Year in Review

Year in Review 2020 edition

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A message from Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela

Hello and welcome to the 2020 edition of Sydney Dance Company’s Year in Review, a year that we will never forget!

It has been 11 months since the dancers last performed on stage; for a performing arts company, the strangest position to find ourselves in. When the year began in the studios, with the creation and rehearsal of my newest work, Impermanence, we were buoyant; excited to be working with the Australian String Quartet, to have the privilege of a new commissioned score from the world renowned Bryce Dessner and to be preparing a triple-bill season for your enjoyment.

As global events unfolded with rapid speed, I have never been more proud of how my colleagues and our community responded. The circumstances in which we found ourselves were unprecedented, but with flair and courage, Sydney Dance Company adapted as the world tilted on its axis.

The disappointment of cancelling Seasons One and Two, our national and international tours and our Australian schools engagement program was crushing. But from what could have been disaster, creativity blossomed.

This year, we have all shared our lives through digital screens. Our Virtual Studio, born a matter of days after the physical studios were abruptly closed, has seen 75,000 enrollments since March. A Virtual Season For Schools has brought participation in dance to students we would never normally have reached. We have made and shared 10 dance films. We have hosted virtual events with you, recorded numerous videos for you and as the end of the year approaches, we are unbelievably excited to have finally returned to a physical theatre space, with New Breed at Carriageworks. In the early months of the pandemic, this seemed like

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a pipe dream, and I am overwhelmed that it is now actually happening.

I am so incredibly grateful for your support this year. We have always described our community as our Sydney Dance Company family, and in 2020, you, as part of our family, demonstrated how close you are. Your generosity, your encouragement, your love for who we are and what we do have never been felt so strongly.

I am profoundly moved by your support, particularly as I am so aware of how difficult this year has been for everyone. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

As I look towards 2021, I am filled with optimism and hope. As a nation, we are not yet through the pandemic, but as a Company, we are ready to take a step forward. We move back into our Wharf home in December, and throw open the doors to the In-Studio dance class program on 4 January. The building is exceptional; four refurbished studios, a new studio theatre, vastly improved facilities for our dancers and the public and room for us to grow. I want to thank the NSW Government for their vision in this remarkable project to redevelop the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct and to all of those who have demonstrated leadership in their support of our fundraising campaign.

I truly can not wait to welcome you into the studios in the new year!

I hope that you and your family have a restful and peaceful summer and that you are able to reconnect with those who are dear to you.

Whatever 2021 has in store, with courage and creativity, we can take it on together. I look forward to dancing with you and to seeing you in the theatre.

Rafael Bonachela Artistic Director

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2020 Part one...

We kicked off the year in our usual dynamic style, preparing a dazzlingly energetic and diverse triple bill to share with our audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and later in the year, London. The program consisted of two Australian premieres and a world premiere.

In January the dancers began learning E2 7SD, the virtuosic duet that launched Rafael’s 7SD choreographic career when it was awarded first place in the inaugural, now prestigious Place Prize in London in 2004. Set to a score

by Oswaldo Maciá in collaboration with Santiago Posada, and with lighting design

by Lee Curran, this riveting duet demands extreme flexibility and strength; witnessing the dancers of Sydney Dance Company bring it to life in the studio was an infectiously thrilling sight to behold.

and an exquisite lighting design by Damien Cooper.

As March neared to an end and we were on the home run to opening night, the Company moved down to the Roslyn Packer Theatre to begin technical rehearsal for the stage.

All three works were ready. Final preparations were put in place, but heartbreakingly, none of these works were shared with you.

Just a few days away from the premiere, Sydney Dance Company made the devastating but necessary decision to cancel the season amidst the escalating COVID-19 Pandemic.

And 2020 really began!

February saw the dancers commence work on William Forsythe’s rhythmic and witty N.N.N.N with Cyril Baldy and Ayman Harper appointed

by Forsythe, who joined us from Europe to teach the work to the Company. After gaining Forsythe’s trust in 2015 as the first company in Australia to be granted the right to perform his seminal work Quintett, Sydney Dance Company was set to be one of just six dance companies in the world to be permitted to perform N.N.N.N.; a highly prestigious honour.

