Frame of Mind
Frame of Mind Choreography by Rafael Bonachela
Wildebeest Choreography by Gabrielle Nankivell
"★★★★… a potent blend of technique, daring and playfulness."
Production photography by Pedro Greig
Sydney Dance Company’s Frame of Mind is a wildly powerful double bill featuring the smash hit Wildebeest by Australia’s own Gabrielle Nankivell and the multi award-winning Frame of Mind from Rafael Bonachela.
Bonachela’s Frame of Mind features a dramatic contemporary-classical soundtrack by Bryce Dessner (from American hit rock band The National), recorded by San Francisco’s virtuosic Kronos Quartet. Winner of all four categories for the 2015 Helpmann Awards including ‘Best Choreography’, ‘Best Dance Work’, ‘Best Male Dancer’, and ‘Best Female Dancer’ for its critically acclaimed premiere season.
Wildebeest premiered as part of Sydney Dance Company’s inaugural New Breed season. Choreographic prodigy Gabrielle Nankivell’s eloquent work showcases the power of dancers as individuals and strength en masse. Moody and animalistic, it’s backed by a stormy and industrial score by Luke Smiles.
Don’t miss this gripping evening of dance in its limited Australian season.
reviews
"★★★★… … an ensemble of technically blessed young dynamos."
Herald Sun full review
"★★★★… … danced crisply and flawlessly… it is passionate yet highly precise, demanding and often breath-stealing."
The Guardian full review
"★★★★… Bonachela’s Frame of Mind delivers an emotionally engaging and overarching choreographic mastery… electric"
Daily Review full review
TOURING IN 2017 TO
Riverside Theatres Parramatta, 23-24 June
Tamworth Regional, 28 June
Dubbo Regional, 1 July
The Art House, 5 July
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, 8 July
The Capital, Bendigo, 12 July
Frankston Arts Centre, 14 July
Theatre North, 19 July
Theatre Royal, 21-22 July
Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, 2 August
Northern Festival Centre, 5 August
Middleback Arts Centre, 9 August
Chaffey Theatre, 12 August
Adelaide Festival Centre, 17-19 August
Araluen Arts Centre, 23 August
Darwin Entertainment Centre, 26 August
Previous Tour
June to August, 2017
CREDITS
FRAME OF MIND
Choreographer Rafael Bonachela
Designer Ralph Myers
Costume Design Realisation Aleisa Jelbart
Lighting Designer Benjamin Cisterne
Music Aheym for String Quartet,
Little Blue Something and Tenebre, written by
Bryce David Dessner. Published by Chester Music. By kind permission of the Music Sales Group Bryce Dessner’s Aheym for String Quartet, Little Blue Something and Tenebre, were written for Kronos Quartet and appear on Kronos’ ANTI- release Aheym: Kronos Quartet plays music by Bryce Dessner.
Dramaturgical Consultant Samuel Webster
WILDEBEEST
Choreographer Gabrielle Nankivell
Costume Designer Fiona Holley
Sound Designer & Composer motion laboratories/Luke Smiles
Lighting Designer Benjamin Cisterne
If you are interested in touring get in contact!
Arts on Tour
02 8038 1880
touring@artsontour.com.au
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