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The Australian Ballet: Instruments of Dance – Movers of the 21st century

September 24, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

$50 – $292

In this contemporary triple bill, resident choreographers from three of the world’s top companies respond to scores from modern-day composers working in very different musical fields.

Justin Peck, resident choreographer of New York City Ballet, has invigorated the company with his fresh take on classical technique. He makes his Australian debut with Everywhere We Go. Set to a score commissioned from indie singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, costumed in witty nautical stripes, it’s a nine-part ballet for 25 dancers who stream in and out of complex group formations and pin-sharp pas de deux. Like his predecessors at New York City Ballet, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, Peck brings the energy of Hollywood and Broadway to the classical stage.

Wayne McGregor’s all-male Obsidian Tear takes us to the shadowy depths of the planet – and the psyche. McGregor, the rigorously cerebral resident choreographer of The Royal Ballet, assembles movement around multi-disciplinary explorations: in this case, into geology, myth and the violent effects of emotion on the body. Responding to violin works by the Finnish conductor-composer Esa-Pekka Salonen, McGregor moves away from the hyperextended, piston-fast movement of works like Chroma and Dyad 1929, finding a more flowing and introspective movement quality. Nine men circle and clash, evoking ritual, brutality, sensuality and the tectonic forces that mould the earth.

The third resident choreographer of the program is The Australian Ballet’s own, Alice Topp. Her new work will feature Australian design and a commissioned score by Australian composer Bryony Marks, and will continue her journey into the emotional core of human experience.

Bringing together fascinating works from three corners of the globe, Instruments of Dance maps the shape of the art form in the 21st century.

23 September – 1 October 2022 | Arts Centre Melbourne State Theatre

Performance dates & times
Friday 23 Sep 7:30 PM
Saturday 24 Sep 1:30 PM, 7:30 PM
Monday 26 Sep 6:30 PM
Tuesday 27 Sep7:30 PM
Wednesday 28 Sep 1:30 PM, 7:30 PM
Thursday 29 Sep 7:30 PM
Friday 30 Sep 7:30 PM
Saturday 1 Oct 1:30 PM, 7:30 PM

Running Time 2 hours 30 minutes (inc. 2 x 25 minute intervals)

Details

Date:
September 24, 2022
Time:
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Series:
Cost:
$50 – $292

Venue

Arts Centre Melbourne, State Theatre
100 St Kilda Rd
Melbourne, Victoria 3004 Australia
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Phone
+ 61 3 9685 3700