Illuminated

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Sydney Dance Company

Illuminated

Welcome

It is surprisingly rare for two major Australian performing arts companies to join forces to create a new work, even though the nexus between music and dance is so natural and organic.

The essential element is a shared vision by both Artistic Directors and it has been a particular joy to see Rafael and Richard challenge, inspire and spark off each other as the elements of Illuminated have come together. The collaboration began with a common fascination with the music of Jean-Philippe Rameau and has broadened to the music of Benjamin Britten – two contrasting musical voices which have inspired Rafael to create dance works of rich and immense variety.

Following this gala performance in Melbourne’s State Theatre, Sydney Dance Company and the Australian Chamber Orchestra will take Illuminated to Hong Kong to showcase this remarkable crossfertilisation of talent and creativity to an international audience. We are both very grateful to the Australia Council for providing the seed funding which brought us together in the first place for Project Rameau, and for supporting Illuminated’s first international appearances in Hong Kong next month. We hope you enjoy our pas de deux together as much as we have enjoyed every moment of this creative collaboration.

Anne Dunn Executive Director Sydney Dance Company Timothy Calnin General Manager Australian Chamber Orchestra

Sydney Dance Company Rafael Bonachela Artistic Director Australian Chamber Orchestra Richard Tognetti Artistic Director

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Illuminated

Stage and Lighting Design Benjamin Cisterne Audio Design Simon Lear Project Rameau

Soprano Taryn Fiebig

Choreography Rafael Bonachela

Variation 10

Music Jean-Philippe Rameau (Sommeil from Dardanus; Air tendre from Les fêtes d’Hébé; Tonnerre from Hippolyte et Aricie; Overture and Chaconne, Air de Triomphe from Naïs; Contredanse en rondeau, Première contradanse from Les Boréades; Danse des Sauvages from Les Indes Galantes), Antonio Vivaldi (Presto from ‘Summer’ from The Four Seasons), Johann Sebastian Bach (Sarabande from Partita No.1 in B minor)

Choreography Rafael Bonachela Music Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op.10 (Composed 1937) by Benjamin Britten Costumes Toni Maticevski Stage and Lighting Design Benjamin Cisterne Audio Design Simon Lear

Music Editing Bernard Rofe Costumes Rafael Bonachela & Fiona Holley Stage and Lighting Design Benjamin Cisterne

Choreography Rafael Bonachela

Audio Design Simon Lear

Music Les Illuminations, Op.18 (Composed 1939) by Benjamin Britten

Approximate durations (minutes)

Costumes Toni Maticevski

The performance will last approx 1 hour and 50 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.

30 – 25 – Interval – 34

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Les Illuminations

Photo: Peter Greig

Rafael Bonachela Choreographer

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Les Illuminations, contrary to its name, a dark opus, is a song cycle written in 1939 based on verse and poems by Arthur Rimbaud. My choreography, a series of duets, was inspired by the world of Rimbaud’s poetry and imagery: the chaos of big cities, the theatricality of life, the tragic and painful aspects of beauty, the underworld and the savage parade of life. This world is dreamy, meditative and nostalgic with emotional intensity and erotic visions.

Variation 10, based on Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, allows an expansion from duets to the ensemble, the use of the full company in parts and variations of ten, and provides a continued opportunity to celebrate Britten’s legacy.

For Variation 10, my inspiration comes directly from the music, a remarkable work. Listening to it, it is impossible not to feel the changing colours in tonality, the changing worlds, and the changing pace and feeling. What I love: this is a work of contrasts, of dark and light, of sadness and happiness. It is ghostly, forceful, delicate, passionate, fun, intelligent and playful. It has it all.

To find a piece of music that allows me to shift from intensity and passion to something delicate and playful, all that is present in the music: it is a joy, and so easy to work with. It’s almost as if it were made to be danced.

Sydney Dance Company first collaborated with the supremely talented musicians of the Australian Chamber Orchestra back in 2012 for Project Rameau, an exploration of the music of Baroque composer Jean Phillipe Rameau. We thought it was only fitting that we relive excerpts from this work alongside the pieces from Britten as we join forces again for this special onenight only occasion.

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The seed of Les Illuminations originally came from singer Katie Noonan, who approached me with a vision of setting Benjamin Britten’s music to dance. We brought her imagining to life in 2013 at Sydney Opera House in the centenary of Britten’s birth. Now, Variation 10 joins this program to celebrate the beauty and depth of this superb composer.

