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Philippe C h a r l u e tExcerpt from Rafael Bonachela’s 6 BREATHS with the wonderful music of Ezio Bosso who left us not long ago (circa 2011) #sydneydancecompany #Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGJkJNO3dvU/HD
.#graememurphy MURPHY rehearsal glimpses we filmed with The Australian Ballet in their studio (circa 2018). Only a moment ago yet it feels like another magical world then… #Dance https://vimeo.com/263984409
MOOGGRAH, a very early work by choreographer Stephen Page – part of #sydneydancecompany SHAKESPEARE DANCES filmed at @SeymourSydney in 1991. A small excerpt is included in the doco #firestarterAU now showing on ABC iView #dance #DanceEducation @ABCArts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKft-p-03oo/HD
Interesting #documentary “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters” – after a series of devastating losses, legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones turned his grief into what would become one of his greatest artistic achievements. #Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvdqTFNCUwc/HD
I think OCHRES was the seminal work for Bangarra – here is an excerpt we filmed in Melbourne with interviews (circa mid 90’s). Some features in the fabulous doco #FirestarterAU now on ABC iView and AppleTV. #Dance #NAIDOCWeek2021 #DanceEducation https://vimeo.com/551330003
PIANO SONATA (filmed in 1992) – intense choreography by #graememurphy with intensely powerful music by @carlvine #Dance #piano #DanceEducation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DKX-w7_6pE/HD
Good programs on @ABCTV !! Don’t miss #MyNameIsGulpilil this Sunday 8.30pm (on iView after). David Gulpilil reminds me of this scene we filmed with Director Michael Edols in 1988. Final shot was not scripted yet such powerful meaning #NAIDOCWeek @ABCArts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SMchsTrKvk
Don’t miss FIRESTARTER: The STORY of BANGARRA on @ABCTV Tues 6 July at 8.30pm. Feel so proud to have contributed early to mid 90’s footage to this incredibly touching feature documentary (on iView and ApleTV from July 7) #FirestarterAU #NaidocWeek @ABCArts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3REMs9I9Tg/HD
Celebrating the first day of National NAIDOC week with a few clips from Bangarra NINNI filmed in the early nineties – powerful as ever (TVC base + two artbreak clips for SBS series Imagine) #healcountry #Dance #dancers #NAIDOC2021 #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHwToj_PaaM/HD
Beautiful song, amazing voice and powerful dancing ***** #dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChMcN0ke1eA/hd
.#graememurphy LATE AFTERNOON OF A FAUN – Found old and damaged field tapes of its only recorded performance (shot by Matthew Denton – circa 1987). So we had to restore and edit it. With Garth Welch, Stephen Page (@BangarraDance) & Graeme Murphy!! #Dance https://vimeo.com/506588272/7697cf881a
Meryl Tankard THE ORACLE – we edited this video in 2009. This powerful work was created by Meryl with Regis Lansac for dancer Paul White. #Dance #DanceEducation #ContemporaryDance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5POYqZW3Zig/HD
For the many who can’t make it to WA Ballet’s STATE (that’s many of us) here’s #graememurphy MOURNED BY THE WIND (from the original performance we filmed in 1999). Trivia: first broadcast 15 min to midnight to welcome new millenium #Dance #DanceEducation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcWq0eihis4/HD
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company: THE PROBLEM (18 min) whilst we wait for his new program AFTEWARDSNESS https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/afterwardsness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQIzDKxpDNo/HD
Meditative and Moving. We can’t see the stars in the cloudy Wellington sky, but we can still enjoy the golden glow of Alice Topp’s beautiful Aurum, which was…
Italien choreographer Jacopo Godani created this work for #sydneydancecompany which we filmed in 2011. RAW MODELS is set to a commissioned score by 48nord – a German duo specialising in electro acoustic music. #dance #danceeducation #contemporarydance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_5_nIqh3no/HD
Gorgeous Harry Haythorne left us a few years ago for the big stage upstairs. Here is a little video celebrating him during his performances in #TIVOLI (circa 2001) with The Australian Ballet and #sydneydancecompany #Dance #DanceMusical #DanceEducation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFAlA2GKXl8/HD
Aszure Barton SID’S WALTZING MASQUERADE with the #sydneydancecompany we filmed in 2008 – Quirky, funny, athletic #Dance #DanceEducation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXy_Auo-OrM/HD
This looks very moving indeed from the Birmingham Royal Ballet (love the format) – Can be stream here http://bit.ly/COATTBIDF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2J3Lj–1Lg/HD
Congratulations to David McAllister for his Companion (AC) of the Order of Australia, well-deserved. A sample on the documentary of his magical SLEEPING BEAUTY we filmed in 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt_fNtvaN_s/HD
Who would not like a bit of Edith Piaf first thing in the morning… CURIOUS KINGDOM excerpt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez6zdygFFbY/HD
Originally created in 1979, we filmed this restaged #graememurphy VIRIDIAN at the #SydneyOperaHouse in 1992. It takes its name from an evocative musical score by Australian composer Richard Meale and refers to a shade of green. #Dance #DanceEducation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0GKUTAX6yY/HD
First few minutes of a film highlighting acclaimed choreographer Meryl Tankard’s body of work, screened on a loop at the #sydneyoperahouse 2011 Spring Dance Festival (we shot these in the 1990’s) #Dance #DanceEducation #contemporarydance https://vimeo.com/27678893
Glimpses from MERCURY choreographed by Finnish born Kenneth Kvarnström with the #SydneyDanceCompany – I call him the ‘prince of cool’ with such smooth choreography… Filmed in Sydney circa 2009 #dance #dancevideo #contemporarydance #danceeducation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88xYWW23XFY/HD
Excerpts from #graememurphy AIR AND OTHER INVISIBLE FORCES filmed in Sydney & Brisbane (circa 1999)- The 2nd act with music from Georgian composer Giya Kancheli is currently being restaged by WA Ballet and will open 24 June. Info @ https://waballet.com.au/state-2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ji9ErUEiU/HD
Excerpt from Emanuel Gat’s SATISFYING MUSICAL MOMENTS he choreographed (as well as did the music and lighting!) with #sydneydancecompany we filmed in 2010 at the Sydney Opera House #dance #dancing #danceeducation #contemporarydance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8zUJRXdAM/HD
Who ever thought of crossing a washing machine with a piano: see this incredible excerpt from SEVEN IMPOSSIBLE PIECES FOR FOUR DANCERS from Australian Dance Artists (ADA – circa 2017) #dance #dancing #danceeducation #dancetheatre #piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m76dVNHXOMw/HD
Lucy Guerin’s WEATHER filmed at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne (circa 2013), an intriguing exploration of the choreographic formations and visceral affects of weather – Full show available at https://bit.ly/3p1ByiY #dance #dancing #danceeducation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaEh6HFSNJk/HD
.#graememurphy CUT excerpts video – This was supposed to be the goodbye work by Graeme Murphy to #sydneydancecompany … But fate had some other plans. #dance #dancing #danceeducation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKaLEvhQFRk/HD
Here is a beautiful piece WE UNFOLD we filmed in 2009, choreographed by Rafael Bonachela with superb music by Ezio Bosso (Symphony No. 1 “Oceans”) – because we need a lot of cheering up here in #melbournelockdown right now #Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl2Qs_M4cXc
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