Project Rameau. Sydney Dance Company & Australian Chamber Orchestra
…tion from Rameau’s Castor and Pollux. But the true colours of Sydney Dance Company shone in the dances made for the full company. Here Bonachela created a sense of hierarchy and formality looking back to the courtly nature of Baroque dance, with the odd wiggle of the backside thrown in. And the precision of those dancers as they moved together was absolutely stunning. Dance director Amy Hollingsworth take a bow for magnificent skills in the rehear…
ab [intra]. Sydney Dance Company
…oups of dancers. In ab [intra] there were several occasions when the whole company (or sometimes almost the whole company) were onstage together. It is fascinating to see how at times Bonachela has his larger groups of dancers look like a collection of individuals in different poses, making different moves, only for the group suddenly to be moving in unison. It is also fascinating to look harder at what the dancers are doing because it often is th…
Talking to Loughlan Prior
…o be able to work elsewhere as well. ‘It’s crucial for me to be working around Australasia,’ he says. ‘There’s not enough work to be choreographing full-time if I’m just in New Zealand.’ But, going back to Cinderella, he remarks, ‘My real passion is in storytelling. I’m really pleased with what the company has let me do. They trusted me to follow a particular journey.’ Loughlan Prior’s journey is one to follow I suggest. See my review of Cinderell…
Ballets Russes. The National Library’s finding aid
…Russe. The later part of the tour listings in the finding aid are for the company led by Sergei Denham, usually known as the One and Only Ballet Russe, which Tweedie joined in 1946, and for Cuban companies with which Tweedie was involved. The listing from 1940 onwards is really a reflection of the career of Valrene Tweedie rather than of the history of the Original Ballet Russe. This is not made clear in the updated finding aid. And incidentally,…
Dance diary. September 2012
…Bonachela’s 6 Breaths and her duet in Jacopo Godani’s Raw Models. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lmjmggy7Fs Dance also featured in the category best original score (David Page and Steve Francis for Bangarra’s Belong program) and best costume design (Toni Maticevski and Richard Nylon for BalletLab’s Aviary: A Suite for the Bird). Tag cloud: popular tags The ten most popular tags for September were: Graeme Murphy, Hannah O’Neill, The Australian B…
New Works Festival. New York City Ballet
…Ambrose Akinmusire, were standing in the pool too. A great ending. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_0JmVMovu0 The other work that used the pool in a major way was new song choreographed by Andrea Miller, founder of the Brooklyn-based company Gallim. It was performed by four dancers to Manifiesto by Chilean composer Victor Jara. The very dance-able folkloric feel to the music was taken up beautifully by Miller and especially well danced by all fou…
Dance diary. June 2015
…rrent Mirramu company consists of Dalman herself, Vivienne Rogis, who co-founded the company with Dalman, Miranda Wheen, Janine Proost, Amanda Tutalo, Mark Lavery and the newest recruit, Hans David Ahwang, a recent graduate from NAISDA. (l–r) Hans David Ahwang, Amanda Tutalo, Vivienne Rogis, Miranda Wheen, Mark Lavery, Janine Proost, Elizabeth Cameron Dalman. Photo: © Barbie Robinson, 2015 L is the story of a vibrant life, that of Elizabeth Dalman…
Kenneth MacMillan: Steps back in time. Viviana Durante Company
…nately, not at all clear. Laiderette was acquired by Marie Rambert for her company in 1955 and was in the Rambert repertoire until the late 1960s. The other interesting Australian connection, resulting from the Rambert acquisition, is that well-known Melbourne-based ballet teacher, academic, and former dancer with a range of companies in England and Australia, Maggie Lorraine, danced the leading role of Laiderette when the work was filmed in 1966….
CounterMove. Sydney Dance Company
…Darwin, 29 July Western Australia Geraldton, 3 August Mandurah, 6 August Albany, 9 August Bunbury, 13 August New South Wales Bathurst, 20 August Griffith, 24 August Dubbo, 27 August Later in the year Lux Tenebris will be set on the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company, ahead of a premiere European season in September. Michelle Potter, 4 March 2016 Featured image: (l-r) Nelson Earl, Holly Doyle, Fiona Jopp and David Mack in Lux Tenebris, Sydney Dance C…
KING. Shaun Parker & Company
…e changes that slowly took place. It seems to me that Parker was presenting us with a possible view of male identity and power rather than implying any positive or negative judgement. This was an engrossing show from Shaun Parker & Company in terms of its choreography, its performance by all ten dancers, its musical background and input from Dimchev, and its visual elements. Michelle Potter, 5 March 2023 Featured image: Scene from KING, 2023. Phot…