Spin, the finale of the 2009 dance season at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, boasts contemporary pieces by two of Australia’s most in-demand choreographers, Lucy Guerin and Natalie Weir, and a new work choreographed on the dance students by WAAPA graduate Melanie Lane, who returns to Perth for the season from her current base in Germany. Completing the program will be a Christmas treat for lovers of classical dance: scenes from one of the world’s best-loved ballets, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.

Showcasing the talents of WAAPA’s 2nd and 3rd Year dance students, Spin will be performed in The Geoff Gibbs Theatre from Saturday 14 until Friday 20 November.

The eclectic program for Spin gets underway with Melbourne-based choreographer Lucy Guerin remounting her work Zero, in collaboration with dancer and composer, Luke Smiles. Together, Guerin and Smiles will take Zero, commissioned in 1999 by Chunky Move, and rework it on WAAPA’s dance students.

The Spin season will also feature Natalie Weir’s Proofsheet, remounted by WAAPA Lecturer in
Contemporary Dance, Justin Rutzou.

The final contemporary piece on the Spin program will be a new work by WAAPA graduate Melanie Lane, who has been working in Germany for a number of years and returns to Perth especially for the Spin season.

These three contemporary pieces will be juxtaposed with Act II of Tchaikovsky’s beloved The Nutcracker, re-choreographed by WAAPA’s Coordinator of Classical Dance, Kim McCarthy. One of the most popular ballets, The Nutcracker is a favourite Christmas-time performance.

With its mix of both contemporary and classical pieces, Spin promises something for all lovers of dance and will deliver a brilliant final turn for 2009 for WAAPA’s talented young dancers.

Performance Information: Spin
Saturday 14 - Friday 20 November at 7.30pm.
The Geoff Gibbs Theatre, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $22 full/$17 concession. Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on (08) 9370 6636.