Rom Anthonis
Founded by Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek in 1995, Chunky Move has been the state of Victoria's major contemporary dance company since 1998. Chunky Move's work constantly seeks to redefine contemporary dance within an ever-evolving Australian culture.
To date the company has created works for the stage, site specific projects and new-media and installation work in its home city of Melbourne.
Since its debut at the 1995 Melbourne Festival, Chunky Move has toured extensively throughout Australia and internationally, including the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom, Colombia, Japan, Belgium, Canada and Russia.
Chunky Move is a key organisation of the Australia Council for the Arts' dance board.