Nerida Matthaei is a Brisbane-based choreographer, movement director, performer, and intimacy coordinator working across stage and screen worldwide. With over 400 creative credits, she is a sought-after collaborator and leader in contemporary performance.

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THE NEXT 14 SECONDS

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“DANCE MAKING GENIUS’ - Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane

‘INNOVATIVE CHOREOGRAPHY, DEEPLY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE… TAKING DANCE THEATRE TO BOLD NEW HEIGHTS’ - Westender”

CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED BY NERIDA MATTHAEI

PERFORMED & PRODUCED BY PHLUXUS2 DANCE COLLECTIVE

Quicker than an intake of breath our universe hurled itself into existence. Hot. Dense. A single point moving at unimaginable speeds, stretching and expanding towards being, towards discovering, understanding, knowing, building, creating... conquering.

In this infinite cosmos our world is a small but beautiful fragment, we, homo sapiens, are said to represent a mere 14 seconds of its condensed cosmic existence. Fourteen seconds; the time it took for Apollo 13 to make its mid course correction before landing in the Pacific Ocean. The time the average person decides if they like how they look in the mirror each day. Longer than firing a gun and the average hug. Not quite enough time to boil an egg, calm your nerves or sing the chorus of Beyonce’s Love on Top, but more than enough time to tell someone they are loved...

We humans have expanded and reinvented ourselves at a startling rate exploring the mystical, building the impossible and taking the greatest leaps of faith to arrive at this point. Beyond the precipice of great advancement, in a time of much change for our climate , our connectedness, our evolution.

We have achieved much in our 14seconds, but at what cost? A collision of physical and visual languages, the next 14 seconds draws from the disciplines of dance, theatre, visual and sound design to explore a rich tapestry inspired by human evolution.

Nominated for Best Choreography, Best Ensemble, Best Audience Interaction, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design by Stage Buzz 2024.

  • Choreographer: Nerida Matthaei

    Performers: Jade Brider, Asher Bowen-Saunders, Hsin-Ju Ely, Georgia Pierce, Jacob Watton

    Production Coordinator & Lighting Designer: Keith Clark

    Sound Design and Composition: Ben Ely, Harmi Te Kuru & Nerida Matthaei

    Costume Design: Lisa Fa’alafi & Nerida Matthaei

    Visual Artistry: Arabella Walker

    Set Design: Nerida Matthaei and Arabella Walker

    Producer: Phluxus2 Dance Collective & Cluster Arts

  • Contact hello@phluxus2.com for further info and touring options

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ANGEL MONSTER

Nerida Matthaei choreography Brisbane. A woman with short hair and painted body in a creative dance pose against a dark gray background, wearing layered clothing with denim and ripped fabric.
Nerida Matthaei choreography Brisbane. Theater performance with performers in costumes, some with large fabric-covered headpieces, on a dark stage surrounded by scattered colorful cloths and props.
Nerida Matthaei choreography Brisbane. A woman in colorful clothing is mid-dance, with her hair flying and one leg bent, against a neutral gray background.
“★★★★ “hugely important... a must see” - Deadline News

★★★★ “engaging and enraging in equal measure” - The Wee Review

★★★★ “Matthaei’s choreography is incredible” - F Gosling

“world class... blown away” - Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane

“high-octane dance with a strong beating heart” – The Scotsman”

CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED BY NERIDA MATTHAEI

PERFORMED & PRODUCED BY PHLUXUS2 DANCE COLLECTIVE

Angel Monster is raw, visceral, confessional, 5-star performance from one of Queensland’s most prolific dance-theatre artists, Phluxus2 Dance Collective, choreographed by the award-winning Nerida Matthaei.

Sex, consent, violence, and empowerment crash-tackle together in a full-bodied conversation where the agenda is Equality, Ownership, and Individuality.

Combining contemporary dance and spoken word, this spinetingling production delves into the depths of womanhood, shattering boundaries and inviting audiences on an electrifying journey.

After two years of ‘best of the fest’ at Edinburgh Fringe, Australian audiences have their turn to see this unmissable performance.

Enter a space caught in a cross-hairs: halfway between your bedroom-floor at 3am and an otherworldly celestial limbo. Here, inside a field of laundry, explosive choreography ignites and combusts beside you as an army of dancers explore the dreams and the nightmares, the tremble, and the limits of the female experience.

★★★★★ “A high energy, connective celebration of the eclectic female experience.” - Everything Theatre

★★★★ “A spine-tingling show that cracks open the pandora’s box of womanhood.” - The List

★★★★★ “a challenging, nuanced piece channelled through impressive staging and impassioned movements from the performers. - Culture Fix

★★★★★ “gorgeously directed... goosebumps” - Three Weeks

★★★★★ “unmissable!” - Everywhere Theatre

★★★★★ “Trilling... deeply moving, powerful piece of work. Clever and confident” – The Stage, UK

★★★★★ “impressive” - Culture Fix

★★★★ “powerful innovative cutting edge contemporary dance”

– The Scottish Field

★★★★ “visceral blend of contemporary dance, body horror & spoken word... spine-tingling” - The List UK

  • Choreographer: Nerida Matthaei

    Performers: Jade Brider, Hsin-Ju Ely, Nadia Milford, Makira Horner, Asher Bowen-Saunders

    Production Coordinator & Lighting Designer: Keith Clark

    Sound Design and Composition: Andrew Milz

    Costume Design: Nerida Matthaei

    Set Design & Realisation: Nerida Matthaei and Rosina Sulaiman

    Producer: Phluxus2 Dance Collective & Cluster Arts

  • Contact hello@phluxus2.com for further info and touring options

PROXIMAL

MULTI AWARD-WINNING DANCE FILM CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED BY NERIDA MATTHAEI, PRODUCED AND PERFORMED PHLUXUS2 DANCE COLLECTIVE. CONTACT FOR SCREENING OPTIONS.