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Biography #SDCIlluminated

Rafael Bonachela has been the Artistic Director for Sydney Dance Company since 2009. He has created several pieces for Sydney Dance Company including 360° (2008), we unfold (2009), 6 Breaths (2010), LANDforms (2011), 2 One Another (2012), Project Rameau (2012), Les Illuminations (2013), Emergence (2013), 2 in D Minor (2014), Scattered Rhymes (2014) and Frame of Mind (2015). In addition, he has remounted outstanding repertoire from Bonachela Dance Company such as Soledad and Irony of Fate (2010) and The Land of Yes & The Land of No (2011).

Rafael’s Frame of Mind won the 2015 Helpmann Awards for ‘Best Choreography’ and ‘Best Dance Work’. 2 One Another won the ‘Best Ensemble’ Award in the 2012 Green Room Awards and the 2013 Australian Dance Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Choreography’ and ‘Outstanding Performance by a Company’.

His internationally recognised talent has seen him work not only with contemporary dance at the highest level but also with artists from popular culture, such as

In February 2013, Rafael was honoured with an Officer’s Cross of the Order of Civil Merit by His Majesty the King of Spain.

Rafael began his early dance training in Barcelona and was a member of the legendary Rambert Dance Company, both as a dancer and Associate Choreographer.

He established the Bonachela Dance Company (BDC) in 2006. As a choreographer, he has been commissioned to make works for Candoco, George Piper Dances, ITDANSA, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, Transitions Dance Company and Dance Works Rotterdam amongst others.

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In 2013, Kaldor Public Art Projects brought Rafael on board to develop the choreography for artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla’s work Revolving Door, which was part of the acclaimed live performance art exhibition 13 Rooms. For Sydney Festival 2015, Rafael collaborated with artist Mira Calix to choreograph for the Inside There Falls installation at Carriageworks.

Kylie Minogue, Tina Turner, Sarah Blasko and Katie Noonan as well as leading fashion designers Dion Lee and Toni Maticevski. Such collaborative efforts reflect the inspiration he finds and utilises from culture today.

Photo: Mick Bruzzese

Richard Tognetti Violin

Note Peter Il’yich Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa.

Igor Stravinsky and Vaclav Nijinsky. Igor Stravinsky and George Balanchine. Aaron Copland and Martha Graham. Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins. John Cage and Merce Cunningham. These are just a few of the great composer and choreographer combinations, without whom we would not have some of the greatest music and dance the world has ever seen.

Britten’s Frank Bridge Variations may be the principal reason people know of composer Bridge. But for Britten, he was an outstanding teacher who instilled in him excellent technique and discipline, including two cardinal rules: ‘One was that you should find yourself and be true to what you found. The other – obviously connected with the first – was his scrupulous attention to good technique, the business of saying clearly what was in one’s mind.’

Rafael and my collaboration is a homage to this kind of creative partnership. And to our duo, we add the ethereal and unique Katie Noonan who initially saw the potential of Britten’s Les Illuminations and Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge as dance music.

Each of the 11 Variations represents something about his esteemed teacher: himself; his depth; his energy; his charm; his humour; his tradition; his enthusiasm; his vitality, his sympathy; his reverence; and his skill and dedication.

We three discussed what could be and how it could be. And so here we are. Illuminated is very different from our first collaboration, Project Rameau, back in 2012. To begin with, it is three discrete ballets – Les Illuminations, Variation 10 and Project Rameau, a reworking of the full-length ballet we did three years ago.

The ‘new’ version of Project Rameau retains the original spectacle of entertainment, which is absolutely apropos, as much of his music was meant for the theatre. Rameau’s music can, and more often than not, is heard without dancers. However, with Rafael’s choreography, Rameau’s music is immediately transformed – melodic lines, rhythmic patterns, harmonic progressions are immediately clear. They are illuminated!

Les Illuminations is a work of genius by Britten. Leonard Bernstein summed up Britten’s compositional complexity: ‘‘on the surface Britten’s music would seem to be decorative, positive, charming, but it’s so much more than that. When you hear Britten’s music, if you really hear it, not just listen to it superficially, you become aware of something very dark. There are gears that are grinding and not quite meshing, and they make a great pain.’

