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For his new work Anima, Sydney Dance Company's artistic director Rafael Bonachel is collaborating with Sydney and Paris based Australian director, designer and illustrator Clemens Habicht. Habicht is known for his filmclips for Flume, the Presets and Tame Impala. Together they will create a visual world where interactions between the human body and the moving image exist. Set to a concerto for cello and strings by British/Bulgarian contemporary/classical composer  Dobrinka Tabakova, the work will explore some of the mysteries of the inner self - the hidden and unrealised impulses, the unspoken thoughts and the unnoticed actions that inform and drive the persona.

 

Anima will be presented by Sydney Dance Company (SDC) this October as part of "Untamed", a double bill which also features Wildebeest by award-winning young choreographer Gabrielle Nankivell.


Wildebeest was originally commissioned as part of SDC and Carriagework's “New Breed” 2014 program and was presented in December of that year. Talking about the original work, Nankivell says, “Cinematic in both visual aesthetic and sound, Wildebeest is an eerie little story assembled from the dancers’ fascination for physicality - their power as individuals and strength en masse - their wild wildebeests within. With the head of an ox, the hindquarters of an antelope and the mane and tail of a horse, the wildebeest as image morphs easily between living animal and fanciful creature. Storms and predators gather as instinct stirs the herd and migration whirrs into action like an ancient machine.” Wildebeest features a score from Luke Smiles who is featured in our 2016 Careers Special, available in the Oct/Nov issue of Dance Australia... out soon!


Bonchela's work Anima is a premiere; its title comes from the Latin for breath, vital force, spirit and soul. In Anima, Bonachela will collaborate with Sydney and Paris based Australian director, designer and illustrator Clemens Habicht - known for his filmclips for Flume, the Presets and Tame Impala. Together they will create a visual world where interactions between the human body and the moving image exist. Set to a concerto for cello and strings by British/Bulgarian contemporary/classical composer  Dobrinka Tabakova, the work will explore some of the mysteries of the inner self - the hidden and unrealised impulses, the unspoken thoughts and the unnoticed actions that inform and drive the persona.


"Untamed" plays Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay Sydney 18-29 October. More info www.sydneydancecompany.com

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