COMPANY :
Strings Attached common aim is to create and perform innovative physical theatre that challenges and transforms their audiences by reflecting upon the mystery of our human nature.
The company was formed in 2006, incorporating contemporary dance, physical theatre, aerial acrobatics, contraptions and multimedia to create a unique style of story telling that engages the audience at a deep emotional level.
The company was formed in 2006, incorporating contemporary dance, physical theatre, aerial acrobatics, contraptions and multimedia to create a unique style of story telling that engages the audience at a deep emotional level.
CREATIVES :
Alejandro Rolandi
Alejandro is a multi talented artist, maker, director, choreographer, multimedia designer and creative rigger originally from Buenos Aries Argentina.
With more than decade of professional experience, Alejandro has worked with companies like Immersive Physical Theatre Company Stalker, Branch Nebula, Zen Zen Zo, LOTW, Sydney Dance Company, Shaun Parker, Nick Power, Force Majeure, Adelaide Festival, VIVID, ACPE, NIDA and the dance department of the UNSW.
Alejandro was a co founder of Physical Theatre Company Strings Attached, leading them to their first major work “A Return to the Trees” 2012. Other works include: “The Foreign Installation” 2006, “The Experiment” 2007, “Impermanence”, “Sound in Motion” and “2nd Storey” 2008, “The Ivory Tower”, “OJO” 2009 -2011, “Levity” 2012, “In Common”, “Opposite Tangents” and “Time and Landscape” 2014, “Air Bourne”, “Stuffocation” 2015, “Unleashed” 2016, “Aerial Dance Collaboration” with French Company Cie Bivouac, 2018.
From 2010 Lee-Anne has been a collaborating artist with Immersive Physical Theatre Company Stalker leading her to perform nationally and Internationally in works “Stultitia Humanum Est” “Encoded”, “Pixel Mountain”, “Creature: Dot and the Kangaroo”, “Frameshift”.
Direction credits include:
(2010), Alejandro was apart of Stalker Theatre's creative team for there Colombian cross-cultural project in collaboration with the Bogotá Theatre Festival creating “Stultitia Humanum Est”.
(2011), presented two Strings Attached works “The Ivory Tower” at Hoopla Festival and “OJO” at Underbelly Arts Festival.
(2012) Alejandro directed and presented Strings Attached work “A Return to the Trees” at CarriageWorks.
Set Design credits include:
"The Ivory Tower" Strings Attached (2008), "A Return to the Trees" Strings Attached (2012), "Barrio" for the Adelaide Festival (2012), "Frameshift" Stalker (2016), "Highly Sprung" LOTW (2017), "Barrio" for the VIVID Festival (2018).
Multimedia and LED design credits include:
Virtual costumes "Encoded"(Stalker), LED costumes "Pixel Mountain"(Stalker), LED costume "Rings of Fire" (John Douglas), LED lights "SKIN" (Branch Nebula)
Creative Rigger credits include:
“Tale Salmanori” (LOTW),“Encoded”(STALKER), “Pixel Mountain”(STALKER), “Creature: Dot and the Kangaroo”(STALKER), “Frameshift” (STALKER)
Production Manager credits include:
Concrete and Bones (Branch Nebula), “Tale Salmanori” (LOTW), "Between Tiny Cities" Nick Power.
He has an ongoing investigation and choreographic research in Contact Improvisation that is constantly informing his choreographic practice and work as well as his classes. His teaching credits include; Strings Attached, Stalker, LOTW, Bangarra, SYDC, Force Majeure, ZenZenZo, NIDA, USNW, VCA, ACPE, Touch Compass Co.
With more than decade of professional experience, Alejandro has worked with companies like Immersive Physical Theatre Company Stalker, Branch Nebula, Zen Zen Zo, LOTW, Sydney Dance Company, Shaun Parker, Nick Power, Force Majeure, Adelaide Festival, VIVID, ACPE, NIDA and the dance department of the UNSW.
Alejandro was a co founder of Physical Theatre Company Strings Attached, leading them to their first major work “A Return to the Trees” 2012. Other works include: “The Foreign Installation” 2006, “The Experiment” 2007, “Impermanence”, “Sound in Motion” and “2nd Storey” 2008, “The Ivory Tower”, “OJO” 2009 -2011, “Levity” 2012, “In Common”, “Opposite Tangents” and “Time and Landscape” 2014, “Air Bourne”, “Stuffocation” 2015, “Unleashed” 2016, “Aerial Dance Collaboration” with French Company Cie Bivouac, 2018.
