The Australian Ballet presents DanceX Part One Tickets
About DanceX Part One
It’s time to come together.
DanceX is a two-part festival conceived and curated by The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David Hallberg that will showcase the depth, range and diversity of the nation’s dance community.
THE FESTIVAL IS MADE UP OF PART ONE AND PART TWO.
This September, dance companies from around Australia will gather at Arts Centre Melbourne for this inaugural event. DanceX is a two-part festival conceived and curated by The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David Hallberg that will showcase the depth, range and diversity of the nation’s dance community. Eight companies – The Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, Chunky Move, Lucy Guerin Inc, Australian Dance Theatre, Queensland Ballet and West Australian Ballet – will perform in two parts.
DanceX is an opportunity for audiences to experience diverse works from Australia’s leading dance companies, celebrating and paying tribute to the richness of Australia’s dance community.
Run time
2hrs 26min (including two intervals)
Categories
Start date
23rd September, 2021
End date
26th September, 2021
DanceX Part One cast and creative team
I New Then (The Australian Ballet) Choreography and set design Johan Inger Music Van Morrison Lighting design Tom Visser Costume design Bregje van Balen
Glass Concerto (Queensland Ballet) Choreography Greg Horsman Music Violin Concerto by Philip Glass recorded by Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi Costume design George Wu Lighting design Cameron Goerg
ab [intra] (Sydney Dance Company) Choreography Rafael Bonachela Music Nick Wales Lighting design Damien Cooper Costume and set design David Fleischer
How To Be Us (Lucy Guerin Inc) Choreography Lucy Guerin Dancers Samantha Hines and Lillian Steiner Executive Producer Brendan O’Connell
Ochres and Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre) Black (Ochres) Choreography Stephen Page Traditional Chorographer and Cultural Consultant Djakapurra Munyarryun Music David Page and Djakapurra Munyarryun Set design Jacob Nash Costume design Jennifer Irwin Lighting design Jo Mercurio
Yellow (Ochres) Choreography Bernadette Walong-Sene Cultural Consultant* Djakapurra Munyarryun* Music David Page Set design Jacob Nash Costume design Jennifer Irwin Lighting design Jo Mercurio
The Call (Walkabout) Choreography Stephen Page Cultural Consultant Djakapurra Munyarryun Music Steve Francis Set design* Jacob Nash* Original set design Peter England Costume design Jennifer Irwin Lighting design Trudy Dalgleish Lighting realiser* Matt Cox*
Venue
Arts Centre Melbourne, State Theatre
Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible. An Assistive Hearing system is available. Assistance Animals are welcome in all areas of Arts Centre Melbourne and water bowls are available on request.
Directions
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY CAR: The Arts Centre Melbourne undercover car park is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The car park entrance is located at 4 Sturt Street. It is housed underneath the Theatres Building – a 5 minute walk (outside) to Hamer Hall or a 10 minute walk along St Kilda Rd to Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The car park is a cash-free facility, so please make sure you have a valid credit or debit card before entering.
BY TRAIN: The closest train station to all venues is Flinders Street Station. Exit the station onto Swanston Street, turn your back on the city and walk across Princes Bridge.
BY TRAM: The tram routes that stop in front of Arts Centre Melbourne are: 1, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72. This stop is number 14 – “Arts Precinct"
BY BICYCLE: Bicycle lanes run north and south along St Kilda Road. On-street bicycle hoops are available outside Hamer Hall and the Theatres Building (under the Spire)
More information about DanceX Part One
"What a significant moment to share with audiences: a moment that brings eight companies together, along with two commissions specifically for DanceX." David Hallberg
Part One Program
The Australian Ballet I New Then A comic, romantic dance theatre piece set to songs by Van Morrison.
Queensland Ballet Glass Concerto An assemblage of high energy, dynamic and emotional movement, Glass Concerto will captivate and inspire audiences.
Sydney Dance Company ab [intra] (excerpt) From tenderness to turmoil, ab [intra] is a journey through the intensity of human existence that will command your attention.
Lucy Guerin Inc How To Be Us* A duet for two women on the limits of freedom.
Bangarra Dance Theatre Ochres and Walkabout (excerpts) Three powerful, spiritual and grounded excerts from Bangarra’s seminal works Ochres (1995) and Walkabout (2002).
Tickets
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