Creator, Choreographer, Director, Performer Joel Bray / Composer & Sound Design, Performer Marco Cher-Gibard / Costume Kate Davis / Lighting Designer Rachel Lee / Rope Work Luke George/ Executive Producer (JBD) Veronica Bolzon

Nominee – Outstanding Ensemble, Green Room Awards 2024

“Come, sweet creature.

Perch on the small of my back.

Cock your head my way and shoot me an Ancestor’s piercing glance.

You softly warble in my ear:

“Do you Swallow?””

In ‘Swallow’, Joel Bray invites his friend and musical collaborator Marco Cher-Gibard to dance an intimate ritual of finding his totem - Yirribin - the Welcome Swallow. In an entanglement of electronics and eros, bondage becomes release and Joel takes flight.

Image credits: Gregory Lorenzutti

SWALLOW was first created at Geelong Centre during the 24-25 Associate Artist Program. It premiered in 2024, commissioned by Lucy Guerin Inc. for PIECES 2024.

Swallow premieres at Dancehouse in August 2026, followed by a season at Geelong Arts Centre.

For more information about this work, please contact Veronica Bolzon (Executive Producer- JBD) at veronica@joelbraydance.com