Nerida Matthaei choreography Brisbane. A female dancer reaches for the sky in Brisbane, a part of the award-winning dance film by Nerida Matthaei and Phluxus2 Dance Collective.
Three dancers perform in a green park in Brisbane, a part of the award-winning dance film by Nerida Matthaei and Phluxus2 Dance Collective. Nerida Matthaei choreography Brisbane.
Nerida Matthaei choreography Brisbane. A group of dancers perform on a bridge in Brisbane, a part of the award-winning dance film by Nerida Matthaei and Phluxus2 Dance Collective.
Nerida Matthaei choreography Brisbane. Twelve dancers perform in King George Square in Brisbane, a part of the award-winning dance film by Nerida Matthaei and Phluxus2 Dance Collective.
Nerida Matthaei choreography Brisbane. Five dancers perform in a green park in Brisbane, a part of the award-winning dance film by Nerida Matthaei and Phluxus2 Dance Collective.

LOVE STORIES

CHOREOGRAPHY, MOVEMENT DIRECTION AND INTIMACY COORDINATION BY NERIDA MATTHAEI. CURRENTLY TOURING IN AUS AND INTERNATIONALLY. PRODUCED BY BRISBANE FESTIVAL.

Nerida Matthaei choreography intimacy coordination Brisbane. Eleven actors and performers sit and and stand together in Trent Daltons Love Stories choreographed and movement directed and intimacy coordinated by Nerida Matthaei.
Nerida Matthaei choreography intimacy coordination Brisbane. Two dancers and one actor performer in Trent Daltons Love Stories choreographed and movement directed and intimacy coordinated by Nerida Matthaei, Phluxus2 Dance Collective and Brisbane Fes
Nerida Matthaei choreography intimacy coordination Brisbane. Seven dancers and actors performer in Trent Daltons Love Stories choreographed and movement directed and intimacy coordinated by Nerida Matthaei, Phluxus2 Dance Collective and Brisbane Fest
Nerida Matthaei choreography intimacy coordination Brisbane. One actor performs in Trent Daltons Love Stories choreographed and movement directed and intimacy coordinated by Nerida Matthaei, Phluxus2 Dance Collective and Brisbane Festival.

OTHER WORKS

NERIDA HAS OVER TWENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND OVER 400 CREDITS IN HER REPERTOIRE. PLEASE CONTACT FOR MORE DETAILS OR VISIT INSTAGRAM FOR RECENT PROJECTS.

Nerida Matthaei choreography Brisbane. A man lifts and female up into the air, her hands in claws, choreographed by Nerida Matthaei in Phluxus2 Dance Collective's de-generator.
Nerida Matthaei choreography performance Brisbane. Nerida Matthaei falls from a height wrapped in a parachute, in the co-created Paratrooper Project, produced by Phluxus2 Dance Collective.
Nerida Matthaei choreography intimacy coordination Brisbane. Two actors stand together in a field of flowers, in Queensland Theatre's Pride and Prejudice choreographed and movement directed and intimacy coordinated by Nerida Matthaei
Nerida Matthaei performance Brisbane. Nerida Matthaei stands and speaks on a microphone, as a dancer and performer in The Danger Ensemble's Caligula
Nerida Matthaei choreography performance Brisbane. Nerida Matthaei performs in Dont's For Dancers, a multidisciplinary performance piece.
Nerida Matthaei choreography movement direction Brisbane. Dancers and actors pause inside a clocktower in Boy Swallows Universe choreographed and Movement Directed by Nerida Matthaei and produced by Queensland Theatre and Brisbane Festival
Nerida Matthaei direction choreography Brisbane. Two actors dance together in Pramkicker, Directed Choreographed and Intimacy Coordinated by Nerida Matthaei
Nerida Matthaei choreography performance Brisbane. Nerida Matthaei dances is solo work she choreographed called 10, performed at Metro Arts, Studio1 and HOTA
Nerida Matthaei choreography performance visual art Brisbane.Two dancers lie on a painted canvas with their heads covered in lace and croissants in their mouths, choreographed and painted by Nerida Matthaei at her residency at Chateau Orquevaux in Fr
Nerida Matthaei choreography Brisbane. An actor lies in the dirt, covered in confetti, and plane debris, in I Just Came To Say Goodbye choreographed by Nerida Matthaei and produced by The Good Room with direction from Amy Ingram and Dan Evans.
Nerida Matthaei choreography performance Brisbane. Five females circus and dance performers scream and tear away caution tape in Polytoxic's Apocalyptic, co-created by Nerida Matthaei and the cast.
Nerida Matthaei intimacy coordination Brisbane. Two dancers perform the Queensland Ballet's 2025 Dangerous Liaisons, with intimacy coordination from Nerida Matthaei.