2 One Another

Sydney Dance Company are performing 2 One Another at the Sydney Theatre. This work is world premier choreographed by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela.
I have to admit when I was young I didn't enjoy this type of dance, it is very modern with no story. But now I can appreciate this type of work, its intricate form developing in front of you. The dancers performed together with great precision.  The worked flowed as Bonachela used certain moves to link the different sections together making it a cohesive, spellbinding piece of work.
The music is quite varied, started with very machine like electronic music turning to a choral more classical style.  Nick Wales did an amazing job arranging the music for this work. Bonachela asked poet and writer Samuel Webster to watch the dancers and write about what he saw. He then used these phrases as a basis for creating the movements.

What amazed me about this work was the amount of movement it contained, it was continuous and often at times you didn't know where to look there was so much happening. It was great watching it from the circle as some of it reminded me of synchronized swimming. Being high up however, you didn't get the full effect of the amazing light projections at the back of the stage. If you did watch it you couldn't watch the dancers are the same time.  The work emphasized interaction between people, in groups and pairs as they moved, interacted and supported each other. Dance solos highlight the solitude of human existence.
It was everything it promised to be, if you want to see it, it plays until 31 March.