Sydney Dance Company's Boxes

The Sydney Dance Company presents choreographer Graeme Murphy’s BOXES. Music composition by Iva Davies and Bob Kretschmer of “Icehouse”. “Boxes” has immediate visual appeal as a high-tech display of theatrical wizardry. It embraces all manner of popular dream images from contemporary mythology. Murphy moves his dancers through their strange rituals with endless imagination, probing at boxes - in minds, compartmentalised emotions and imprisoned spirits. Rating: G

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Credits

director

Geoff Nottage

producer

Sydney Dance Company

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300591

Language

English

Subject category

Music & Performing Arts → Modern dance

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1986

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