ABOUT AN HOUR, MOVERS & SHAKERS SERIES

... is an audacious program of unique contemporary dance.
All shows run for around 1 hour and ALL tickets only $25!

AETHER
Five dancers struggle as they transcend the messy clutter and confusion of contemporary communication and make direct, ultimately human, connections.

Playhouse - Sydney Opera House
January 23 – 26 at 7.30pm

CONSTRUCT
Through the dual construction of a house and a relationship, construct fixes a wicked gaze on ambition and the curious connections between building a home, a relationship and a life.

Playhouse - Sydney Opera House
Preview January 9 at 9pm
January 10–11 at 9pm
January 12 at 6pm and 9pm
January 13 at 6pm

Lennox Theatre - Riverside Theatres
January 16 –18 at 7.30pm
January 19 at 4pm and 7.30pm

DANCE SCREEN
A free showcase of one of the fertile and excting areas of Australian choreography - dance on film. Encounter some of the finest work being created by our choreographers, dancers and film directors.

Sydney Opera House
January 5–6, 13, 20 at 10am–7.30pm
January 7–11, 15–18, 23–25 at 3pm–10.30pm
January 12, 19, 26 at 10am–10.30pm
Theatre Foyers - Western Broadwalk

INTO
Two intimate, personal and poignant works Belonging and Figment, both featuring one of Australia's most talented dancers, Kathryn Dunn.

The Studio - Sydney Opera House
World Premiere
January 15 –19 at 7.30pm
January 20 at 4.30pm

Lennox Theatre - Riverside Theatres
Preview January 8 at 7.30pm
January 9 –11 at 7.30pm
January 12 at 4pm and 7.30pm

KIN
Told through the eyes of six young aboriginal boys aged between nine and fourteen, KIN investigates their own beliefs about the world and their place in it as young aboriginal men.

The Studio - Sydney Opera House
Preview January 23 at 6pm
January 24 –25 at 3.30pm and 6pm
January 26 at 3.30pm

MORTAL ENGINE
A new dance-video-laser performance using movement responsive video projections to portray an ever shifting, shimmering world in which the limits of the human body are an illusion.

Drama Theatre - Sydney Opera House
World Premiere
Preview January 16 at 9pm
January 17 and 19 at 9pm
January 18 at 6pm and 9pm
January 20 at 3pm and 6pm

THE AGE I'M IN
A random and diverse selection of Australians aged between eight and 80 offer startlingly personal responses, creating a revealing portrait of Australia today.

Drama Theatre - Sydney Opera House
World Premiere
Preview January 7 at 7.30pm
January 8–11 at 7.30pm
January 12 at 4.30pm and 7.30pm

THIS SHOW IS ABOUT PEOPLE
Robust, high-impact dance layered with intricate gestures is fused with a sensitive array of live music. This Show is About People shows us how our sense of fun and capacity for joy depends as much on other people as ourselves.

Drama Theatre - Sydney Opera House
January 23 – 26 at 9pm

Eat drink talk art

MON 14 JAN
MOVERS AND SHAKERS CONVERSATIONS
A unique gathering of dance artists from Sydney Festival's About an Hour
Australian Dance Series including Gideon Obarzanek, Kate Champion,
Kate Dunn, Frances Rings and Narelle Benjamin.

THE MINT
Jan 7-11, 13-16, 18, 21-23 and 25
From 1pm
50mins
FREE

For full series information and booking details see Sydney Festival website