From 2010 Lee-Anne has been a collaborating artist with Immersive Physical Theatre Company Stalker leading her to perform nationally and Internationally in works “Stultitia Humanum Est” “Encoded”, “Pixel Mountain”, “Creature: Dot and the Kangaroo”, “Frameshift”.
Direction credits include:
(2010), Alejandro was apart of Stalker Theatre's creative team for there Colombian cross-cultural project in collaboration with the Bogotá Theatre Festival creating “Stultitia Humanum Est”.
(2011), presented two Strings Attached works “The Ivory Tower” at Hoopla Festival and “OJO” at Underbelly Arts Festival.
(2012) Alejandro directed and presented Strings Attached work “A Return to the Trees” at CarriageWorks.
Set Design credits include:
"The Ivory Tower" Strings Attached (2008), "A Return to the Trees" Strings Attached (2012), "Barrio" for the Adelaide Festival (2012), "Frameshift" Stalker (2016), "Highly Sprung" LOTW (2017), "Barrio" for the VIVID Festival (2018).
Multimedia and LED design credits include:
Virtual costumes "Encoded"(Stalker), LED costumes "Pixel Mountain"(Stalker), LED costume "Rings of Fire" (John Douglas), LED lights "SKIN" (Branch Nebula)
Creative Rigger credits include:
“Tale Salmanori” (LOTW),“Encoded”(STALKER), “Pixel Mountain”(STALKER), “Creature: Dot and the Kangaroo”(STALKER), “Frameshift” (STALKER)
Production Manager credits include:
Concrete and Bones (Branch Nebula), “Tale Salmanori” (LOTW), "Between Tiny Cities" Nick Power.
He has an ongoing investigation and choreographic research in Contact Improvisation that is constantly informing his choreographic practice and work as well as his classes. His teaching credits include; Strings Attached, Stalker, LOTW, Bangarra, SYDC, Force Majeure, ZenZenZo, NIDA, USNW, VCA, ACPE, Touch Compass Co.
Lee-Anne Litton
Lee-Anne Litton is a Sydney base performance maker, physical performer and collaborator originally from Mandurah, Western Australia who has created and performed in works within the realms of dance, circus and physical theatre.
With more than decade of professional experience, she cut her teeth with Legs on the Wall in 2005 and stepped into the role as Co-Artistic Director 2016/17. Holding the reins of the company led to the premiere/presentations of ‘Highly Sprung” apart of Art and About at Martin Place 2017, Bleach Festival 2017 , Sydney Festival 2018 and Red Earth Festival 2018 . Lee-Anne’s strong connection passion for the Sydney physical theatre community led her to drive the vision for the parachute grounds that LOTW manages and spear head the programs such as Spark incubation residency’s and Parachute Festival, to uphold Create NSW vision for the Lilyfield site.
2006 Lee-Anne was a co founder of Physical Theatre Company Strings Attached, leading them to their first major work “A Return to the Trees” 2012. Other works include: (2006) “The Foreign Installation” Pact Theatre. (2007) “The Experiment” a quirky show set entirely inside a big house, where the audience was immersed in the play, Sydney Australia. (2008) “Impermanence” as part of the Feet First emerging artist program, LOTW. “Sound in Motion” CarriageWorks. “2nd Storey” at Underbelly Public Arts Lab Festival, CarriageWorks. “The Ivory Tower” at Peat’s Ridge Festival. (2009 -2011) “The Ivory Tower” at Hoopla Festival, Darling Harbor. “OJO” Underbelly Public Arts Lab Festival, Cockatoo Island. (2012) “Aerial Dance Collaboration” with Touch Compass Co, Auckland New Zealand. “Levity” Platform Shorts, ACAC. (2014) “In Common” Platform Shorts, ACAC. “Opposite Tangents” Platform Shorts, ACAC. “Time and Landscape” Platform Shorts, ACAC. (2015) “Air Bourne” Village Bizarre, The Rocks. “Stuffocation” Creative Conversations Earth Hour, ACAC. (2016) “Unleashed” Seed Residency Program, Perth Western Australia. (2018) “Aerial Dance Collaboration” with French Company Cie Bivouac, Cirkidz Adelaide.