Dr Rachel Duerden, a British dance scholar, wrote a title for a paper that perfectly describes this collaboration. While some of this music was not written with the intention of it being dance music, it all sounds and looks as though it were meant to be. So we hope you enjoy our “dancing in the imagined space of music”.

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Biography 2015 marks the 25th year of Richard Tognetti’s artistic directorship of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Born in Canberra and raised in Wollongong, Richard has established an international reputation for his compelling performances and artistic individualism.

He began his studies in his home town with William Primrose, then with Alice Waten at the Sydney Conservatorium, and Igor Ozim at the Bern Conservatory, where he was awarded the Tschumi Prize as the top graduate soloist in 1989. Later that year he led several performances of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and that November was appointed as the Orchestra’s lead violin and, subsequently, Artistic Director. He is also Artistic Director of the Festival Maribor in Slovenia.

Richard was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2010. He holds honorary doctorates from three Australian universities and was made a National Living Treasure in 1999. He performs on a 1743 Guarneri del Gesù violin, lent to him by an anonymous Australian private benefactor.

He has given more than 2500 performances with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

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Richard performs on period, modern and electric instruments and his numerous arrangements, compositions and transcriptions have expanded the chamber orchestra repertoire and been performed throughout the world. As director or soloist, Tognetti has appeared with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Academy of Ancient Music, Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra, Handel & Haydn Society (Boston), Hong Kong Philharmonic, Camerata Salzburg, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Nordic Chamber Orchestra and all of the Australian symphony orchestras.

Richard was co-composer of the score for Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, starring Russell Crowe; he co-composed the soundtrack to Tom Carroll’s surf film Horrorscopes; and created The Red Tree, inspired by Shaun Tan’s book. He co-created and starred in the 2008 documentary film Musica Surfica.

Photo: Steven Godbee

Taryn Fiebig Soprano

Biography Helpmann Award-winning soprano Taryn Fiebig is one of Australia most popular and versatile artists.

As a soloist, she has performed the 15th Century Masterpiece El Cant de la Sibil-la with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra for their popular Noël Noël Christmas concerts. Internationally, Taryn has performed in Los Angeles with the contemporary music ensemble L.A. EAR unit, in England with the English Chamber Orchestra in St. John’s Smith Square, London and on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4 in the radio dramas Southland and Pembroke, Arcadia.

In 2005, Taryn joined Opera Australia as a principal soprano. Her many roles with this company have included Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Galatea in Acis and Galatea, Musetta in La bohème, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, The Plaintiff in Trial by Jury, Clorinda in Cenerentola, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Gianetta in The Gondoliers, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Aphrodite in The Love of the Nightingale and Lisa in La sonnambula; she won the Helpmann Award for her portrayal as Lucy in Bliss (which she sang in Sydney, Melbourne and at the Edinburgh Festival). In 2008/2009, she sang the leading role of Eliza Dolittle in the national tour of My Fair Lady.

She sang Esmeralda in The Bartered Bride for New Zealand Opera, Sicle in L’Ormindo for Pinchgut Opera, appeared as soloist with the Queensland and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Sydney Youth Orchestra and performed in recital with flautist Jane Rutter and harpist Marshall McGuire.

Taryn returned to the national company in 2015 as Pamina, Zerlina and Susanna in David McVicar’s new production of Le nozze di Figaro. She also appeared as soloist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Adelaide Symphony.

For Opera Australia in 2016, she sings Pamina, Despina (in a new Cosi fan tutte) and Gutrune in Der Ring des Nibelungen.

Dancers on stage Variation 10 Juliette Barton Richard Cilli Holly Doyle Janessa Dufty Cass Mortimer Eipper Fiona Jopp Bernhard Knauer Chloe Leong David Mack Daniel Roberts Alana Sargent Jesse Scales Todd Sutherland Petros Treklis Charmene Yap Sam Young-Wright Les Illuminations Juliette Barton Richard Cilli Cass Mortimer Eipper Charmene Yap

