Echo Mapping is a thrilling, joyful duet of sound and movement created and performed by longtime collaborators, electronic musician/composer Jack Prest and dancer/choreographer Azzam Mohamed.

Stripped back to its rawest elements—no sets, no spectacle—this is dance in its purest form, just body, voice, and live music in constant conversation.

Jack’s live score moves from subtle textures to thundering beats to ethereal trumpet, while Azzam performs both voice and body. His movement shifts from commanding stillness to fluid yet intense choreography, singing Sudanese melodies recorded, looped and manipulated by Jack into a mesmerising sonic atmosphere.

Performed in the round, Echo Mapping places you at the centre of the experience. Every breath, every beat, every movement is magnified—drawing you into a shared, visceral journey that is both deeply personal and powerfully collective.

Expect to leave transformed, exhilarated, and completely immersed.

ARTISTIC TEAM

Co-creators: Azzam Mohamed & Jack Prest
Choreographer/Dancer: Azzam Mohamed
Composer/Musician: Jack Prest
Dramaturg: Anna Tregloan
Production & Lighting: Neil Simpson
Producer: Intimate Spectacle (Harley Stumm & Malcolm Whittaker)

“This pared-back duet is mesmerising… trance-like.” – Stephen Wilson Barker, The Conversation

“Brims over with raw, euphoric authenticity that is infectious and culturally rich." – Sydney Morning Herald, on Azzam Mohamed’s Katma

ABOUT INTIMATE SPECTACLE

Intimate Spectacle is an independent producing company founded by Harley Stumm in 2012. It works across genres, from contemporary theatre, dance & dance theatre, to live art and music, collaborating with some of Australia’s most exciting performance makers, including Latai Taumoepeau, Brian Fuata, Jack Prest, re: group performance collective, Rakini Devi, Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal, Nick Power, Branch Nebula, post, Vicki Van Hout, Sam Routledge, Cambodian Space Project, Erth, Team MESS and Lenine Bourke.

It has produced over 20 new works, as many special events & mixed programs, and over 130 seasons, in every Australian state and territory, as well as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Cambodia, UK, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Finland, and Chile.

Previously, Harley was Senior Producer at Performing Lines 2005-11 managing the Mobile States touring network; and Executive Producer at Urban Theatre Projects 1995-2003.

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The Substation champions contemporary and experimental arts. Housed inside a former industrial building steeped in the rich history of Melbourne’s inner west, The Substation is an arts destination unlike any other in Australia. From our local community in Newport to our national and global network of collaborators and cultural partners, we celebrate artists and ideas that encourage transformative conversations between wide-ranging audiences. Through our ever-evolving program and artist-led initiatives, we support the development of ambitious and inclusive works that defy simple categorisation.

Located in the heart of Newport, The Substation is a stone’s throw away from the banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River).

The Substation is located approximately 200 metres from Newport train station and the Newport Interchange bus stop.

There is ample off-street car parking on both sides of the building, including accessible parking spaces.

There are two bike racks less than 100 metres from the building, as well as a PTV Parkiteer bike cage next to our carpark. We encourage you to use these facilities and to always lock up your bikes.

Visitors may enter The Substation using the stairs or ramp at the main entrance. There is a lift on the ground floor, to the left of the lobby, providing access to levels 1 and 2.

There are gender-neutral toilets on every level, including accessible toilets on the ground floor and level 2.

We are committed to continually improving our services to ensure our events can be enjoyed by all. If you have specific access requirements (including seating arrangements for events) please get in touch via info@thesubstation.org.au