Spring Dance Festival

26 Aug 2010-26 Sep 2010 ,

Theatre

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First published on 14 Jul 2010. Updated on 5 Apr 2011.

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The best international acts in dance will converge on the Opera House for Spring Dance 2010, an event that, according to venue's head of theatre and dance, Wendy Martin, will showcase "all that is exciting in dance from ballet to hip hop and everything in between." In Bare Soundz (31 Aug-5 Sep), esteemed tap master Savion Glover (whose moves were captured for Happy Feet) will be unleashing drumbeat-like rhythms using only his own two happy feet. Visionary choreographer Gideon Obarzanek will tread the boards for the first time in 18 years in Faker (21-26 Sep), a solo work about the very nature of dance and creativity. There'll be plenty of events from well off the beaten dancefloor too: Belgian choreographer/dancer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and 17 monks from the Shaolin Temple will bust some kung-fu moves in Sutra (16 -19 Sep); while Ngurru-Milmarramiriw (Wrong Skin) (21-26 Sep), a Romeo and Juliet reboot by this year's Sydney Festival First Night director Nigel Jamieson, combines indigenous dance, disco, Bollywood and the talents of YouTube sensation the Chooky Dancers.

Transports Exceptionnels (9–12 Sep) will see Philippe Priasso will perform on the Forecourt with an unlikely dance partner: a 13-tonne earthmover. In Glass (7–12 Sep) will be a delicate blend of dance, yoga and Freudian theory; and Singular Sensation (14–19 Sep) will comment on our media-saturated culture while splashing it with green paint and red jelly. Choreographer Pierre Regal will tackle the urban environment in physical theatre/hip hop piece Asphalte (21–26 Sep), which features the natural talents of five kids plucked right off the street. And don't forget: free screenings of family dance movies Happy Feet, The Red Shoes and Footloose will be held on the Forecourt (24–26 Sep). Darryn King

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