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Performer: Damien Cooper

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SydneyThe Merry Widow

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Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Vanessa Scammell; Graeme Murphy; Opera Australia; Michael Scott-Mitchell; Jennifer Irwin; Damien Cooper; Opera Australia Orchestra

BrisbaneThe Nutcracker – Queensland BalletWorld premiere

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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Derek Deane; Queensland Ballet; Nathaniel Griffiths; Lez Brotherston; Damien Cooper
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Nobody puts Bangarra in the corner: Illume delivers a powerful message

Bangarra Dance Theatre in Illume © Daniel Boud
Bangarra Dance Theatre's 2025 commissioned work reclaims space and offers ambitious visuals, but sacrifices intimacy. 
***11
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Sydney Dance Company: maintaining the momentum on tour

Sydney Dance Company in Rafael Bonachela's momenta © Pedro Greig
Minimalist in design, Sydney Dance Company’s momenta showcases the transcendent athleticism of its dancers.
****1
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Sydney Dance Company’s Somos: intimacy and the art of holding back

Sydney Dance Company in Rafael Bonachela's Somos © Pippa Samaya
Both evocative and restrained, Sydney Dance Company's Somos returns to Sydney for its second season. 
****1
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Julius Caesar – or some of it – from Pinchgut Opera

Samantha Clarke (Cleopatra) and Tim Mead (Giulio Cesare) © Brett Boardman
Handel's Giulio Cesare is heavily abridged in Sydney, but generally well-performed musically, albeit with a rather awkward staging by Neil Armfield. 
***11
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Sydney Dance Company’s Twofold: a quirky bulldozer of authenticity

Sydney Dance Company in Rafael Bonachela's Impermanence © Pedro Greig
Sydney Dance Company premieres Melanie Lane’s Love Lock, alongside existing repertoire Impermanence by Rafael Bonachela. It’s a work of bold genius and a dazzling double bill that's not to be missed. 
*****
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An underwhelming Madama Butterfly in Sydney

A mid-performance jump-in by tenor Thomas Strong saves the show on the opening night of this revival of Graeme Murphy's production.
***11
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