U>N>I>T>E>D is the latest work in the canon of Chunky Move Artistic Director Antony Hamilton’s speculative future’ performances, following recent innovative dance experiences created by the company such as Token Armies (2019) and Yung Lung (2022). Exploring ‘machine mysticism’ and the persistence of spirituality in a post-industrial digital age, the work is a major international collaboration with prodigal sons of Javanese experimental techno, Gabber Modus Operandi, Bali-based streetwear label Future Loundry, Australian global leaders in animatronic design, Creature Technology Co., and a stellar line up of six dancers.

Choreography by Antony and the dancers (whose practices traverse contemporary and street dance styles) is performed to Gabber Modus Operandi’s gamelan-infused, Javanese trance-inspired techno beats. Creature Technology Co.’s mechanical exoskeleton suits, embellished by upcycled Indonesian motorcycle-culture inspired costuming by Future Loundry, transform the dancers into insect- and machine-like creatures.