Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.24 October 2024. Dear Evan Hansen, directed by Dean Bryant, is a coming-of-age musical about teenager Evan Hansen, who suffers with social anxiety, juxtaposed with a desperate need to fit in and be seen. The show explores Evan’s journey in navigating a situation where circumstances surrounding the suicide of a classmate lead to […]

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Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.18 September 2024. Sydney Dance Company presented its second Sydney season for 2024 at the Roslyn Packer Theatre this month with Twofold, a double bill of old and new in Rafael Bonachela’s 2021 work Impermanence making a reappearance, and the world premiere of Melbourne based choreographer Melanie Lane’s Love Lock. Having opened […]

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We are excited to have 5 pairs of tickets to give away for Rafael Bonachela’s latest creation momenta for Sydney Dance Company on Saturday 10 August.   momenta comes directly to the Coliseum Theatre following a triumphant season at Roslyn Packer Theatre. Critics have been unanimous in their praise for Bonachela’s signature choreographic style including: “At its heart, momenta is a work […]

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Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.28 May 2024. In Momenta, Sydney Dance Company strips back to reveal the physics of human connection through time. The original score by Nick Wales features “Distant Light” by Pēteris Vasks. Choreographed by Rafael Bonachela and performed by a company of 17 dancers, the production captivates, earning a record-long standing ovation at […]

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The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of world premieres, extraordinary immersive experiences, cutting-edge public art, Australian exclusives, free events, trailblazing First Nations programming and an epic live music offering. Once again, Sydneysiders and visitors are invited to rediscover their city differently – from […]

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Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.29 June 2023. Oracle, by Melbourne-based Bass Fam Creative, showed at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Sydney this June-July. Oracle is a burlesque, circus and dance extravaganza, a creative depiction of the zodiac origin story. The myth of the zodiac, as well as historical narratives from other cultures such Greek and Egyptian mythology, weave […]

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Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.29 October 2022. Sydney Dance Company’s Resound is a challenging, thought-provoking triple bill that showcases the superlative dancing of the Sydney Dance Company dancers in a triple bill blending revivals and new works. Ballet technique is used as a base, but taken, developed and reconstructed at times. Choreographically, at certain points, there are tiny […]

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Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.2 June 2022.  It was curious to see what Sydney Dance Company would showcase after a couple of years of interruption and turmoil. The company’s decision to re-perform ab [intra], a work that it launched in 2018, seems to suggest that the company was suffering a loss of creative energy and confidence. Contemporary dance […]

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After almost three years, Sydney Dance Company is returning to the international stage. This past month and April, Rafael Bonachela’s critically acclaimed ab [intra] is touring to four locations across France.  Next up is Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris for a two-week season through 1 April; followed by Théâtre Olympia d’Arcachon, Arcachon on 7 April; and Théâtre […]

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Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney. 17 October 2018. The latest double bill from Sydney Dance Company, Forever & Ever, featured two very contrasting works. It opened with Rafael Bonachela’s Frame of Mind, this time with Bryce Dessner’s relentless driven score performed live by the Australian String Quartet. Dessner’s work was written as a musical evocation of home […]

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