School Matinees

Our tailored school matinees connect students with cutting-edge contemporary dance performances.

With pre-show talks and demonstrations, students will be offered insights into our artists’ creative processes. Students will engage in a post-show panel discussion and Q&A with Company dancers, creatives and arts professionals, developing a deeper understanding of the process of bringing a performance to life and the career pathways available within the performing arts industry.

Need more information about our school matinees? Fill out our Expressions of Interest Form and the Education Team will be in touch.

Watch this video for further insights into a Sydney Dance Company school matinee:

We are thrilled to announce our exciting program momenta for the Season 1 school matinee performances at the Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay.

Sydney Dance Company explodes onto stage in Rafael Bonachela’s latest creation momenta. From the most tender exchanges to an intense physical storm, witness an extraordinary force of movement, striking individuality and powerful unity, escalating to a joyous release. 

The connection is instinctive. The moment is transformational. 

momenta takes audiences on a journey into the poetry and physicality of human bonds. This mesmerising work presents a kaleidoscope of energy, capturing moments where individual trajectories collide and intertwine. 

Rich with rhythmical and spatial patterning, Sydney Dance Company dancers transcend physical limitations; they explore the full range of their bodies with grace, power and vulnerability. Each moment resonates through space, drawing the audience into a world of raw emotion. 

Through the captivating interplay of Bonachela’s signature choreographic style, Nick Wales’ evocative soundscapes, Elizabeth Gadsby’s impressive set design and Damien Cooper’s striking lighting, momenta gathers the hurtling vectors of our lives into confluence and connection. For audiences and dancers alike, it is an invitation to rejoice in the beauty and fragility of our shared humanity. 

*Schools receive one complimentary teacher ticket for every 20 student tickets purchased.

Secondary school matinee bookings can be made here 

Need more information about our school matinees? Fill out our Expressions of Interest Form and the Education Team will be in touch.

The performance of momenta and accompanying resource pack encourage students to dissect choreographic devices, performance quality, production elements and creative processes. This can be used to enhance delivery of dance curriculum in appreciation and composition components, with the resource pack providing comprehensive behind-the-scenes insight and in-depth tasks to allow for continual analysis of the live performance experience.

We are thrilled to announce our exciting Season 2 Secondary School Matinee performance at the Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay.

Sydney Dance Company presents Twofold, an exciting double bill featuring an excerpt of Rafael Bonachela’s beloved Impermanence, accompanied by the Partridge String Quartet and a world premiere work, Love Lock choreographed by Melanie Lane who brought us the critically acclaimed WOOF in 2019. 

*Schools receive one complimentary teacher ticket for every 20 student tickets purchased.

Secondary school matinee bookings can be made here 

Need more information about our school matinees? Fill out our Expressions of Interest Form and the Education Team will be in touch.

The performance of Twofold and accompanying resource pack encourage students to dissect choreographic devices, performance quality, production elements and creative processes. This can be used to enhance delivery of dance curriculum in appreciation and composition components, with the resource pack providing comprehensive behind-the-scenes insight and in-depth tasks to allow for continual analysis of the live performance experience.

We are thrilled to announce our exciting Season 2 Primary School Matinee performance at the Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay.

The Primary School Matinee performance will feature an excerpt of Rafael Bonachela’s beloved Impermanence. A visceral and thrilling exploration of the juxtaposition of beauty and devastation, Rafael Bonachela’s critically acclaimed Impermanence features an evocative score by Grammy Award-winning Bryce Dessner performed in association with the Patridge String Quartet. 

*Schools receive one complimentary teacher ticket for every 20 student tickets purchased.

Primary school matinee bookings can be made here 

Need more information about our school matinees? Fill out our Expressions of Interest Form and the Education Team will be in touch.

The performance of Impermanence and accompanying resource pack encourage students to dissect choreographic devices, performance quality, production elements and creative processes. This can be used to enhance delivery of dance curriculum in appreciation and composition components, with the resource pack providing comprehensive behind-the-scenes insight and in-depth tasks to allow for continual analysis of the live performance experience.

Sydney Dance Company explodes onto stage in Rafael Bonachela’s latest creation momenta. From the most tender exchanges to an intense physical storm, witness an extraordinary force of movement, striking individuality and powerful unity, escalating to a joyous release. 

The connection is instinctive. The moment is transformational. 

momenta takes audiences on a journey into the poetry and physicality of human bonds. This mesmerising work presents a kaleidoscope of energy, capturing moments where individual trajectories collide and intertwine. 

Rich with rhythmical and spatial patterning, Sydney Dance Company dancers transcend physical limitations; they explore the full range of their bodies with grace, power and vulnerability. Each moment resonates through space, drawing the audience into a world of raw emotion. 

Through the captivating interplay of Bonachela’s signature choreographic style, Nick Wales’ evocative soundscapes, Elizabeth Gadsby’s impressive set design and Damien Cooper’s striking lighting, momenta gathers the hurtling vectors of our lives into confluence and connection. For audiences and dancers alike, it is an invitation to rejoice in the beauty and fragility of our shared humanity. 

*Schools receive one complimentary teacher ticket for every 10 student tickets purchased.

Arts Centre Melbourne School Matinee bookings can be made here

Contemporary Creative and Contemporary Technique Workshops can be booked to accompany and support the matinee experience. Workshops provide an opportunity for students to develop contemporary dance technique, learn Sydney Dance Company repertoire and explore choreographic and creative ideas through an industry-based lens.

Workshops are delivered to complement curriculum outcomes for performance and composition elements. Workshops can be delivered as a school incursion to your school or on the same day as a matinee, subject to studio availability.

If you would like to order Sydney Dance Company merchandise for your school or studio group please contact [email protected]
with your order request at least 48 hours before the matinee or workshop.

We will prepare your order for you to collect at the School Matinee Performance or your In-Studio Workshop.

Sydney Dance Company is committed to providing a safe, nurturing, stable and secure environment for children. We believe that the welfare of children participating in our programs is of the highest priority and we foster practices to support children’s health, developmental needs, self-respect and confidence.You can download our Child Protection Policy and our Values and Expectations for children participating in activities with Sydney Dance Company below.

All teaching staff employed by Sydney Dance Company to work with children and young people hold a current NSW Working With Children Check and agree to abide by our policies and guidelines in relation to working with children.

Should you have any questions or need guidance on how to raise a concern, please don’t hesitate to contact our Child Safe Environment Officer on 02 9258 4800 or [email protected].