Prepare to embark on a voyage throughout the human brain, following the path of the neurotransmitter: dopamine.

Deriving movement directly from biological process, Exocytosis portrays the release, absorption, and effects that dopamine has on us through contemporary dance. It embarks on a voyage throughout the brain, following the path of the neurotransmitter.

Exocytosis

How does happiness occur?

Presented by Solstice Dance Collective

Choreographed by Esmée Henry

Performed by Grace Campbell, Clare Dark, Kelsey Dell, Chloe Jarvela, Meg Blackburn, Noah Hockey, Eva Cattarin Mattioli, Lillian Wright, Mia Williams, and Emily Underwood

Documentation by Georgia Haupt | G docs

Performed for:

Anywhere Festival, Brisbane - August 2025 (Awarded best in Dance and Physical Theatre & Audience Vote)

...an extraordinary fusion of science and art. The dancers’ speed, precision, and fluidity work to remarkable effect, their collective energy essentially filling the room and transforming the setting.
— Georgia Haupt for Anywhere Festival