Promotional Photography for Melancholia

AARTICHOKE STUDIOS worked with former Australian Ballet dancer Garry Stocks and the dancers at Studio Stocks to capture behind-the-scenes moments and promotional images for their debut production, Melancholia. The goal? To bring the production to life, build anticipation, and engage audiences ahead of the show.

A group of people engaged in a discussion, gathered around a man holding a laptop in a room with large windows. The atmosphere appears serious and attentive, as they listen closely to the man in the center.
Group of people posing in a creative dance formation, wearing casual summer outfits in a room with distressed walls.
Black and white photo of four people practicing a dance routine in a studio.
Dance rehearsal in a studio with performers and audience
Two people performing a dance routine against a worn wall.
Three women sitting on a wooden floor with a worn wall background, wearing tap shoes and resting their heads on each other.
A dancer performing a lift with another performer in a dark theatrical setting.
Two dancers in a dramatic pose on a wooden floor, performing a contemporary style dance in casual attire, against a worn wall backdrop, captured in black and white.
Two dancers performing on stage with one lifting a leg high in a dramatic pose, under blue stage lighting.
A group of dancers on stage performing a coordinated routine under blue lighting.