choreographer clare dyson created Dyson Industries with brother and lighting designer mark dyson in 1998. since that time they have been developing innovative performance work that crosses art-form boundaries, art theory and the experience of audience.

clare and mark create work in a variety of forms: dance, visual theatre, installation, dance theatre, site-specific works and film.

they work independently, together and collaboratively with other artists. their work spans commissions for government, universities, independently produced and for festivals.

their new collaborative performance language has been recognised as original, unique and stunningly beautiful. at the 2006 australian dance award 'churchill's black dog' won outstanding achievement in independent dance and was nominated for outstanding achievement in choreography. In 2010 The Voyeur was also nominated for outstanding achievement in indepedent dance.

selected works

1992/1993 One – solo series
1993 Asia Pacific Art Triennial with Roberto Villanova
1993 Women are dying to look like this
1994 Traces: installation + performance
1995 crab room performance space, Brisbane
1995 Water to a Morning Mouth
1995 Mourning Hours I, II & III
1997 Languages of collaboration
1998 Mourning hours: 16mm film
1998 Spices: installation + performance
2000 Moodjee – for Council for Reconciliation
2001 Intimate Drowning I
2002/2003 Constructed Realities, Brisbane & Canberra
2003 Intimate Drowning II
2004 Constructed Realities: gallery installation
2005/2006 Churchill’s Black Dog, Canberra & Brisbane Festival
2006 Medeleven, Link Dance Company, WAAPA
2007 Absence(s) – site installation performance work
2007 Being There – created at Tanzfabrik in Berlin & premiered in Brisbane
2009 the voyeur - 09 development and tour to the US in 2010

current works
alone.together - new sound installation performance
flâneuse - a botanist of the sidewalk: current research in paris

performers + collaborators
contract based
see the company for details

artists working on past and present projects include:
simon ellis [ the voyeur ]
emily amisano [ being there ]
brian lucas [ churchill's black dog, absence(s) ]
vanessa mafe-keane (top) [ churchill's black dog, absence(s) ]
avril huddy (left in dress) [ one, women are dyring to look like this, water to a mourning mouth, traces, constructed realities, intimate drowning, churchill's black dog, absence(s) ]
tammy meeuwissen [ constructed realities, intimate drowning, asche churchill's black dog, absence(s) ]
bruce mckinven (design) [ absence(s), being there, the voyeur ]
jonathan sinatra [ the voyeur ]
justin rutzou [ intimate drowning, being there ]
arun munoz [ spices, the voyeur ]
trish wood [ medeleven, being there ]
jessyka watson-gailbraith [ being there ]
brett collery (sound) [ absence(s) ]
elise may [ churchill's black dog ]
katie joel (left) [ mouring hours, mourning hours film, constructed realities ]
jean tally [ intimate drowning ]
wendy morrow [ intimate drowning, moodjee ]
megan millband [ intimate drowning, moodje ]
damian barbeler (sound) [ languages of collaboration, mourning hours film, intimate drowning ]
andrew ness [ intimate drowning ]
rachael jennings (visual artist) [ traces, languages of collaboration, spices, moodjee ]
lisa fa'alfi [ constructed realities ]
efeso faanana [ constructed realities ]

just to name a few....

photography by pling (dress) and
fiona cullen (shadow) and jon green