ARTICLE Sydney Dance Company FRAME OF MIND Sydney Dance Company’s Frame of Mind is a wildly powerful double bill featuring the smash hit Wildebeest by Australia’s own Gabreielle Nankivell and the multi award- winning Frame of Mind from Rafael Bonachela. Rafael Bonachela’s (Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director) Frame of Mind features a dramatic contemporary-classical soundtrack by Bryce Dessner (from American hit rock band The National), recorded by internationally renowned Kronos Quartet. Gabrielle Nankivell’s Wildebeest is an eloquent creation and showcases the power of dancers as individuals and strength en masse. Moody and animalistic, it’s backed by a stormy and industrial score by Luke Smiles. Internationally renowned, Nankivell is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Tanja Liedtke Fellowship. Friday 23 June at 8pm Saturday 24 June at 8pm See website for prices and details. by those we hold dear. Frame of Mind is an acknowledgement of our emotional lives, our vulnerability, our empathy, our fragility and our strength. The impulse to feel, experience and understand a dance work in the theatre should be an individual one – beginning in the heart and contemplated in your mind. It is your frame of mind which colours your world, and the same should be true of art. When all explanations have been exhausted and you find yourself outside of definition but immersed in sensation - the only thing left is to feel. My immense gratitude goes to those who have helped create this work, my collaborators in design and construction, the team at Sydney Dance Company and the inimitable dancers who give their all each and every time. ‘‘ …BONACHELA’SFRAMEOFMINDDELIVERSAN EMOTIONALLYENGAGINGANDOVERARCHING CHOREOGRAPHICMASTERY…ELECTRIC” Daily Review ‘‘ …DANCEDCRISPLYANDFLAWLESSLY… ITISPASSIONATEYETHIGHLYPRECISE, DEMANDINGANDOFTENBREATH-STEALING.” The Guardian SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY: FRAME OF MIND PHOTO BY PEDRO GREIG 12