Overview
In addition to 95 scheduled performances at 24 venues around Australia in 2017, Sydney Dance Company continues its strong tradition of international touring, showcasing Australian culture, ideas and talent on the global stage.
We are thrilled to be returning to China In October 2017 to perform at the prestigious Shanghai International Arts Festival.
Rafael Bonachela’s epic international masterpiece 2 One Another will be performed under the stars to thousands in two concerts and the critically acclaimed double bill CounterMove will thrill audiences in Shanghai Grand Theatre and Wuxi Grand Theatre.
CounterMove comprises of two exhilarating pieces – Rafael Bonachela’s Lux Tenebris explores light and darkness with fiercely physical movement and deep, electronic beats by composer Nick Wales (long-term collaborator of Sarah Blasko). While Alexander Ekman’s Cacti is a brilliantly conceived, laugh-out-loud funny piece that dares to poke fun at contemporary dance. Featuring a string quartet live on stage, Ekman’s witty and energetic choreography has left a global trail of rapturous reviews.
“★★★★ Utterly mesmerising” – The Guardian
“★★★★ A new work extends the dancers’ flexibility and boldness, while the return of a favourite reminds us that dance can be fun. Both engage the dancers’ feisty attack, admirable stamina and formidable technique.” – Sydney Morning Herald
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Dates
Shanghai International Arts Festival
2 One Another
Jing’an Park (Outdoor Stage)
Friday 27 October
Baoshan Culture Centre
Sunday 29 October
City Theatre
Monday 30 October
CounterMove
Cacti and Lux Tenebris
Shanghai Grand Theatre
Sunday 22 October,
Monday 23 October
Wuxi Grand Theatre
Thursday 26 October
Creatives
2 One Another
Choreographer: Rafael Bonachela
Production & Costume Design, Creative Direction of Screen Content: Tony Assness
Lighting Design: Benjamin Cisterne
Original Music: Nick Wales
Text: Samuel Webster
Sound: Adam Iuston
Costume Design Consultant: Peter Simon Phillips
Costume Maker: Fiona Holley
Screen Content Designed and Produced by: Iloura
Executive Producer: Alastair Stephen
Design Director: Finnegan Spencer
Producer: Simone Clow
Lead 3D Artist: Kanin Phemayothin
Cacti
Choreography and Costumes: Alexander Ekman
Stage Design: Alexander Ekman and Thomas Visser
Lighting Design: Thomas Visser
Lyrics: Spenser Theberge
Lux Tenebris
Choreography: Rafael Bonachela
Composer: Nick Wales
Lighting Design: Benjamin Cisterne
Media
“★★★★ Utterly mesmerising” – The Guardian
“★★★★½ A winning combination that, on the one hand provokes and entertains, and on the other confronts and moves its audience in a dazzling evening of dance.” – Limelight Magazine
“★★★★ A new work extends the dancers’ flexibility and boldness, while the return of a favourite reminds us that dance can be fun. Both engage the dancers’ feisty attack, admirable stamina and formidable technique.” – Sydney Morning Herald
“Always exhilarating… ‘Bonachela has harnessed the strength and skills of the dancers in a thrillingly fluent piece that maintains its vibrancy over its hour-long journey” – Sydney Morning Herald
“Akin to fireworks exploding… An omnipotent emotional journey that puts the audience in the driver’s seat.” – Daily Telegraph
“The kind of musical, dynamically diverse and physically challenging work dancers long to perform… this show is not to be missed.” – The Age
“Bonachela’s complex and ever-changing movement vocabulary, combined with Sydney Dance Company’s gorgeous ensemble, equals a winning formula… The non-stop choreography bursts with invention.” – Herald Sun
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