when: 24 June 2026 - 13 July 2026 | venue: Sydney Opera House | cost: Adult: $55 - $125 | Concession: $50 - $81 | Starting from: $35 | address: Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000 | website: https://www.sydneydancecompany.com/ | tickets: https://my.sydneydancecompany.com/overview/2306?_gl=1*107gjp6*_gcl_au*MTIxMTIxMzg5OC4xNzcxNzk5NDExLjQ0NTE0NTUxNC4xNzcxNzk5NTE4LjE3NzE3OTk1MTc.*_ga*MjExNTU1OTI5MC4xNzYzOTUzMjIx*_ga_TQTZ8PE6TZ*czE3NzE5OTUxMzkkbzkwJGcxJHQxNzcxOTk1NzcxJGo1OSRsMCRoMA..
published: 26 Jun 2026, 5 min read
Engine unites three extraordinary choreographers; Rafael Bonachela, Fran Diaz and Melanie Lane, for an exhilarating performance that promises bold, fearless dance.
Rafael Bonachela premieres The Journey Itself is Home, a new work featuring music by Grammy Award-winning composer Bryce Dessner and inspired by 17th-century Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō.
Engine sees the return of acclaimed Australian/Javanese choreographer Melanie Lane's Love Lock, a re-imagined folk dance of the future, drawing upon collective experiences of diverse cultures, an accelerating world and disappearing lands. Love Lock celebrates the binding ability of dance to move, warn and empower, showcasing costume design by celebrated Australian fashion designer Akira Isogawa, layered with texture and colour, and a score composed by UK electronic artist Clark.
Completing the bill is the Australian premiere of The Mass Ornament by remarkable Berlin-based Spanish choreographer Fran Diaz is a hypnotic work set to the music of Henryk Górecki reimagines Siegfried Kracauer's seminal 1927 essay. Diaz compellingly transforms the concept of mass movement into an exploration of connection and collectivity, where individuality coexists, not in opposition, but in dialogue. The Mass Ornament was commissioned by Hessisches Staatsballet and performed in Australia with its kind permission.
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Engine unites three extraordinary choreographers; Rafael Bonachela, Fran Diaz and Melanie Lane, for an exhilarating performance that promises bold, fearless dance.
Rafael Bonachela premieres The Journey Itself is Home, a new work featuring music by Grammy Award-winning composer Bryce Dessner and inspired by 17th-century Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō.
Engine sees the return of acclaimed Australian/Javanese choreographer Melanie Lane's Love Lock, a re-imagined folk dance of the future, drawing upon collective experiences of diverse cultures, an accelerating world and disappearing lands. Love Lock celebrates the binding ability of dance to move, warn and empower, showcasing costume design by celebrated Australian fashion designer Akira Isogawa, layered with texture and colour, and a score composed by UK electronic artist Clark.
Completing the bill is the Australian premiere of The Mass Ornament by remarkable Berlin-based Spanish choreographer Fran Diaz is a hypnotic work set to the music of Henryk Górecki reimagines Siegfried Kracauer's seminal 1927 essay. Diaz compellingly transforms the concept of mass movement into an exploration of connection and collectivity, where individuality coexists, not in opposition, but in dialogue. The Mass Ornament was commissioned by Hessisches Staatsballet and performed in Australia with its kind permission.
Go see Sydney Dance Company - Engine 2026.
Sydney Dance Company - Engine 2026 is on 24 June 2026 - 13 July 2026. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Sydney. Call 61 2 9221 4811 for details. Visit their website at https://www.sydneydancecompany.com/.
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