EDC in midst of national tour

Expressions Dance Company (EDC) has set off on a massive tour to present Natalie Weir’s Carmen Sweet through New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. The tour kicked off at the Mildura Arts Centre on October 3 and will conclude at the Capitol Theatre in Tamworth on November 21. [See the tour calendar below.]

Weir’s take on the classic Spanish love story sees Carmen’s sultry persona represented by three separate EDC dancers, with each representing a different state of her mind and alter egos.

In the classic story, gullible soldier Don Jose falls for the fiery Carmen. As Jose tries to tame the wild beauty, she leaves him for a famous matador, Escamillo. Soon all three are engrossed in jealousy and plans for retaliation. EDC states, “Weir’s Carmen is a free spirit; dangerous, volatile and vulnerable.”

Performed to Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite, an arrangement of Bizet’s original Carmen score, this production is presented on a mostly bare, no-fuss set, all empty except Salvador Dali’s famous red-lipped Bocca sofa.

For more information or bookings, head to http://expressionsdancecompany.org.au.

Tour Venues and Dates

Gasworks Theatre, Melbourne | Wednesday & Thursday, October 14 & 15

Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds | Friday, October 16

Hawthorn Arts Centre | Saturday, October 17

Macedon Ranges Shire Town Hall, Kyneton | Wednesday, October 21

Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre | Friday & Saturday, October 23 & 24

Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool | Wednesday, October 28

Portland Arts Centre | Friday, October 30

Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier | Tuesday, November 3

Chaffey Theatre, Renmark | Friday, November 6

Riverside Theatre, Parramatta | Tuesday & Wednesday, November 10 & 11

The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith | Friday, November 13

Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre | Tuesday, November 17

Orange Civic Centre | Thursday, November 19

Capitol Theatre, Tamworth | Saturday, November 21