Alongside the rehearsal of both works was the creation of Rafael’s new work, Impermanence.

Set to a newly commissioned score by Bryce Dessner (contemporary composer and founding member of American band, The National), the work conceptually explored the ephemeral nature of life. Australian String Quartet - who spent some days in the Wattle Street studios performing the driving, powerful music as the dancers rehearsed - were set to accompany the dancers live on stage, amidst a stunning set design by David Fleischer

“We had just danced our final studio run when we learned the season was cancelled.

My heart broke in that moment. As we all sat in the studio in disbelief, there was a communal understanding of the urgent poignancy of the work we had just made but would not yet get to share. Never could we have foreseen the ironic twist that the work we had so lovingly crafted was indeed impermanent all too soon.”

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Impermamence from Rafael’s perspective The idea of Impermanence came about in conversation with Bryce Dessner in July 2019.

This was not my first time meeting Bryce. In 2015 I had choreographed Frame of Mind to one of his existing scores. I adored creating it, and the result was a very powerful work which audiences and critics all enjoyed. Bryce saw a run through of the work when he came to the studio to meet me and the dancers when he was in Sydney performing with The National. I was so nervous for him to see it, but he loved it, and in that moment, we knew there was more we could do together, so I commissioned Impermanence.

The title of the work reflects on the ephemeral nature of life. I met Bryce in Paris, where he lives, shortly after the Notre Dame fire. He

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shared thoughts he’d been having about how easily things fall apart, even structures we imagine to be eternal, and we talked about the fragility and impermanence of human life, the planet and human relationships.

In November 2019, Bryce was deep in the process of writing the music when the bush fires in Australia reached catastrophic levels.

Images were beamed across the world, and Bryce was deeply affected by what he was seeing on TV. The images of the Australian bush on fire really entered the work and his thinking. He was profoundly moved; he had been here, he had met the dancers and there was a very real personal connection for him.

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The philosophical concept of change made me think on the ephemeral, the fleeting, things that exist only in a moment and are then transformed. For me personally, the awareness of the impermanence of everything makes me feel that we must use every moment - that every moment counts – and that the transitory nature of life inspires a need for energy, urgency and radiance.

In February 2021 at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Walsh Bay, the Australian String Quartet will accompany the dancers live on stage for the long-awaited world premiere of Impermanence and I cannot wait!

Having to cancel the season was heartbreaking, but it made me believe even more deeply in the importance and relevance of the work. As a result, I am extending it into a fulllength performance and Bryce is composing the remainder of the score at this very moment. It is an incredibly exciting outcome after such a strange and difficult time.

Subscriptions for 2021 are on sale now.

Single tickets for the world premiere of Impermanence go on sale on 7 December.

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“I would like to say thank you for all the virtual classes you have been offering. I live in a small town in north Queensland and definitely don’t have access to dance classes under normal circumstances and what you have been offering has been fantastic!”

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Virtual Studio

“It brought positivity to my life during a period when I really needed it.”

Jo, Bellmount NSW Just six days after we had to close our In-Studio classes due to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, we moved dance classes online and launched the Virtual Studio, and the whole company leaped on board to contribute to its success.

The Sydney Dance Company production team worked hard and fast to set up the technology, while the Studios team worked tirelessly to create a timetable that saw us offer 50+ online dance classes each week during the peak of restrictions.

Company dancers stepped in alongside dance class teachers to teach classes online, providing a truly unique experience for attendees to be taught by some of Australia’s best contemporary dancers. Many of our team, including Company dancers were redeployed to new roles as Virtual Studio Technicians, behind the scenes of every online class, making sure the experience was smooth and enjoyable.

Rehearsal Associate and former Company dancer Charmene Yap initiated Feel Good Friday; a follow-along dance party streamed from her loungeroom, in which people could lose themselves in great music and carefree dancing. At the height of restrictions, Feel Good Friday was an incredibly popular way to relax and shake off the week. The busiest class saw 218 people across Australia take part, testament to the welcome relief dance was providing during such an unnerving time.

