If you love dance, and plan to be in Sydney from Feb 22 to 24, you must treat yourself to what promises to be the next dance sensation: Tannos & Choice - produced by Marko Panzic.
Stephen Tannos first came to the attention of Australian audiences in Series 2 of So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD). But prior to that he'd performed the roles of Tumblebrutus and Mungojerrie for 18 months in the Asian tour of Cats.
Morgan Choice is a multi-skilled (singer/dancer/actor) commercial dancer who has performed with Jessica Mauboy, Tina Arena and Natalie Bassingthwaighte - among others.
Panzic - who hails from Perth - was a Top 20 finalist in Series 1 of SYTYCD who then returned to choreograph the next two series. Since then he has also choreographed for Series 1 and 2 of the ABC's Dance Academy and his youtube clip of choreography created to Lady Gaga's Judas has received almost 170,000 views: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjyyahwWAik
This powerhouse creative trio first worked together in Gordon Frost's 2010 production of Fame - the musical, choreographed by Kelley Abbey. They not only became friends but also bonded over their love of inspiring and cutting-edge dance. All three will choreograph for this production.
Individually they are known for their unique performance and choreographic styles. Team this brand new artistic collaboration with a cast of brilliant supporting dancers (including Renee Ritchie, SYTYCD - S3), Keiynan Lonsdale (Fame - the musical), Natasha Marconi, Ryan Gonzalez, Cat Santos, Jake Green, Lauren Seymour and Andrew Huynh), and this promises to be an exceptional piece of dance theatre.
The three performances of this show will feature at the Parade Playhouse. In case you are not familiar with their previous work here is a bit of Tannos & Choice-style inspiration: http://gojdgo.biz/videos/hold-on-by-tannoschoice/ to go on with.
Tickets available through ticketek.
- SALLY CLARK