Gadi Dagon
AUSTRALIAN
Premiere
Batsheva Dance Company
Three
by Ohad Naharin
One of the world’s most prestigious dance companies returns
to Melbourne Festival with a bold new work that explores
three very basic yet profound themes: beauty, nature
and existence
In 2000 Batsheva Dance Company impressed Festival audiences with
its award-winning Anaphase. It returns with Three, an expansive threepart work that lays bare its dancers’ unique kinetic abilities. In ‘Bellus’,
the opening section, a sequence of solos is performed to Glenn Gould’s
Goldberg Variations. The movements range from the virtuosic to the
intriguingly awkward. This is followed by a sensual interlude, ‘Humus’,
a beautiful dance for nine women who move to an ethereal score by
Brian Eno. In the third and final passage, ‘Secus’, the dancers move with
beguiling, daring gestures to an eclectic soundtrack. A series of powerful
duets and revealing solos lead to an ecstatic finale, set to the unabashed
melodic rapture of the Beach Boys. Three is a work of astounding physical
exploits and unexpected humour.
Batsheva Dance Company’s artistic integrity and innovation have earned
it a reputation as one of the most inspirational and sought after companies.
Founded in 1964 by Martha Graham and Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild,
it now operates throughout the year with two companies and 40 dancers.
the Arts Centre, State Theatre
Fri 10 – Sat 11 Oct at 7.30pm
Sat 11 Oct at 2pm
1hr 10min no interval
Premium
A Reserve Full
A Reserve Groups (8+)
A Reserve Conc
B Reserve Full
B Reserve Conc
$97.50
$75
$67.50
$56.25
$60
$45
With 250 annual performances in Israel and around the world, the company is
considered Israel’s leading cultural ambassador and is applauded worldwide in
the most prestigious venues and festivals.
Choreographer and Artistic Director of the company, Ohad Naharin, began
his training as a dancer with Batsheva Dance Compan 䁥