Five rising-star choreographers have been commissioned to create new works for the company.

Carriageworks and Sydney Dance Company, in conjunction with The Balnaves Foundation, have announced the five rising-star choreographers commissioned to create new works as part of the New Breed initiative, a programme that supports the next generation of Australian dance creators.

“For almost half a century, Sydney Dance Company has been the home of contemporary dance in Australia, with a strong dedication to nurturing the next generation of Australian choreographic artists,” Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela said. “We are proud to further contribute to this legacy through a unique programme, and to invest in what we believe is the very foundation of the future of Australian contemporary dance – its creators.”

^{Sydney Dance Company’s New Breed 2017 choreographers. Photo: supplied.}

In the fourth year of the programme, the five choreographers chosen are Javanese Australian choreographer and performer Melanie Lane, Perth-based performance artist Tyrone Robinson as well as Sydney Dance Company dancers Cass Mortimer Eipper (who created a piece, Dogs and Baristas, for the first New Breed season in 2014), Nelson Earl, and Petros...