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Illuminated Cast

Musicians on stage

Project Rameau Violins Juliette Barton Richard Tognetti Richard Cilli Satu Vänskä Holly Doyle Glenn Christensen Janessa Dufty Aiko Goto Cass Mortimer Mark Ingwersen Eipper Ilya Isakovich Fiona Jopp Liisa Pallandi Bernhard Knauer Ike See Chloe Leong Maja Savnik (Courtesy of Slovenian David Mack Philharmonic Orchestra) Daniel Roberts Thibaud PavlovicAlana Sargent Hobba Jesse Scales Todd Sutherland Violas Petros Treklis Christopher Moore Charmene Yap Alexandru-Mihai Sam Young-Wright Bota Nicole Divall

(Courtesy of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

Ngaire de Korte Bassoons Brock Imison

(Courtesy of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

Andrew Barnes

(Courtesy of Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney)

Horns Wendy Page

(Courtesy of Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra)

Lauren Manuel

(Courtesy of Queensland Symphony Orchestra)

Cellos Timo-Veikko Valve Melissa Barnard Julian Thompson

Trumpets Leanne Sullivan Rainer Saville

Bass Maxime Bibeau

Percussion Brian Nixon

Flute Kate Lawson

(Chair sponsored by Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert)

Theorbo & Guitar Tommie Andersson

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(Courtesy of Queensland Symphony Orchestra)

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Oboes Michael Pisani

Sydney Dance Company

With a history spanning more than 45 years, Sydney Dance Company is a legendary force in Australian contemporary dance. Its performances have appeared on the great dance stages of the world, from the Sydney Opera House in Australia, to the Joyce Theatre in New York, the Grand in Shanghai and the Stanislavsky in Moscow.

Led by Artistic Director and resident choreographer Rafael Bonachela, the Company thrives on an ethos of collaboration and excellence – working with the most exciting and engaging artistic talents nationally and internationally.

The Company has cemented its reputation as a creative powerhouse under Rafael’s leadership, actively creating and touring new work with an ensemble of 16 exceptional dancers, featuring collaborations with emerging and established Australian and international choreographers, designers, composers and musicians.

Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela Rehearsal Director Chris Aubrey Dancers Juliette Barton Richard Cilli Holly Doyle Janessa Dufty Cass Mortimer Eipper Fiona Jopp Bernhard Knauer Chloe Leong David Mack Daniel Roberts Alana Sargent Jesse Scales Todd Sutherland Petros Treklis Charmene Yap Sam Young-Wright

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Australian Chamber Orchestra

With inspiring, unrivalled virtuosity, energy and individuality, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s performances span popular masterworks, adventurous cross artform projects and pieces specially commissioned for the ensemble.

Richard Tognetti Artistic Director & Leader

Founded by John Painter, the ACO originally comprised just 13 players, who came together for concerts as they were invited. Today, the ACO has grown to 20 players (three part-time), giving more than 100 performances in Australia each year, as well as touring internationally.

Helena Rathbone Principal Violin

The ACO’s dedication and musicianship has created warm relationships with celebrated musicians and artists around the world. The ACO has recorded for the world’s top labels. Recent recordings have won three consecutive ARIA Awards and documentaries featuring the ACO have been shown on television worldwide and won awards at film festivals on four continents.

Glenn Christensen Violin

Chair sponsored by Michael Ball AM & Daria Ball, Wendy Edwards, Prudence MacLeod, Andrew & Andrea Roberts

Chair sponsored by Kate & Daryl Dixon

Satu Vänskä Principal Violin Chair sponsored by Kay Bryan

Sponsored by Terry Campbell AO & Christine Campbell

Aiko Goto Violin Chair sponsored by Anthony & Sharon Lee Foundation

Mark Ingwersen Violin Chair sponsored by Ian Wallace & Kay Freedman

Ilya Isakovich Violin Chair sponsored by The Humanity Foundation

Chair sponsored by The Melbourne Medical Syndicate

Ike See Violin Chair sponsored by Di Jameson

Chair sponsored by peckvonhartel architects

Alexandru-Mihai Bota Viola Chair sponsored by Philip Bacon AM

Nicole Divall Viola Chair sponsored by Ian Lansdown

Timo-Veikko Valve Principal Cello Chair sponsored by Peter Weiss AO

Melissa Barnard Cello Chair sponsored by Martin Dickson AM & Susie Dickson

Julian Thompson Cello Chair sponsored by The Clayton Family

Maxime Bibeau Principal Double Bass Chair sponsored by Darin Cooper Foundation

Part-time Musicians Zoë Black Violin Caroline Henbest Viola Daniel Yeadon Cello

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Liisa Pallandi Violin

Christopher Moore Principal Viola

Sydney Dance Company

Board Of Directors Andrew Messenger (Chair) Pam Bartlett Peter Brownie Jean-Marc Carriol Brett Clegg Jane Freudenstein Kiera Grant Randal Marsh Karen Moses Beau Neilson Carla Zampatti AC

