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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2026 season. This season is now over.

an older woman looks into the camera with two hands softly cupping the side of her face.
A young woman looks directly and intensely into the camera as she falls through empty black space
A woman appears to be falling through space against a black background, her white skirts and blonde hair fluttering around her
Adelaide Fringe 2026

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Following a sold-out season at Melbourne Fringe, emerging choreographer Aimee Raitman returns with an unlikely collaboration of bodies and minds in a premiere contemporary dance work. 

Two dancers, three decades apart in age, navigate the awkwardness and intimacy of being in close proximity, and the systems and structures that support or restrict them. This work is for anyone like Aimee's Nana, who "doesn't really get contemporary dance," and for Aimee's ex-boyfriend, who said she "probably takes too many risks." There may be a trampoline involved.

"clever and relevant ideas, prodding us to question our individual and collective practices; all and everything that surrounds us." Farrago Magazine.

Q&A available on 12th March and additional sessions available upon request. Please contact Schools Program Coordinator at schools@adelaidefringe.com.au

Presented by: Aimee Raitman with CoExist Collective

Aimee Raitman is an emerging choreographer and interdisciplinary artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. Aimee’s debut double-bill DEIFIED, co-produced and choreographed with Patrick O’Luanaigh of Australian Dance Theatre, had a sold-out season at Melbourne Fringe Festival (2022). Her curiosity is in creating work that is as creatively accessible for the audience as it is for the artist, often utilising audience participation. Aimee has since been supported to present her work in theatres and galleries in Australia and internationally. Aimee studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) at the Victorian College of the Arts, and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. CoExist Collective nurtures an inclusive creative community where people are supported in making, sharing, and experiencing art.
Dance • Contemporary
Australia • World Premiere
 
d/Deaf and/or Lived Experience of Disability Shows
 
Culturally and/or linguistically diverse
 
Fringe Fund Recipient
Reviews
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    Guaranteed to provoke different emotions, thoughts, and experiences from the audience. - Nicole V, What's The Show

  • a delightful finale that feels like Aimee’s answer to these questions, and it is rewarding to interpret this paradox of falling... - Chiharu Valentino, Chiharu Reviews

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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: G
Family friendly: Yes
Target audience: Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17)

Accessibility

 
High audio content
 
High visual content
 
Audience members have the opportunity to interact or join artist on stage
 
Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language

Presenter

Presented by: Aimee Raitman with CoExist Collective

Aimee Raitman is an emerging choreographer and interdisciplinary artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. Aimee’s debut double-bill DEIFIED, co-produced and choreographed with Patrick O’Luanaigh of Australian Dance Theatre, had a sold-out season at Melbourne Fringe Festival (2022). Her curiosity is in creating work that is as creatively accessible for the audience as it is for the artist, often utilising audience participation. Aimee has since been supported to present her work in theatres and galleries in Australia and internationally. Aimee studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) at the Victorian College of the Arts, and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. CoExist Collective nurtures an inclusive creative community where people are supported in making, sharing, and experiencing art.