As a result of its success, we teamed up with Medibank Australia to offer a free Feel Good Friday class for Mental Health Month in October, part of an initiative to encourage people to look after themselves by keeping their minds and bodies active. A real honor was the Virtual Studio being awarded the Time Out Sydney’s Time In Movers and Shakers Award for Favourite Way to Get Moving from Home.

With such overwhelmingly positive feedback, and people now dancing with us all across Australia, the Virtual Studio is here to stay!

Watch out in the new year for new timetables and classes streamed directly from the Wharf.

Now, whoever, and wherever you are, you can dance with Sydney Dance Company, a real silver lining in the Covid cloud!

“I am so happy to be able to do several dance classes a week!! I live 100kms away from Sydney in the Blue Mountains so it is a dream come true to be able to keep dancing Ballet and Tap from home.

And how lucky to be taught by your Company dancers and teachers…. I’ve now re-engaged (with Sydney Dance Company), with the added experience of learning from your dancers in the Virtual Studio.”

Madi, Katoomba NSW.

“I love your Virtual Studio as it’s enabled me to take your classes while in Melbourne. Even with restrictions easing, please keep running virtual classes!”

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Cuatro

“The idea is simplicity itself, and speaks volumes. (The dancers in Cuatro are) using the body without reservation to express emotion for which words are inadequate.”

Deborah Jones, The Australian As the initial shock caused by the cancellation of all our performances wore off, the creative heartbeat that is at the core of Sydney Dance Company began to beat again and with it came the momentum needed to carry us through such a deeply challenging time.

In May, from the depths of the tightest restrictions we faced, Cuatro was born.

Cuatro was a collaboration between Sydney Dance Company and Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and was conceived and created through the lens and screens of our new world.

The eight virtuosic artists - four dancers and four musicians - began the collaborative process online, working with choreographer Rafael Bonachela and creative director and film-maker Pedro Greig to conceive and realise four unique films that responded to the extraordinary moment.

Online discussions and sharing of music took place over several weeks, with each element finally filmed in isolation at Sydney Dance Company’s Studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The dancers were filmed separately on one day, the musicians on another, and to this day, they have not yet met in person! A postperformance wrap party has been a long time coming!

both Sydney Dance Company’s and Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s websites.

Rehearsal Associate Charmene Yap returned to performance to feature in the first film with Diana Doherty, who played Heinz Hollinger’s Sonata for solo oboe, I. Präludium. Davide di Giovanni danced to Niccolò Paganini’s 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1: No. 11 in C performed by Andrew Haveron.

Juliette Barton and Umerto Clerici (cello) created an intense world with Johann Sebastian Bach’s Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande. And the suite concluded with the light and hopeful Cuatro 4, with Chloe Leong and Emma Scholl (flute) who performed Claude Debussy’s Syrinx.

Cuatro was an incredible opportunity for creative expression when making work was at its most challenging and audiences responded with delight. The suite of films has since been viewed 130,000 times and will remain a testament to the power of collaborative partnerships and the capacity for creativity in crisis!

In June, all four works were unveiled through a Virtual Premiere, followed by the subsequent release of each film as a standalone work over four consecutive Fridays on social media and

“When performing there is always this giving and receiving from the artists to the audience and the audience to artists. In this situation with no audience, the performance felt intimate and personal. It was a joy to be moving in that way again ... performing the piece was like performance for myself.

It brought me back to why I wanted to be a dancer in the first place; it’s a gift that you give to yourself and others.”

Chloe Leong, Sydney Dance Company dancer

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Dance Locale

“Over this very strange year I have been inspired by the drive of artists to keep creating, regardless of the circumstances.

It’s in our DNA and even in Isolation my most rewarding experiences have come from collaboration with other artists.”

Rafael Bonachela With restrictions and limitations on live performance slow to ease, we forged on with our pursuit of alternative creative opportunities. In a collaboration with NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, we created Dance Locale, a suite of five films conceived by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela and long-term collaborator filmmaker Pedro Greig, that launched the department’s year-long Festival Of Place.

