This body of work is inspired by the dancers rehearsing in their studio. There is a raw energy and new perspective in these works taken from the experience of creating images of the dancers developing the performance in their own familiar surrounds.

In 2010 the Queensland Ballet celebrates its 50 year anniversary. Debra Luccio, who has collaborated with the ballet company since 2009, has been invited to exhibit her monotypes as part of the landmark celebrations.

Debra’s collaboration with dance companies involved long hours of observation as premier dancers rehearsed, rested and performed in a process of creation that she discovered paralleled her own work. The illuminated figures emerging through the dark into the light leave the viewer feeling as a spectator would, watching a performance on stage.

Award-winning artist Debra Luccio worked with the Queensland Ballet while they rehearsed and performed ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’. ‘The Dream & The Dance’ reflects this collaboration, visually capturing and highlighting movements of the dancers through her monotypes and etchings.