Echo Mapping
Wed, 12th Aug 2026 07:30 pm - 08:30 pm
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PRESENTED BY THE SUBSTATION & INTIMATE SPECTACLE Echo Mapping is a thrilling, joyful duet of sound and movement created and performed by longtime collaborators, electronic musician/composer Jack Prest and dancer/choreographer Azzam Mohamed. Stripped back to its rawest elements: no sets, no spectacle. This is dance in its purest form, just body, voice, and live music in constant conversation. Jack's live score moves from subtle textures to thundering beats to ethereal trumpet, while Azzam performs both voice and body. His movement shifts from commanding stillness to fluid yet intense choreography, singing Sudanese melodies recorded, looped and manipulated by Jack into a mesmerising sonic atmosphere. Performed in the round, Echo Mapping places you at the centre of the experience. Every breath, every beat, every movement is magnified, drawing you into a shared, visceral journey that is both deeply personal and powerfully collective. Expect to leave transformed, exhilarated, and completely immersed. ARTISTIC TEAM Co-creators: Azzam Mohamed & Jack Prest Choreographer/Dancer: Azzam Mohamed Composer/Musician: Jack Prest Dramaturg: Anna Tregloan Production & Lighting: Neil Simpson Producer: Intimate Spectacle (Harley Stumm & Malcolm Whittaker) "This pared-back duet is mesmerising… trance-like." – Stephen Wilson Barker, The Conversation "Brims over with raw, euphoric authenticity that is infectious and culturally rich." – Sydney Morning Herald, on Azzam Mohamed's Katma ABOUT INTIMATE SPECTACLE Indy producer Intimate Spectacle was founded by Harley Stumm in 2012 to support artists across genres, from contemporary theatre, dance & dance theatre, to live art and music. It's collaborated with some of Australia's most exciting performance makers, including Jack & Azzam, Rakini Devi (performing with Kerfew at Substation 11 July), and others such as re:group performance collective (POV Rising 2025, AUTO-TUNE Melbourne Fringe 2025), Latai Taumoepeau, Nick Power, Branch Nebula, post, Brian Fuata, Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal, Vicki Van Hout, Sam Routledge, Cambodian Space Project, Erth, and Team MESS. Its prolific output includes 30 new works & 150 seasons in theatres, galleries and other spaces from warehouses to skateparks, with most of Australia's major presenters & festivals, contemporary spaces, over 40 regional venues in every state and territory, and more than a dozen countries in Asia, Latin America and Europe.
