LINK Dance Company, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts’s resident dance company, will have its ranks bolstered by two Perth dance icons, Sue Peacock and Claudia Alessi for its upcoming double bill. The renowned pair will perform alongside LINK graduates Laura Boynes, Bernadette Lewis, Carly Armstrong and Isabella Stone and the LINK dancers in Shanghai Bolero, a work by French choreographer Didier Théron.
Théron’s work is built around Maurice Ravel’s orchestral piece, Bolero and is comprised of three interpretations of the same score. The three male and ten female performers are initially separated before coming together in the third section of the work. In contrast to the movement of the first two sections, the third utilises stillness to convey the anxiety that desire and perceptions of the human form provide.
The program also includes a new work by LINK artistic director Michael Whaites. Entitled 59009 Tonight, this work is set to the smooth sounds of Michael Buble and plays with romance and humour.
LINK’s double bill will be presented at the Fremantle Arts Centre, in the front garden, 21-24 October. For more info, including a link to bookings head here.