Melbourne's annual awards ceremony for the performing arts names 2014's highest achievers.

A stunning night of music and dance from company at top of its game.

The composer waxes lyrical on his new collaboration with Sydney Dance Company.

Human interactions explored in captivating contemporary dance.

Diverse triple bill showcases the breath-taking range and versatility of Bonachela’s baby. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Sydney Dance Co’s AD used to chose Madonna over flamenco, but nowadays it’s classical that sets his toes tapping. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Rafael Bonachela’s erotically charged choreography shines new light on Benjamin Britten. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Poor choice of words by ABC News links Sydney’s flagship dance company with troubled inner-west studio. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Richard Tognetti and choreographer Rafael Bonachela have constructed a balanced dramatic arc with their 70-minute suite of ballet music and entr’actes.

Contemporary Women showcases four female choreographers at the fore of Australian dance.

This 2-CD set of dance numbers from Rameau operas captures Jordi Savall’s period-instrument band Le Concert des Nations playing with all the lusty, effervescent joie de vivre the music demands. The “suites” put together by Savall trace a similar but more unified trajectory to Marc Minkowski’s Imaginary Symphony Rameau album (Les Musiciens du Louvre on Archiv). The present collection is a reminder that the composer’s instrumental music was just as thrilling and inventive as what he wrote for the voice: earthy and robust like a good Provençal stew, without sacrificing the majestic air of refinement that captivated the court of Versailles. One can only marvel at the punchy phrasing in the overture to Zoroastre and be seduced by the exotic percussion in Air des Incas from Les Indes Galantes. An authentic musette, that rare and peculiar Gallic bagpipe, makes an appearance in Naïs to spice up the French Baroque palette. Natural horns in Les Boréades, Rameau’s final tragédie en musique, are less graceful than Les Arts Florissants’ under William Christie (Opus Arts DVD) but richer for their pungency. Surging strings, turbulent transverse flute and a wind machine summon elemental forces, while delicate gavottes have more charm… Continue reading Get unlimited…

Choreographer Rafael Bonachela and composer Ezio Bosso have formed a creative partnership that has enriched their work in ways neither could have predicted. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in