From 2010 Lee-Anne has been a collaborating artist with Immersive Physical Theatre Company Stalker leading her to perform nationally and Internationally in works “Encoded”, “Pixel Mountain”, “Creature: Dot and the Kangaroo”, “Frameshift” both as choreographer and performer.
Lee-Anne’s curiosity in the line between aerial performance and dance theatre, influenced by her strong investigation and passion for Contact Improvisation, informs her work both on the ground and in the air, giving her the opportunity to choreograph aerial-dance scenes for several large scale productions, both nationally and internationally. She has nurtured her interest in the poetical and expressive possibilities that arise from this combination, developing a strong technical practice that is reflected in her work as well as the classes she regularly teaches.
Her teaching credits include; Strings Attached, Stalker, LOTW, Bangarra, SYDC, Force Majeure, NIDA, USNW, VCA, ACPE, Aerialize, Touch Compass Co, Dance Integrated Australia, InsideOutside Theatre.
Lee-Anne is passionate about the framework of interdisciplinary thinking and creativity in regards to the challenge of climate and social change.
With more than decade of professional experience, she cut her teeth with Legs on the Wall in 2005 and stepped into the role as Co-Artistic Director 2016/17. Holding the reins of the company led to the premiere/presentations of ‘Highly Sprung” apart of Art and About at Martin Place 2017, Bleach Festival 2017 , Sydney Festival 2018 and Red Earth Festival 2018 . Lee-Anne’s strong connection passion for the Sydney physical theatre community led her to drive the vision for the parachute grounds that LOTW manages and spear head the programs such as Spark incubation residency’s and Parachute Festival, to uphold Create NSW vision for the Lilyfield site.
2006 Lee-Anne was a co founder of Physical Theatre Company Strings Attached, leading them to their first major work “A Return to the Trees” 2012. Other works include: (2006) “The Foreign Installation” Pact Theatre. (2007) “The Experiment” a quirky show set entirely inside a big house, where the audience was immersed in the play, Sydney Australia. (2008) “Impermanence” as part of the Feet First emerging artist program, LOTW. “Sound in Motion” CarriageWorks. “2nd Storey” at Underbelly Public Arts Lab Festival, CarriageWorks. “The Ivory Tower” at Peat’s Ridge Festival. (2009 -2011) “The Ivory Tower” at Hoopla Festival, Darling Harbor. “OJO” Underbelly Public Arts Lab Festival, Cockatoo Island. (2012) “Aerial Dance Collaboration” with Touch Compass Co, Auckland New Zealand. “Levity” Platform Shorts, ACAC. (2014) “In Common” Platform Shorts, ACAC. “Opposite Tangents” Platform Shorts, ACAC. “Time and Landscape” Platform Shorts, ACAC. (2015) “Air Bourne” Village Bizarre, The Rocks. “Stuffocation” Creative Conversations Earth Hour, ACAC. (2016) “Unleashed” Seed Residency Program, Perth Western Australia. (2018) “Aerial Dance Collaboration” with French Company Cie Bivouac, Cirkidz Adelaide.
From 2010 Lee-Anne has been a collaborating artist with Immersive Physical Theatre Company Stalker leading her to perform nationally and Internationally in works “Encoded”, “Pixel Mountain”, “Creature: Dot and the Kangaroo”, “Frameshift” both as choreographer and performer.
Lee-Anne’s curiosity in the line between aerial performance and dance theatre, influenced by her strong investigation and passion for Contact Improvisation, informs her work both on the ground and in the air, giving her the opportunity to choreograph aerial-dance scenes for several large scale productions, both nationally and internationally. She has nurtured her interest in the poetical and expressive possibilities that arise from this combination, developing a strong technical practice that is reflected in her work as well as the classes she regularly teaches.
Her teaching credits include; Strings Attached, Stalker, LOTW, Bangarra, SYDC, Force Majeure, NIDA, USNW, VCA, ACPE, Aerialize, Touch Compass Co, Dance Integrated Australia, InsideOutside Theatre.
Lee-Anne is passionate about the framework of interdisciplinary thinking and creativity in regards to the challenge of climate and social change.