Archive - Belvoir Street Theatre - The Gates of Egypt

Belvoir Street Theatre - The Gates of Egypt (2007)

Choreographer / Movement Director

The Gates of Egypt marked a significant and deeply resonant collaboration with Belvoir Street Theatre under the direction of Kate Gaul, whose return to Belvoir brought renewed clarity and emotional precision to Stephen Sewell’s provocative work.

Kate invited me into the process to shape the movement language of the production,  work that sat at the intersection of gesture, stillness, and psychological tension rather than overt choreography. The task was not to decorate the text, but to support its emotional architecture: bodies holding what language could not always articulate.

Production Script (2006)
Working script for The Gates of Egypt, Company B / Belvoir Street Theatre

Written by Stephen Sewell in the shadow of the Israel–Lebanon conflict, The Gates of Egypt moves between suburban Australia and the ancient weight of history, asking where peace begins, globally, politically, and within the family. Movement in this context became a quiet carrier of meaning: restraint, fracture, hesitation, and human vulnerability embedded in posture and transition.

Program Credits
Official program listing, confirming role as Choreographer

Working at Belvoir Street Theatre, with its lineage of rigorous, actor-centred practice, demanded precision and sensitivity. The cast, led by Lynette Curran, brought extraordinary depth, allowing movement to emerge organically from character rather than imposed form. My role was to listen closely, respond intuitively, and offer a physical vocabulary that honoured both performer and text.

Opening Night Invitation & Tickets
Belvoir Street Theatre opening night, February 2007

Dress rehearsal, Upstairs Theatre, February 2007

The production opened on 7 February 2007 in the Upstairs Theatre and ran through to March, supported by a formidable creative team including Brian Thomson (Set Design), Jennifer Irwin (Costume), Verity Hampson (Lighting), and Daryl Wallis (Composition).

Thank You Card
Personal note from Company B following opening night

Being entrusted with this work by Kate, and acknowledged by Belvoir, remains a quietly cherished chapter in my creative life.

SMH Advertisement
Sydney Morning Herald promotional listing

 

Belvoir Street Theatre, The Gates of Egypt (2007)
https://belvoir.com.au/productions/the-gates-of-egypt/

 

Program Credits
Official program listing, confirming role as Choreographer

 

This page is part of the ART1 Archive, recording professional practice and cultural contributions preceding the launch of ART1.

View other theatre, screen, and movement work prior to ART1 in the Selected Credits.