Over a period of two weeks, Rafael and the dancers hit the road and shot incredible movement in Western Sydney Parklands (Darug Country), Sydney Olympic Park (Wann-gal Country), the headland at Maroubra (Dharawal Country) and various locations around Sydney Harbour including The Rocks and Darling Harbour (Gadigal Country).

The final location, Wagga Wagga (Wiradjuri Country) was decided later in the process when Rafael learned about the true meaning of Wagga; a place of dance and celebration.

As a dance maker, Rafael was inspired that true recognition was being awarded to a place where dance and ceremony had been integral for thousands of years.

Performed by the dancers of Sydney Dance Company, and featuring the music of favourite collaborator Nick Wales, all of the films pay tribute to the connection between the public realm and the creative spirit and filming them gave the dancers a space to move freely in

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the absence of brightly lit stages and packed auditoriums.

Rafael said “We became our own outdoor production company. Our tech team pushed a gear trolley, our programming team became film producers, and the dancers were so happy to be creating.”

In November Rafael was invited to be a keynote speaker at Artstate 2020 which was held in Wagga Wagga. He recounted his special experience of filming Dance Locale #5.

“We came to Wagga and sat down with Aunty Isabel Reed and told her my ideas. Uncle Pete Ingram took us to the incredible dance grounds near the river. For two days we prepared the space and talked. It’s raining, we are pulling the weeds out and wondering if the sun will ever come out so we can film.

Pete built a fire and Aunty Isabel came and welcomed us to this beautiful country. We were immersed in the smoke of this place, it was incredible. (…) then the rain stopped, and the sun broke through the clouds. We filmed the male solo in one magical shot. I get goosebumps thinking about it.”

In this spirit of collaboration, we decided to take the inspiration for Dance Locale one step further, and we’ve launched I Want To Dance With Somebody. With a celebratory online performance in January 2021, the initiative invites anyone and everyone from across NSW to learn a routine online and perform with us.

We’ll be activating all corners of our beautiful state and bringing it back to life through dance. It’s not too late to join the fun, so be sure to check out at sydneydancecompany. com/performance/dance-locale/ if you’d like register and dance with everyone in NSW!

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PreProfessional Year The Pre-Professional Year class of 2020 were also dealt some challenges this year, each one of which they overcame with resilience and enthusiasm.

Pivoting the course online for the entirety of Term 2 saw the cohort dancing from their loungerooms and powering through much of the written components of their course.

Creativity also flourished during the height of restrictions with former Company dancer and Rehearsal Associate Charmene Yap creating Habituate; a film in four parts featuring PPY dancers, set to four new scores composed by the students of Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Composing Women 2020 program.

As restrictions eased, the PPY dancers embarked upon a site-specific film at

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Paddington Reservoir and Bombo Quary, created by Sydney-based choreographer and film maker Sue Healey.

Whilst it was at times uncertain as to whether the PPY 2020 cohort would make it to the stage, work towards their graduation performance continued. They rehearsed three new works created by choreographers Holly Doyle, Jess Goodfellow and Omer BackleyAstrachan, and an excerpt from Rafael Bonachela’s award winning Six Breaths.

The wonderful news is that the PPY class of 2020 will get the opportunity to bring these works to life on stage in December at Carriageworks for their graduate performance PPY Revealed 2020.

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Education and Training

“For our kids to feel like they were important enough to be taught by the top contemporary company in Australia, is really special to the students. It’s starting to make them feel important and valued.

This experience unites them to something bigger. Some of these kids have never even seen the beach before, so connecting them with a company that tours all over the world, that is special.

We have loved this opportunity and hope to be considered again in the future, so thank you Sydney Dance Company.”

Dareton Public School (Dareton, NSW) In previous years, Sydney Dance Company has delivered extensive primary and high school workshop programs across the country, taught by Company dancers and Sydney Dance Company Teaching Artists aligned with our nationwide touring and performance schedule. This year, with the cancellation of all our touring and with border restrictions in place, we had to re-think the way we were going to connect with our young Australian communities and schools.

