Lux Tenebris
Sydney Dance Company / Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
Role: Composer
Artistic director Rafael Bonachela says the inspiration behind the electrifying performance of Lux Tenebris is the exploration of the luminescence of life.
“The main idea is not to lose hope, and that there is always space for beauty and light, even in the darkest places,” he said at a recent dress rehearsal.
The music composed by Nick Wales perfectly blends with the unexpected movements of the dancers in a show which promises to intrigue, move and entertain you.
reviews
“★★★★ The Sydney-based composer Nick Wales’s insistent electronic score (his fifth collaboration with Bonachela) provides a beating urgency. Wales wanted to create a musical “tug of war” and, although distorted to the point of un-recognition, he has incorporated recordings of Pluto’s atmosphere, South Korean monks, the buzz of beehives and crackling fireworks.”
— The Guardian
“The work is performed to a powerful sampled sound score created by Nick Wales which draws on diverse sound samples recorded from real world sources including Pluto’s atmosphere, monks in Seoul, beehives, and fireworks.”
— ARTSHUB
“ Driving this forward is the music of Bonachela’s five-time collaborator Nick Wales, studded with the growl of a primordial soundscape. It’s impressive staging and through the shadows Bonachela chooses a high octane, very kinetic choreography.”
— Daily Review