Orb — Sydney Dance Company

Overview

After a little time off to rest those weary limbs, Sydney Dance Company and artistic director Rafael Bonachela are back in business with the world premiere of Ocho, created by Bonachela, and Full Moon, choreographed by Tapei-based Cloud Gate 2 artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung. The two acts, exploring the mysteries of the universe and the deep connections between all of us, come together to form Orb, an ethereal exploration of mystery, myth, and mankind.

Ocho, which celebrates Bonachela's eighth season with the company, will feature eight dancers working with a hypnotic, electric score and dreamlike stage design to look at the ways in which humans form unseen connections. The act will be followed by Tsung-lung's Full Moon, which explores the power of our celestial satellite, and how humans are affected by it.

Orb asks the audience to step outside their bodies and explore the intangible realm of the non-corporeal, and, as Cheng Tsung-lung has said, "uncover the mysteries of the unconscious world which I do not know, yet I feel exist."

Images: Pedro Greig.