With the generous support of the Thyne Reid Foundation we launched our Virtual Season for Schools; a free three-part digital package comprised of a recorded full-length work Cinco choreographed by Rafael Bonachela, accompanying teaching resources and student guides, and three online dance workshops for secondary or primary students.

chose to attend more than one workshop, taking total attendance numbers to 3,428.

We have been incredibly moved by the heartwarming feedback from teachers across the country who know without a doubt that access to these workshops has had a positive impact on their students, particularly in such a challenging year.

The Virtual Season for Schools enabled us to overcome geographical limitations and gave students who would otherwise never have access, the opportunity to dance with us and keep their minds and bodies active in a fun and creative way.

We’ve delivered 200 workshops to 64 different schools, in every state and territory across Australia. 17 teachers, a mix of teaching artists and Company dancers, have taught 1,820 individual students. Some students even

“We had a year three student, who didn’t know her colours and couldn’t count to 10, participate in the sessions and she was incredible. She remembered the whole sequence of the dance; we were blown away with how she kept up. It was beautiful to watch.”

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It has been an extraordinary success.

New Breed 2020

2020 heralds the seventh edition of New Breed in presentation with Carriageworks and long-standing Principal Partner, The Balnaves Foundation.

This highly anticipated event on Sydney Dance Company’s annual calendar was further heightened by the fact this was our first and only stage performance in 2020. The dancers were so excited to be returning to the stage and we were all so pleased to finally be able to connect with our audiences in a way that is so familiar and natural to us.

Long standing critically acclaimed Company dancers Jesse Scales and Chloe Leong presented their works alongside two independent choreographers; Melbournebased Joel Bray and Sydney-based Raghav Handa.

This year the choreographers faced the unique challenge of creating works that reflected social distancing and both Chloe and Jesse began to create their works earlier in the year, via Zoom. None of the choreographers felt hindered by the limitations and have all felt their creativity flourished in ways it otherwise may not have.

From challenge comes opportunity!

Indigenous choreographer Joel Bray took the opportunity to explore his father’s personal totem, the raven (wagan in Wiradjuri). Joel said “I am not usually a superstitious person, but I really feel the ancestors lining this up for me. My interest in the flock, works perfectly with social distancing.”

takes, is one person to show their empathic side.”

Chloe Leong “wanted to invoke the concept of nostalgia, through the relationship of the dancers, the movement, sound and space.

It is not for the audience to understand by being literal but for the audience to experience feelings, sensations, atmospheres, details and human conditions that are universal, through their subjective lens.”

Raghav Handa’s Cult of the Titans examines the appropriation of the swastika from ancient Hindu culture. “It is easy in modern culture to see things as “black and white” – but sometimes there is another perspective and embracing that perspective can expose the darkness. Dance is my language and the place to start my conversation.”

Each year we are incredibly grateful to The Balnaves Foundation, led by Neil Balnaves AO, for their visionary leadership and support of New Breed. This year The Balnaves Foundation very generously extended their support and 2020’s New Breed was able to run for an additional 5 performances, a timely opportunity to share and connect with our audiences after such a paucity of performance this year!

Jesse Scales explored the bystander effect.

She explained “We may never know how we’ll act when confronted by a crisis. But whether victim or bystander, the power of inertia can be detrimental to any form of help. All it

“A stimulating example of the way dance can tackle interesting and often unlikely themes.”

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Your Support

Our family of supporters and philanthropic donors have always been instrumental to so many elements of our work, from supporting the commissioning of new work, to keeping the Company on the road and underpinning many of our education and outreach activities.

In 2020, our donor community stepped up and took on an even more significant role in keeping our dance community together and the Company moving forward through the financial challenges of the pandemic.

With over 60 performances cancelled across the Sydney seasons, national and international tours, the impact on the Company was huge.

But our donor family rose to the challenge and demonstrated unparalleled generosity.

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Our community donated the value of tickets, supported the dancers and PPY students, contributed to our Giving Tuesday campaign, pledged and purchased at Dance Noir At Home. You have been with us every step of the way, and we could not have taken so many steps without you.

