On Stage

Decadance

“The wow factor is off the charts but no matter how intense the demands, and they are great, each dancer’s personality registers powerfully. It’s a gift not to be underestimated.”

– The Australian

“This performance also showcases the versatility of the Sydney Dance Company dancers. It’s a sensational evening of thrilling, visceral dance...”

– Limelight

“Decadance is where we celebrate our repertoire, the playground in which we add or subtract and adapt pieces from our body of work… I love how Decadance allows the dancers to give their own interpretation, which is full of sublime moments”

–

Ohad Naharin

Bursting at the seams with vitality and impact, featuring physical refinement alongside playfulness, Decadance is a contemporary dance that speaks to everyone. It’s a sparkling statement from the choreographer and company who brought the groundbreaking Gaga movement language to the world, propelling dancers into more eccentric and experimental places than ever before.

Moving to an eclectic soundtrack ranging from Dick Dale to John Zorn, Goldfrapp to The Beach Boys, the dancers of Sydney Dance Company take a virtuosic dive into Ohad’s world, bringing fresh life and fresh limbs to a work that is constantly evolving as part of the repertory of major dance companies worldwide.

Total Performances 6

6 - 9 January

Sydney Opera House, Drama Theatre

Choreographer Ohad Naharin

Staged by Rachel Osborne and Ian Robinson

Soundtrack Maxim Warratt, Ohad Fishof Design and Edit and Stefan Ferry

Music Maxim Waratt, Goldfrapp, Ohad Fishof, David Darling, John Zorn, Al Majad Group, Guem, Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, The Tractor’s Revenge, Kid606, AGF, Lucky Ali & Ramya, Seefeel, Chronomad, The Beach Boys

Lighting Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi) Designer

Costume Rakefet Levi Designer

Acknowledgments

Presented by Sydney Festival 2022.