Overview
| Member | $50.00 |
| Adult | $64.00 |
| Concession | $55.00 |
| Child (18 and under) | $35.00 |
| Secondary School Bookings (per student) | $16.00 |
Approximate Duration: 75 minutes (no interval)
Content Warning: This performance contains bright flashes, strobe-like lighting, and smoke and haze effects.
Please Note: Although this performance occurs outside of regular school hours, school bookings are welcome. Please see further information below.
Sydney Dance Company's
momenta
Choreographed by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela
Sydney Dance Company explodes onto the stage in Rafael Bonachela’s momenta. From the most tender exchanges to an intense physical storm, witness an extraordinary force of movement, striking individuality and powerful unity, escalating to a joyous release.
The connection is instinctive. The moment is transformational.
momenta takes audiences on a journey into the poetry and physicality of human bonds. This mesmerising work presents a kaleidoscope of energy, capturing moments where individual trajectories collide and intertwine.
The dancers transcend physical limitations, exploring the full range of their bodies with grace, power and vulnerability. Each moment resonates through space, drawing the audience into a world of raw emotion.
Through the captivating interplay of Bonachela’s signature choreographic style, Nick Wales’ evocative soundscapes, Elizabeth Gadsby’s arresting set design and Damien Cooper’s striking lighting, momenta gathers the hurtling vectors of our lives into confluence and connection. For audiences and dancers alike, it is an invitation to rejoice in the beauty and fragility of our shared humanity.
Reviews
“momenta is an electric and arresting celebration of light and life...”
– Sydney Morning Herald
“... their (the Dancers’) control, elegance, energy and athleticism are there for all to marvel at. And marvel we did.”
– Sydney Arts Guide
“Like much good art, momenta gets inside you and intensifies your sensuality.”
– The Saturday Paper
“Created by artistic director Rafael Bonachela, “momenta” is a one-act, 75-minute, whirlwind of power, grace, and physicality.”
– Fjord Review
“Then just when you think he [Rafael] can’t possibly outdo his last creation, he raises the bar again.”
– Australian Arts Review
Creative Credits
Choreography: Rafael Bonachela
Music: Original Score by Nick Wales featuring Distant Light by Pēteris Vasks
Lighting Design: Damien Cooper
Set and Costume Design: Elizabeth Gadsby
Associate Costume Design: Emma White
Photo by: Pedro Greig
The Sydney Dance Company 2025 National Tour has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Secondary School Excursions
Reminder: Although this performance occurs outside of regular school hours, secondary school bookings are welcome.
Secondary School excursion booking pricing: $16 per student, with 1 Free Teacher/Assistant per 10 students or part thereof. All other adults $16. We do participate in the Companion Card program.
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Tickets
Member
$50.00
Adult
$64.00
Concession
$55.00
Child (18 and under)
$35.00
Secondary School Bookings (per student)
$16.00
The Venue: Ulumbarra Theatre
Meaning ‘gather together’ or ‘meeting place’ in the language of the local Dja Dja Wurrung people, Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre rises majestically from what was once the Sandhurst Gaol.
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