Momenta by Sydney Dance Company at State Theatre Centre of WA

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Category: Arts & Culture; Published: 01 August 2024

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Momenta by Sydney Dance Company at State Theatre Centre of WA
Photo Credit: Pedro Greig

My friend and I chatted away whilst waiting for the performance of momenta to begin, we were in awe at the magnificence of the Heath Ledger Theatre with all its beautiful wooden panelling and surrounds.

Let your imagination run wild and its good for your soul were the words of Richard as he introduced the momenta production on its opening night in Perth.

Momenta is a visual and sensory delight – bodies merging and synchronised to perfectly choreographed music by Rafael Bonachela.

I enjoyed the undulations between a futuristic setting with a mechanistic beat contrasted against the classical music sets with violins tearing at the heartstrings and eliciting the poignancy of heightened emotion and sadness.

Beautifully sculptured bodies - strong and agile at the same time - swept together in dual and triple formations on the stage, and at other times a fusion of all the dancers meeting together forming an ephemeral quality as they dissolved into the shimmering light merged as one.

The mirror image of the dancers as they deftly swept across the dance floor formed a shimmering light as their images reflected off the stage creating a glistening silvery water effect.

Momenta by the Sydney Dance Company is touring around Australia and we in Perth have been fortunate for them to grace us with their presence at the State Theatre Centre of WA for another four performances.

I was swept away by their dance performance of just over an hour as I let my mind be taken on a journey of beauty, grace, athleticism and synchronicity.

All up, it was a sublime experience for the senses on many levels.

Momenta is on at the State Theatre Centre of WA until 3 August.

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