Emerging choreographers with Sydney Dance Company's New Breed

By Chantal Nguyen, 03 December 2018

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Reviewed at Carriageworks, Sydney on 30 November 2018

Towards Innumerable Future (Prue Lang)

Mother's Cry (Katina Olsen)

Telopea (Janessa Dufty)

Out, Damned Spot! (Holly Doyle)

Sydney Dance Company

New Breed: a showcase of Sydney Dance Company's next generation

Katie Lawrence, 4th December

With four diverse and dynamic works on offer, Sydney Dance Company promises an interesting and exciting future for its next generation of choreographers.

****1

Uncompromising theatre: Gilgamesh world premiere

Jeremy Eccles, 26th September

A powerful work by brave innovators is a legacy for the departing Opera Australia Artistic Director.

****1

A triptych of loss from Sydney Chamber Opera

Jeremy Eccles, 3rd October

Monodramas by Francis Poulenc, Kaija Saariaho and Jack Symonds feature in a triple bill on the themes of love, loss and absence.

****1

Blinding ice: Finsterer's frozen Antarctica at the Sydney Festival

Jeremy Eccles, 5th January

Gorgeous music by Mary Finsterer and an evocative setting by Elizabeth Gadsby transport you to the ends of the earth.

****1

Britten's Canticles awakened at Sydney Chamber Opera

Jeremy Eccles, 30th September

Luke Styles' interludes to the Canticles may not set the musical world alight in Awakening Shadow, but they provide the perfect excuse to perform Britten's remarkable works.

****1

Back with New Breed: Sydney Dance Company's fresh dance voices

Chantal Nguyen, 26th November

A significantly diverse showcase of new choreographic talent, featuring work by company dancers Jesse Scales and Chloe Leong, and Indigenous-Australian choreographer Joel Bray, and Indian-Australian choreographer Raghav Handa.

****1

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Chantal Nguyen

Chantal has a background in ballet and contemporary dance, and was the first Australian to complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Higher Level Dance. She has completed violin studies, and plays regularly in Sydney ensembles. She also dabbles in folk songs and subversive musical parody.