Ocho | Sydney Dance Company — Nick Wales

Ocho

Sydney Dance Company

Role: Composer

Rafael Bonachela’s OCHO, meaning ‘eight’ in Spanish, marks his eighth year with the Company and features eight virtuosic dancers. Fusing a hypnotic electronic score by Nick Wales with an industrial dreamscape, OCHO explores the infinite connections that exist between us all.

Choreographer: Rafael Bonachela

Composer: Nick Wales

Lighting: Damien Cooper

Costumes and Sets: David Fletcher

sydney DANCE company

REVIEW.

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BEHIND THE CREATIVE PROCESS.

Sydney-based composer and producer Nick Wales talks about the ideas and the collaborative process behind the Sydney Dance Company's production Ocho, showing this month in Sydney (until 13 May), Melbourne (17-20 May) Canberra (25-27 May) as part of the double bill Orb. In the finale of Ocho, Nick has been collaborating with the songman Rrawun Maymuru from North East Arnhem Land, creating unique and captivating music for Rafael Bonachela's choreography.

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