BIG LOW DREAM is a new contemporary dance work about what we reach for, together, in the dark. Choreographer Jessie McCall looks to dream logic - unruly, queer, ethically imaginative, as a way to hold onto meaning in a time of overlapping crises. Paradises slip their frames. Unexpected pleasures co-inhabit with the unthinkable. Spectacle flirts with collapse.
Ominous and funny, intimate and sweeping, BIG LOW DREAM is a rehearsal of possible futures — tender, desperate, and rising.
Praise for Jesie McCall:
"Through the combined impact of dance and design, McCall enables multiple truths to coexist, just as they do in our reality… This is a production in the hands of an artist who knows precisely what they’re doing. It’s focused and formidable; well-made and compelling." - Tate Fountain, Bad Apple, 13 October 2022 for I GET SO EMOTIONAL BABY
“Deeply perceptive and provocative work… It does exactly what art is supposed to do – it opens a window into our soul, and shines a light on moments we may often try to keep hidden.” - Emily Napolitano, Theatreview for TASSEL ME THIS
Auckland season presented as part of Tempo Dance Festival 2026. For the full programme visit: www.tempodancefestival.co.nz
Creative Team
Choreography: Jessie McCall
Sound Design: Thomas Lambert
Lighting Design: Tony Black
Cast
Airu Matsuda, Caleb Heke, Sasha Matsumoto, Millie Maden
Tour Information
Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Hannah Playhouse
10 - 12 September
Ōtautahi Christchurch
Papa Hou
19 September
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Q Theatre
25 - 26 September
Auckland Workshop
Join Footnote for a creative workshop that explores the themes and repertoire from Big Low Dream by Jessie McCall. You will have the opportunity to learn from the Footnote dancers before attending the show Big Low Dream.
Workshops are $50 per person and include a class + a ticket to the show.
Workshop Details:
📍24th September, 6-7.30pm
📍Studio 1, Wellesley Studios Auckland
Suitable for ages 15+