Eighty-one works form the line up for the Resolution! platform, a chance for new and newer choreographers to engage with creating work through a supportive network of people. The mixed bill offered in last night’s programme formed an eclectic focus for artistic merit, appealing to three different tastes in choreographic creation and execution.

Leading was Arc’s A Sense of Beauty. A work appealing to and using the unique physiology of each dancer, the piece occurs mainly within the confines of one structure, created by two ladders with an adjoining board. The piece was emotionally endearing, creating characterizations through music, dance style and costume. Such a varying array of ideas had its charm, but unfortunately felt one-dimensional at times, the dancers pushed toward one movement dynamic within the confines of the concept. The live instrumentalist, while adding interest, had a confusing part in the storyline and once extracted, showed no more involvement in what was occurring on stage. The inclusive nature of the work in the end was heart-warming and demonstrates potential for all bodies in the realm of dance.

Tara D’Arquian’s May Our Bodies Become Bodies Again arrived at an emotional opposite for the first piece, a testament to how mixed these nights can be. The audience is used as a visual perspective pivot, technical hands change a frame that sets up a "room", a movement phrase is repeated over and over, infrequently embellished on but continuously portrayed with the same intensity. With perspectives changing, the story for the audience grows, the dancers on a set loop that could either represent days passing, relationship continuity, or several different couples. There were The Truman Show-esque moments created through this repetition, a hypnotic sameness that was effective overall. When the set finally stopped changing, other dancers were added, mimicking costume and phrase but performing with differing details. The splash of the different was welcome, but confused the unfolding nature of the story. Still, there was enough visual intrigue and reassurance of what could be seen to create a piece that was visually compelling.

The third and final piece of the night was an unrelenting portrayal of labour under the sun, demonstrated to the backdrop of Sicillian folk songs. Sounding Motion’s Naturale pared back choreography, costume and music to create the insistent pace to coincide with the concept. The hypnotic development of movement achieved an overall movement rhythm for the work, though the continuously developing solos appeared to be somewhat calculated and were only punctuated with a few (more satisfying) moments of unity. The live musicians were divided on stage causing a split focus, and this coupled with the split within the dancers was prone to create an excess of activity. A smaller space may have developed the intimacy that lacked in this piece, connecting the soulfulness of the Sicillian lyrics, the musicians and dancers on a more coherent level.

The diversity of the works shown as Wednesday’s edition of Resolution! demonstrated the assortment of ideas forming in the minds of a creative hub of budding choreographers. The complexity of structures and concepts beginning to be realized in these works has the potential to distil into something very compelling. In the spirit of works in progress, this mixed bag has shown varying strength in physical, emotional and conceptual ideas and continues to resound how exciting this dance platform can be.