When
Wednesday 9 August 2023, 7.30pm
Presented by Sydney Dance Company
Sydney Dance Company is thrilled to present Ascent, an inspired triple bill featuring world premieres by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela and renowned international choreographer Marina Mascarell, as well as the return of Antony Hamilton's critically acclaimed Forever & Ever.
Brimming with physicality, Ascent tempers contemporary classical with futuristic experimentation with three innovative works from local and international talents. Full of electric movement and emotional force, Ascent is an arresting portrait of contemporary dance and its potential to move, excite and activate audiences.
Brought to life by Sydney Dance Company’s superb ensemble, this program is a sensorial delight complete with inventive installations and magnetic musical scores. This triple bill is a creative union at once forceful, sumptuous and dizzying. One show only - don't miss out.
Running time TBC
Recommended for ages 12+
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Forever & Ever
Choreography Antony Hamilton (36min) First Performed 2018
Set to a sonically stimulating score by The Presets’ Julian Hamilton, Forever & Ever fuses together a killer mix of dance, techno, high fashion and vivid lighting to hypnotic effect. Exploring ideas of order, chaos, popular culture and human behaviour, this boundary-pushing work is a bold and thrilling theatrical experience that is not to be missed.
The 2023 National Tour ofAscentis co-commissioned by Sydney Dance Company and CanberraTheatre Centre. Sydney Dance Company is assisted by the Australian Government through theAustralia Council, it's art funding and advisory body, and is supported by the NSW Governmentthrough CreateNSW.
