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Here's your chance to dance with the stars.
The Sydney Dance Company will be performing at the Middleback Arts Centre for one night only on August 3. You can not only attend this magnficent show but you can also be a part of it and receive some fantastic training.
The Sydney Dance Company's 50th Anniversary Triple Bill: Bonachela/Nankivell/Lane, includes the world premiere of Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela’s Cinco; a new work by South Australian Gabrielle Nankivell Neon Aether and Melanie Lane’s New Breed 2017 smash hit, WOOF, all sharing the stage for the first time.
Alongside this exclusive performance, the Sydney Dance Company's leading Teaching Artists and the Company Ensemble will deliver a series of Intensive Workshops in Whyalla over three days which will culminate in a pre-show performance at the Middleback Arts Centre on the August 3.
SPECTACULAR: Don't miss the Sydney Dance Company's production on August 3 and the workshops where you can learn more about dance and perform on stage before the main act.
The workshops are a unique opportunity to experience how the Sydney Dance Company creates and performs new and original movement. Participants can expect to be guided through a contemporary technique warm-up, taught company repertoire and be led through a composition task utilised by the Company to generate new movement for one of the works in Bonachela / Nankivell / Lane.
During the intensive, students will devise their own work which will be presented to family and friends before the performance by Sydney Dance Company.
Open to Advanced contemporary dance students from ages 12 to 18 years. Places are limited, so bookings are essential
INTENSIVE CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKSHOPS
SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY: Wednesday July 31 to Saturday, August 3 at the Middleback Arts Centre, Whyalla
Price: $75 per person (includes a ticket to the performance)
What to bring: dancewear and drinking water
Workshop Schedule:
Wednesday 31 July, 4pm – 8pm: Warm up and contemporary technique; repertoire/choreographic tasks with teaching artists Venue: Middleback Arts Centre
Thursday 1 August, 4pm – 8pm: Warm up and contemporary technique; repertoire/choreographic tasks with Teaching Artists Venue: Middleback Arts Centre
Friday 2 August, 4pm-8pm: Warm up and contemporary technique; polish repertoire; choreographic tasks with the SDC company ensemble and teaching artists. Venue: TAFE Whyalla
Saturday 3 August, from 4pm: Warm up and polish off learnt repertoire; dress rehearsal and performance of the group’s work. A special performance space will be set-up for the group to present their work to the gathered show audience at 7pm. Venue: TAFE Whyalla and Middleback Arts Centre foyer.
How to book: Go to https://www.countryarts.org.au/events/sydney-dance-company-50th-anniversary-triple-bill/#workshops