Business Development Manager Kate Munnelly

Patron Darcey Bussell CBE

Philanthropy Assistant Carina Martin

Ambassadors Judy Crawford Bee Hopkins Jules Maxwell

Marketing Manager Zena Morellini

Management Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela

Philanthropy Manager Michelle Forsyth Patron Manager Susan Wynne Development Coordinator Joshua Forward

Marketing Coordinator Chontelle Clark Publicist Julie Clark

Dancers Treatment and Care Company Doctor Dr Michael Berger Sports and Exercise Physician Dr Ken Crichton Physiotherapists April-Rose Ferris Marko Becejski Maleeka Rayner Company Teachers Andrea Briody Lucas Jervies Nicola Wade Kristina Chan Lisa Griffiths Cathie Goss Alister Grant (accompanist) Philipe Klaus (accompanist)

Executive Director Anne Dunn

Resident Multi-media Artist Peter Greig

Deputy Executive Director Sean Radcliffe

Education Coordinators Katherine Duhigg, Emma Powell

Producer Dominic Chang

Production

Director, Dance Classes Ramon Doringo

Technical Director Guy Harding

Dance Studios Manager Tamara Wheeler

Stage Manager Simon Turner

Office Assistant Narelle Howarth

Executive Assistant Alexandra Cook Accountant Melissa Sim Payroll Assistant Carina Mision Business Consultant Bruce Cutler Development Director Lizzi Nicoll

Production Technician Tony McCoy Wardrobe Fiona Holley

Pre-Professional Year Course Director Linda Gamblin Dance Studios

Board Of Directors Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM (Chair) Angus James (Deputy) Bill Best John Borghetti Liz Cacciottolo Judith Crompton John Grill AO Heather Ridout AO Andrew Stevens John Taberner Peter Yates AM Simon Yeo Artistic Director Richard Tognetti AO Administrative Staff Executive Office General Manager Timothy Calnin Deputy General Manager Jessica Block Strategic Development Manager Alexandra CameronFraser

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Australian Chamber Orchestra

Travel Coordinator Danielle Asciak Librarian Bernard Rofe Assistant Librarian Cyrus Meurant Multimedia, Music Technology & Artistic Assistant Joseph Nizeti Audio Engineer Simon Lear Audio Assistant Felix Abrahams

Investor Relations Manager Penelope Loane Events Manager Tom Tansey Senior Development Executive Tom Carrig

ACO2 & ACO VIRTUAL Manager Phillippa Martin

Development Coordinator Sally Crawford

Acting Education Manager Zoe Arthur

Marketing

Education Assistant Caitlin Gilmour

Corporate Services Manager Steve Davidson

Chief Financial Officer Maria Pastroudis

Accountant Yvonne Morton Assistant Accountant Shyleja Paul

Box Office & CRM Database Assistant Deyel Dalziel-Charlier Office Administrator Christina Holland Subscriptions Coordinator Robin Hall Information Systems Systems & Technology Manager Ken McSwain Network Infrastructure Engineer Emmanuel Espinas

Marketing Manager Derek Gilchrist National Publicist Mary Stielow Publications Editor Hilary Shrubb Marketing Coordinator Leo Messias Communications Coordinator Cristina Maldonaldo Box Office Manager Chris Griffith Customer Relations Manager Dean Watson

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Artistic & Operations

Assistant Tour Manager Lisa Mullineux

Philanthropy Manager Jill Colvin

Patrons Manager Ali Brosnan

Finance

Tour Manager Megan Russell

Development Manager Rebecca Noonan

Education

Executive Assistant to Mr Calnin and Mr Tognetti AO Helen Maxwell

Head of Operations & Artistic Planning Luke Shaw

Development

Sydney Dance Company Partners

Sydney Dance Company’s Partners and Sponsors provide the vital support we need to commission new works, share them with audiences around Australia and overseas, grow our education program and support emerging talent. We would like to thank all those who have contributed to our Commissioning Fund, Touring Fund, Education Fund and Partner Program.

