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Wonder from Down Under: Sydney Dance Company hits New York

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 09 March 2017
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“In every way that I can think of, this is the model of what a contemporary dance ensemble should be”
Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 7 March 2017
Programme
Frame of Mind (Rafael Bonachela)
Raw Models (Jacopo Godani)
Wildebeest (Gabrielle Nankivell)
Performers
Sydney Dance Company
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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn
Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn
Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.