Spellbound

Presented by: Sydney Dance Company

Triple bill featuring Spell choreographed by Rafael Bonachela, Love Lock choreographed by Melanie Lane and Somewhere between ten and fourteen choreographed by Tra Mi Dinh

Spell

Step into Spell; a bold new dance work from celebrated choreographer Rafael Bonachela. Five distinctive worlds, five powerful “spells,” each a vivid ritual that together create dance alchemy.

With intricate rhythmic detail and fearless technicality, Bonachela’s signature style reaches new heights of precision and passion.  Set to music from Ólafur Arnalds, Bryce Dessner, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Alice Smith, with costume and set design by Kelsey Lee and lighting design by Damien Cooper, the Spell creatives conjure an exhilarating fusion of movement, light, and sound for the dancers to inhabit. 

Spell is an invitation to experience dance as a potent, primal force.

Somewhere between ten and fourteen

Somewhere between ten and fourteen is a study on dusk – illuminating and indulging in the transient yet expansive moments between day and night. Bodies and energy chase the impermanence of transformation and surrender to the ever-shifting movements of light, and time. It is a choreography propelled by the movement of light. It is an ode to change. Originally premiering in New Breed 2023, this mesmerising work is now reimagined for a mainstage production.

“Intricate, geometric and with enjoyable attention to detail” – Sydney Morning Herald (New Breed 2023)

“… the standout work of the evening… Dinh’s work just continues to go from strength to strength” – Dance Informa (New Breed 2023)

Love Lock

Inspired by the power of love stories, Melanie Lane’s bold work Love Lock deconstructs love songs to create movement that celebrates the fantasies and realities of love. 

With striking costumes by the iconic designer Akira Isogawa and a score by UK electronic artist Clark, Love Lock imagines a fantastical folk dance of the future, a dance that summons a collective energy and that dreams into the complex and often giddy realms of love.