We would also like to thank all of our partners who wish to remain anonymous.

Platinum Partners $100,000+

Studio Partners $10,000+

Duet Partners $5,000+

Robert Albert AO and Elizabeth Albert The Balnaves Foundation Crown Resorts Foundation Julian and Lizanne Knights Andrew Messenger The Neilson Foundation Packer Family Foundation Thyne Reid Foundation Carla Zampatti Foundation

Pam and Doug Bartlett Paul Brady and Christine Yip Peter and Liz Brownie Janice and Tony Burke Peter Clemenger AO and Joan Clemenger AO Jade and Richard Coppleson Crawford Family Foundation Mike Dixon and Dr Dee de Bruyn Doug Hall Foundation Tim Fairfax AC Jane and Richard Freudenstein Kiera Grant Andrew and Emma Gray Garrick and Evelyn Hawkins Sarah and Robby Ingham Key Foundation Susan Maple-Brown and the late Robert MapleBrown AO Jules Maxwell Michael Mills Natascha and Matthew Milsom Beau Neilson and Jeffrey Simpson Judith Neilson Talita Estelle Alden Toevs and Judi Wolf Chris and Susie Townsend Alastair J M Walton The Waypoint Group

Australia China Art Foundation Dr Richard Balanson and Dawn Talbot Carrie and Steve Bellotti Andrew Bird and Alexandra Holcomb Bird Andrew Cameron AM and Cathy Cameron Jean-Marc and Kirsten Carriol Peter Chadwick Brett Clegg and Annabel Hepworth Susie Dickson and Martin Dickson AM James and Jacqui Erskine Paul and Roslyn Espie Annalise Fairfax David Fite and Danita Lowes Chris and Tony Froggatt Judy Garb-Weiss and Sam Weiss Mark Hassell Rose Herceg Fraser Hopkins Belinda Hutchinson AM and Roger Massy-Greene John and Frances Ingham Donna and Carl Jackson Macquarie Group Foundation The Alexandra And Lloyd Martin Family Foundation Carina Martin James and Daniela McMurdo

Performance Partners $20,000+ Jillian Broadbent AO and Olev Rahn Manuela Darling-Gansser and Michael Darling Paul McCullagh Sandra McCullagh (in tribute to my mum) Karen Moses Nelson Meers Foundation Gretel Packer Roslyn Packer AO Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM John Prescott AC and Jennifer Prescott The Ian Potter Foundation The Wales Family Foundation Emma Zuber

Naomi Milgrom AO and John Kaldor AM Erin Ostadal and the late Billy Ostadal peckvonhartel architects Peter Reeve and Jaycen Fletcher Andrea Roberts Penelope Seidler AM Bianca Spender Leslie Stern Victoria Taylor Mark Timmins and Sam Smith Turnbull Foundation Ian Wallace and Kay Freedman Shemara Wikramanayake and Ed Gilmartin Di Yeldham

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Sydney Dance Company Sponsors

Government Partners

New Breed Season Supporter

Trusts & Foundations

Major Partners

Associate Partner

Platinum Member

Government Supporter

American Tourister, Artbank, Challis & Company, Contemporary Hotels, LUXE City Guides, Pages, Pegasus Printing, Rococo Flowers, Santa Vittoria, Stedmans, Vitek Vodka

For more information, please contact: Development Director Lizzi Nicoll on (02) 9258 4832 or email – lizzin@sydneydancecompany.com

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Supporters

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WE THANK OUR PARTNERS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT

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National Tour Partners

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Concert and Series Partners

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ACO Government Partners

The ACO is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

The ACO is supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.

ACO Trusts & Foundations

Holmes à Court Family Foundation ACO National ACO National Education Program Education Program The ACO pays tribute to all of The ACO pays tribute to all of our generous donors who have our generous donors who have contributed to our National contributed to our National Education Program, which Education Program, which focuses focuses on the development on the development of young of young Australian musicians.

Australian musicians.

This initiative is pivotal in securing This initiative is ACO pivotal in the securing the future of the and the future of the and the future of music in ACO Australia.

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We are extremely grateful the support extremely grateful for the support that we receive. that we receive.

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