Category: Dance
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New Breed 2025 (Sydney Dance Co) ★★★★
This may be the final annual instalment of Sydney Dance Company’s showcase of the next generation of choreographic talent, but its influence will be felt for some time yet.
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Marrow (Carriageworks) ★★★★
Marrow hits the ears like a rave and the heart like a punch.
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Illume (Bangarra) ★★★★★
Bangarra’s new show is bringing the galactic to Gadigal.
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The Chronicles (Sydney Festival) ★★★★½
Stephanie Lake takes us from womb to tomb in the thrilling dance piece, The Chronicles. I was enthralled.
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New Breed 2024 (Sydney Dance Company) ★★★★
Sydney Dance Company’s annual showcase of emerging choreographers, New Breed, is back for 2024 with a mini-advent calendar of different treats.
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Oscar (Australian Ballet) ★★★★½
Through the opulent beauty of choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and composer Joby Talbot’s original ballet, Oscar, presents Oscar Wild’s story through a romantic lens with an eye on his legacy.
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Romeo & Juliet Suite (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★
“Specificity” is the first word that comes to mind after watching Benjamin Millepied’s Romeo & Juliet Suite. Specificity in the movement, intention, camera-work and even the way it uses the Sydney Opera House itself.
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GöteborgsOperans Danskompani (Roslyn Packer) ★★★★
GöteborgsOperans Danskompani are renowned and these two works make it clear why. Both fun and form-breaking, this is exciting contemporary dance to watch.
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Message In A Bottle (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★★
None of this should work. The music of Sting, mixed with contemporary hip-hop dance, and a story about the plight of refugees. But choreographer Kate Prince has pulled off a miracle in Message in a Bottle. Or, to put it another way… every little thing she does is magic!
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Exposed (Sydney Opera House) ★★★1/2
Choreographed & directed by Michelle Ryan. Restless Dance Theatre. Sydney Opera House 30 Aug – 3 Sep, 2023. Exposed, the new piece by Restless Dance Theatre, unpicks the moments of daily life, and our interactions with others. Inspired by a moment from Artistic Director Michelle Ryan’s life, Exposed looks at the combination of vulnerability and…
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