By Deborah Jones Rafael Bonachela has been artistic director of Sydney Dance Company for 14 years and recently signed for another five. He’s still as bright-eyed as when he started, and, as a choreographer, always exploring collaborations with other artists and generous about bringing in guest dancemakers. The March triple bill Ascent introduced the company
By Rhys Ryan Like most cities around the world right now, Melbourne’s theatres lie eerily dormant. Empty stages and foyers are just one troubling symptom of the unprecedented shutdown of an entire arts ecology. Strict social distancing measures were suddenly introduced in mid-March to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Australia, prematurely ending several performance