Sydney Dance Company presents Twofold: its latest contemporary dance creation

From June 11 to 15, 2025, La Villette welcomes one of the world's leading contemporary dance companies: the Sydney Dance Company, straight from Australia. Through the Twofold program, spectators will discover two very different pieces, offering a glimpse of the diversity and vitality of contemporary Australian choreographic language.

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Founded in 1969, the Sydney Dance Company has established itself over the decades as an essential reference, developing an abstract vocabulary that is both expressive and physically engaged. Twofold brings together two distinct choreographic visions: Impermanence, by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela, and Love Lock, a 2024 creation by Melanie Lane.

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Impermanence, already acclaimed for its evocative power, would feature a dialogue between dance and live music, set to an original composition by Bryce Dessner (member of The National). The work would question the fragility of the world through recent tragedies, such as the devastating fires in Australia or the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, blending movement, emotional intensity and visual poetry.

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With Love Lock, Melanie Lane proposes a more conceptual approach. The choreographer would explore what a 21st-century folk dance might become, nourished by cultural hybridizations and contemporary upheavals. With an electronic soundtrack by composer Chris Clark, the piece evokes a changing future, at once uncertain and full of possible dialogues.

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The program would appeal to contemporary dance aficionados , spectators curious about international creations, and fans of demanding choreography with a strong musical and sensory dimension. The two pieces brought together in Twofold would offer a dense scenic experience, between beauty, tension and reflections on our times.

This article is based on information available about the show. It is not based on direct viewing.

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