Red Opal Dance Theatre
     

Fiona Melville, Peter Stamford
 		 Red Opal Dance Theatre 1989.... formerly the New Dance Theatre 1967.
Since its 1967 formation the company exemplifies an Australian dance identity. An identity that is highlighted and is perpetuated through the existence of the training system Dance Dynamics, in which the dancers of the company are trained.

The name Red Opal Dance Theatre describes the dance identity of this company:

RED - Vibrant, earthy, arresting, challenging.

OPAL - Inventive formations, radiant, light changing directions, colours, projecting energy from earth into all directions that is uniquely Australian; timeless, time now, time moving.

DANCE - Universal energy, spirit, pulsating, sound, silence, surprising, degrees of dynamics, unexpected, connecting earth to sky.

THEATRE - communication, insight, expression of ideas, degrees of dynamics, abstract, stories.

Engagemet Highlights:

  • Sydney Opera House - Bennelong Program
  • Festivals - Carnivalé, Sydney Festivals, Spring Festivals 
    Festival venues - Maiden Theatre Royal Botanic Gardens, Crypt of St Mary's Cathedral, Open Space Royal Botanic Gardens
  • Arts Council tour of NSW country towns
  • Bicentennary Celebrations- Extended tour of NSW country towns, selected open spaces

For details of Dance Dynamics workshops and Red Opal engagements:
Phone 02 9144 4303       Fax 02 9988 0934