SATURDAY, APRIL 4 | 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Discover the in situ solos by the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, before and after Manifesto!
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Stephanie Lake Company
Manifesto
Stephanie Lake
Beating the drum
Nine dancers, nine drummers, nine drum kits. Manifesto sweeps you along on an irresistible wave, celebrating the consummate joy of being alive, infused with a healthy dose of optimism.
Stephanie Lake thinks big. A leading figure in Australian dance, she’s already made her mark with large-scale works such as Colossus, which brought together some 60 performers at Danse Danse in 2023. Now, the timeless symbiosis of dance and percussion reaches its peak. “There’s something primal about Manifesto,” says the choreographer. “You have to experience it, without trying to intellectualize it.” Before a towering curtain of watermelon-pink velvet, an exceptional cast of nine dancers and as many percussionists let loose to music by the iconoclast composer Robin Fox, played on nine drum sets. In this concert of precision, movement and rhythms become increasingly complex and wild, culminating in an exhilarating whirlwind of human energy. A feast for the senses!
Roy VanDerVegt.
Mark Gambino.
Sam Roberts.
Roy VanDerVegt.
Roy VanDerVegt.
Roy VanDerVegt.
Artist(s)
Choreographer
Stephanie Lake
Stephanie Lake was born in Saskatoon, Canada, raised in Tasmania and is now based in Melbourne, Australia. She has choreographed for over 25 years and founded Stephanie Lake Company in 2014. Lake was appointed Resident Choreographer of The Australian Ballet in 2024 and Artist in Residence (AiR) of Semperoper Ballet, Dresden in 2025.
Pedro Greig.
Company
Stephanie Lake Company
Stephanie Lake Company is a multi-award winning contemporary dance company based in Melbourne (Naarm), Australia that tours the world. Known for a gutsy, original choreographic style and striking visual aesthetic, Stephanie Lake Company’s highly acclaimed works include Manifesto, Colossus, Monsters, Skeleton Tree, Replica and Pile of Bones.
Credits
Choreographer Stephanie Lake.
Composer Robin Fox.
Lighting designer Bosco Shaw.
Costume designer Paula Levis.
Set designer Charles Davis.
Production manager Lisa Osborn.
Executive Producer Beth Raywood Cross.
Associate lighting designer & operator Rachel Lee.
Sound engineer James Wilkinson.
Dancers Rachel Coulson, Tra Mi Dinh, Marni Green, Darci O'Rourke, Harrison Ritchie-Jones, Robert Tinning, Georgia Van Gils, Kimball Wong, Jack Ziesing.
Drummers Robin Fox Tina Nguyen, Rama Parwata, Rohan Rebeiro, Alex Roper, Jen Tait, Rachel Trainor, Mathew Watson, Julia Watt.
Wendell Teodoro
Sam Roberts
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