Presented by STRUT Dance in association with PICA
From 25 to 28 June 2025, Restore brought together a new commission by Boorloo-based choreographer Adelina Larsson Mendoza and the West Australian premiere of CUDDLE by Naarm-based artist Harrison Ritchie-Jones. Presented as a double bill in PICA’s Central Gallery, the works offered two highly personal approaches to memory, physical exchange and choreographic invention.
Bell
By Adelina Larsson Mendoza
Bell was a new solo performance and the latest instalment in Min Folkdans, Adelina Larsson Mendoza’s ongoing archival research project and choreographic collection. Drawing on her Swedish-Mexican family history, the work reflected on the folk dances that shaped her imagination and the ways personal, political and cultural histories are carried through the body.
Choreographer and Performer: Adelina Larsson Mendoza
Dramaturg: Anthony Coxeter
Composer: Sia Ahmad
Lighting and Technical Designer: Mark Haslam
Costume Designer: Kate Tadé
CUDDLE
By Harrison Ritchie-Jones
Harrison Ritchie-Jones and Michaela Tancheff met in a difficult and dynamic duet filled with surreal sonic and visual surprises. Drawing from contemporary dance, martial arts, figure skating, rodeo barnyard dancing and other physical forms, CUDDLE moved between absurd humour, joyful play and technical virtuosity.
Choreographer and Performer: Harrison Ritchie-Jones
Performer: Michaela Tancheff
Restore was presented by STRUT Dance in association with PICA. The season was assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, the Western Australian Government and STRUT Movers, STRUT’s generous donor circle.
