Sydney Dance Company

Thursday, February 28, 2017 7:30pm

General Admission: $45, $40, $20; Five College, GCC and 17 & Under: $15, $12, $10

Sydney Dance Company comes to the FAC under the exuberant artistic direction of Rafael Bonachela, a self-proclaimed “movement junkie.” Vividly imagined, his sensuous aesthetic has signaled a new chapter for the legendary company whose dancers infuse the stage with “creative precision and exhilarating energy.” (Sydney Morning Herald) For its Amherst appearance, the company presents a powerful mixed repertory program that delivers a high-energy tour de force, celebrating the dancers’ fierce physicality. “Passionate yet highly precise, demanding and often breath-stealing.” – The Guardian

 

10 Replies to “Sydney Dance Company”

  1. I find it is amazing and I really appreciate the fact that UMass offer $15 ticket to students. I enjoyed the show a lot, and the dance is really amazing.

  2. Superb dancers and choreography, intensified in the last piece by shadows of dancers on sumptuous dark red long velvet drapes. Deliciousness, transporting and dreamy. Thank you so much for bringing the company here, expanding my visual vocabulary for a life time!!!!

  3. It left us speechless. The choreography, dancers’ artistry, complexity – some of the best dance we’ve seen in over 30 years. The music fit the movement perfectly. Muscular, mesmerizing and full of grace. Thanks to the FAC and to the Sydney Dance Company for an amazing evening.

  4. We had been looking forward to the dance. Although I found the athleticism of the troupe to be terrific, the stage was very dark, costumes gloomy, and I found the first 2 pieces repetitive in dancers movements. There seemed to be no coherenceto the pieces, just random dancers on stage.Music was not inspiring. We felt disappointed.

  5. Loved the energy and intensity — and the precision and the mechanical exactness of each movement, while maintaining grace, beauty and fluidity! LOVED it!

  6. While the dancing itself was great, the music (if you can call it music) was too loud and the stage lighting was too dim during much of the performances.

  7. On the up side: Terrific, well-rehearsed dancers; superior lighting design; and “Raw Models” was a home run — Jacopo Godani was obviously paying attention during all his years with the great William Forsythe.

    On the down side: The scores, the movement vocabulary and the costumes were all far too similar (did they even change for the third number?). There was no variation in style, sound, tone, visuals….it was like one long dance with a great middle section and a tedious third act.

    On the questioning side: Is everybody in Sydney really tall?

  8. Carolyn says:

    I agree with Allan and Steve. The dancers were magnificent but it was too much of the same. Also, rather dark, both in lighting and in ambiance.

  9. They were highly skilled, but I have to say that I agree with the above comments from Jean Schwarta, from Allan Seppa, from Steve and from Carolyn. Too much the same, little relief from the similar tension of the music and the almost endless frenetic activity on the stage in all three works; too little variety in their movements and the choreography.

  10. We found it unrelenting and invasive. No relief. Music overly intense. Wonderful movement forms but severe.. Second piece was a masterpiece and uplifting. First two only made us want to either escape by sleep or get out of the room

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