SEASON 2023

IDENTITY

2-20 MAY 2023
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

16-24 JUNE 2023
ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE

Presented by The Australian Ballet as part of their 60th anniversary, Identity is a program of new work from two of the country’s leading choreographers, Australian Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Daniel Riley and Alice Topp, Resident Choreographer at The Australian Ballet.

Created on dancers from both Australian Dance Theatre and The Australian Ballet, Daniel’s new work THE HUM is centred upon the tangible yet invisible creative connection between performers, orchestra and audience in a never-before-seen collaboration.

With a brand new score by celebrated Yorta Yorta composer and soprano Deborah Cheetham AO, bespoke contemporary costumes by Taungurung fashion designer and educator Annette Sax and set and lighting design from Adelaide based multidisciplinary artist Matthew Adey, THE HUM forges new relationships and develops a shared physicality, exploding with future-focussed visions.

Alongside Daniel’s work will be Alice’s new piece Paragon, a powerful tribute to The Australian Ballet’s origin, strength and evolution in its 60th anniversary program.