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A sweeping ode to loss.In Contre-nature, Franco-Algerian choreographer Rachid Ouramdance blends dance and stagecraft to create storytelling magic. Fog wreathes the stage and darkly clad figures sweep effortlessly between floor and air, past and present, transforming movement into questions that strike at the heart: what can anchor you outside of memory? Who will hold you when loss strikes hardest?
For Ouramdane, there’s something profound in the act of holding another person aloft, in the moment of surrender, and keeping both audience and dancers suspended in tension. Exhilarating and tender by turns, Contre-nature feels weightless without ever losing its human centre.
Contre-nature is part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival.
Duration
1 hour (no interval).
Times
Thu 7th Jan
7.00pm
Fri 8th Jan
7.00pm
Important information
This production contains theatrical smoke effects and haze.
Recommended for ages 10+.
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Event venue
Drama Theatre - Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point (Near Circular Quay),Sydney,NSW,Australia
Tickets
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