Dancer,
Filmmaker
Maddison is a multidisciplinary dance artist, delivering high end choreographic work through dance and film.
A 2022 graduate from the Masters programme at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, she has choreographed and staged two works, 'Kelly' and 'In Company'. She has also choreographed and directed a short dance film, Bright Things, to be released in 2023.
Maddison also has over 9 years experience as a professional Photographer and filmmaker, gaining a degree in Photojournalism and subsequently travelling the world, delivering high end Editorial campaigns and portraiture for Brands, Musicians and Creatives.
PORTFOLIO
FILM/STAGE/PHOTO
In Company Trinity Laban Theatre 2022
Trailer for, In Company, at The Trinity Laban Theatre 2022. Performed to an improvised live score by Kevin Cahill, in Company is a solo dance piece choreographed and performed by Maddison Araceli and accompanied by artist Sjaan Van de Langenberg.
Choreographed through explorative workshops with over 10 professional artists, whose responses to the dancers movement archive have been digitised and reimagined for the stage through projection and lighting design by Kaasam Aziz.
Bright Things Dance short, Coming 2023
Trailer for short dance film, Bright Things. Due to be released in 2023.
Choreographed, Directed and Edited by Maddison Araceli
Filmed by Kaasam Aziz.
Bright Things is a dance short touching on themes of agoraphobia indirectly linked to the Covid19 Pandemic.
Dancers: Alexis Iritani, Kate Page, Nina Murphy, Maddison Araceli
Kelly Laban Studio Theatre 2021
Trailer for 'Kelly' 2021. A piece choreographed and staged by Maddison Araceli and performed at the Laban Theatre in 2021.
A movement exploration re-purposing body language from the film, True History of The Kelly Gang, to embody and become something other.
Dancers: Maddison Araceli, Nina Murphy, Alexis Iritani, Kate page, Ifigenia Christodoulou
Barbican Super8mm 2021 Improvisation
Movement exploration at The Barbican 2021
Music - Brain - Lobo Loco
Filmed by Angela Harrington
Dancer:Maddison Araceli
Study 3 2021 Dance Short
An exploration of movement in space 2021 solo.
Danced, Choreographed & Directed by Maddison Araceli
Music - Rather Lovely thing - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Filmed & Edited by Kaasam Aziz
Gallery 2021-2023
