Sydney Dance Company’s ab [intra] is as much a musical collaboration as it is one between the choreographer and the dancers. For ab [intra], composer Nick Wales once again reunites with choreographer and Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela to create a sumptuous and varied musical score, fusing lush… Read more

Ex-Sydney Dance Company dancer and emerging choreographer Cass Mortimer Eipper facilitated a series of choreographic workshops for a group of Pre-Professional Year students last month. PPY student Georgia Adelt reflected on her week with Cass and the challenges in readying herself for new work: One… Read more

Hailing from Detroit, dance student Amanda Zawisza flew down to Sydney for our week-long Professional Intensive training program. Designed for tertiary performing arts students, graduates, and professional dancers, the program teaches participants Company repertoire, choreographic process, and challenging creative tasks such as structured improvisation. We sat down with… Read more

For the first 2 weeks of term 2, we have been focusing on a choreographic development by guest artist Ashley Wright to be performed at our graduation season at Carriageworks in December. Ashley is incorporating elements of physical theatre that bring an extra layer to… Read more

Ahead of the world premiere season of Sydney Dance Company’s ab [intra], we sat down with Set and Costume Designer David Fleischer to talk about his design choices behind the new production. The NIDA graduate has previously worked with organisations such as Opera Australia, Sydney Theatre Company,… Read more

Sydney Dance Company recently performed three works – Rafael Bonachela’s Lux Tenebris, Cheng Tsung-lung’s Full Moon and Gabrielle Nankivell’s Wildebeest – at the historic Théâtre National de Chaillot. While on tour in Paris, between travel, rehearsals and performing, Company dancer Chloe Leong kept a tour diary for Audrey Journal. Paris, April 11, 2018 The… Read more

ab [intra] is Rafael Bonachela’s first full scale work since the critically acclaimed 2 One Another and Project Rameau in 2012 and makes its world debut in Sydney this May before touring nationally. We spoke with Rafael about ab [intra] and his creative process. “ab [intra], meaning from… Read more

Pre-Professional Year 2017 graduate Chloe Young joined the Company in 2018 as a Trainee. Chloe’s first challenge was learning repertoire for the South America Tour at the beginning of the year. We chatted with her about her first few months at the Company. How did… Read more

As the one in the position of learning, I want to be asked questions and I want to ask questions. I want to know why we do the things we do, rather than just simply do them. I began my year with one intention –… Read more

Ever wondered what a day in the life of a Company dancer is like? We asked Sydney Dance Company dancer Juliette Barton to give us a glimpse behind the curtain. What’s your morning routine before you arrive at the studio? I like to sit on… Read more