Lynne's Theatre Notes

my thoughts for Dance Informa https://dancemagazine.com.au/2019/12/sydney-dance-companys-new-breed-shows-company-in-top-form/ AUSTRALIAN DANCE REVIEWS Sydney Dance Company’s ‘New Breed’ shows company in top form JOSH MU'S 'ZERO'. PHOTO BY PEDRO GREIG.         COMMENTS Carriageworks, Sydney. 28 November 2019. Sydney Dance Company (SDC)’s  New Breed  showcase of new choreography is always challenging and exciting, giving us much to ponder. This year’s featured works by four choreographers – Davide Di Giovanni, Ariella Casu, Lauren Langlois and Josh Mu. All four used recorded music.  First up was  In Walked Bud , choreographed by Di Giovanni. It was inspired by Thelonious Monk’s playful jazz piece of the same name. Di Giovanni’s choreography was slinky yet with angular movements as well. Isolation movements of the shoulders, for example, were also included, and there were itchy, twitchy fing...

Here's my thoughts for Dance Informa https://dancemagazine.com.au/2019/12/sydney-dance-companys-2019-ppy-graduates-in-ppy-revealed/ AUSTRALIAN DANCE REVIEWS Sydney Dance Company’s 2019 PPY graduates in ‘PPY Revealed’ LEAH MAROJEVIC’S 'HOMAGE'. PHOTO BY DANIEL BOUD.         COMMENTS Carriageworks, Sydney. 11 December 2019. Sydney Dance Company (SDC)’s 2019 Pre Professional Year (PPY) graduation season,  PPY Revealed , consisted of four works — newly commissioned works by guest choreographers Idan Cohen, Leah Marojevic and Vicki Van Hout and a segment of  Lux Tenebris  originally created for SDC in 2015, by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela — and here expanded to include the large ensemble of 26 dancers.  It was a mixed programme with something for everyone. Idan Cohen’s ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’. Photo by Daniel Boud. Canada-based Idan Cohen’s  Orfeo   ed Euridice , using the...