As we prepare to return to our refurbished home on the Wharf and embark on whatever 2021 will bring, we are not out of the woods yet, but we are incredibly grateful for your commitment, your loyalty, your generosity and your passion.

On behalf of everyone at Sydney Dance Company, thank you!

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Dance Noir At Home

Sydney Dance Company’s annual fundraiser Dance Noir has become a favourite night out amongst Sydney’s cultural enthusiasts, dance lovers and party goers alike. In previous years the epic and fun night has proven to be a vital fund and friend-raising opportunity for Sydney Dance Company, helping us to achieve so many or our artistic, cultural and educational endeavours.

This year we had to do things differently. Led

by Board Director and Dance Noir Committee Chair Pam Bartlett, we witnessed a heartwarming show of support whereby 15 of our devoted donors volunteered to open their homes to host a series of COVID-safe private events, Dance Noir at Home.

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Each party tuned in to our online entertainment, which included a message from Rafael Bonachela, several recorded excerpts from Sydney Dance Company performance repertoire and a Best of Dance Noir showcase.

We were so delighted bythe generosity of the guests in the silent auction and pledges made on the night.

This year has been a devastating one for the performing arts and we are so deeply appreciative of the love and support that has been shared with us by each and every person who supported Dance Noir at Home. Because of this generosity, we can continue to forge ahead, leading the charge in the resurrection and redemption of our industry.

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Beyond the stage 2020

A Celebration of Movement Renowned activewear company P.E Nation and Sydney Dance Company came together at the height of COVID-19 restrictions to highlight the changes in dancers’ routines and to address how they were keeping active during a long period of isolation, focusing on physical and mental health.

Three of the women leading the charge in online fitness and dance through Sydney Dance Company’s Virtual Studio were profiled; Head of Training Linda Gamblin, Rehearsal Associate Charmene Yap and Company dancer Chloe Leong.

Whilst discussing their professional and personal tips for movement, Linda, Charmene and Chloe showcased P.E Nation’s new range of active wear in stunning photography by Wendell Teodoro.

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A Supporting Role Demi & Co is a family-owned and operated company, focusing on delivering innovative products for the dance and fitness industry.

Their products are Australian-made and available worldwide.

Aligning their marquee product, The Demi Barre Duet, with our online Ballet Classes in the Virtual Studio has provided unparalleled brand alignment for Demi & Co and a great at home dance training option for our Virtual studio attendees.

Demi Barre’s products have featured in Linda Gamblin’s (Head of Training) and Victor Zarallo and Mia Thompson’s (Company dancers) Virtual Studio classes.

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A message from Executive Director Anne Dunn As we approach the end of 2020, I look back and reflect on the most incredible year. After the excitement and celebration of our 50th anniversary in 2019, 2020 was scheduled to see some incredible new work, our first performances in Londons’ Royal Opera House and preparation for our return to the Wharf; a fittingly busy program.

But 2020 did not deliver what we expected.

I am deeply grateful for the fortitude, resilience and passion that the staff of Sydney Dance Company has demonstrated this year. What has been asked of them has been extraordinary and they have risen to every challenge; they have pivoted with grace, they have embraced redeployment and they have cheerfully worked exceptionally hard to keep our community engaged during this unprecendented time.

I want to also extend my thanks to the Board whose guidance and counsel has been invaluable as we have navigated through uncharted water.

The Federal Government through The Australia Council and the NSW Government have been exceptional in their support and I am very grateful for their belief in the value of the arts.

Most importantly, I extend my most sincere thanks to our supporters, our audiences, our stakeholders, our funders, our Partners. Your role has never been more important and we face the future with confidence with you alongside us.

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2021 Calendar

From 4 January Public Dance Classes re-start at Sydney Dance Company’s Studios Wharf 4/5, 15 Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW 2000 16 - 27 February Impermanence Sydney, Roslyn Packer Theatre 12 May - 14 August Impermanence, National Tour NSW, NT, VIC, TAS, ACT Book your 2021 Subscription now.

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