Photo: Tilo Stengel | Here Not Here, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani

Current Works

Salamander

Presented by Brisbane Festival

“Taking dance theatre into a heightened experiential realm, Salamander is a work of global stature. Salamander’s concept , scale and scope are breathtakingly next-level” (The Guardian)

“This is a work that everyone should see, as much for its brilliant design and high quality production values, as for the sobering messages it imparts.” (Arts Hub)

“..an extraordinary tour de force.” (Dance Australia)

Sleep No More Shanghai

Punchdrunk

The McKinnon Hotel Shanghai

Following productions in London, Boston and New York, Shanghai’s Sleep No More tells Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Macbeth through a darkly cinematic lens. Audiences move freely through the epic story, creating their own journeys through a film noir world.

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Sleep No More New York

Punchdrunk

The McKittrick Hotel,NYC

“A merry macabre chase. A voyeur’s delight. Messes with your head as thoroughly as any artificial stimulant. Spectacular!”

– Ben Brantley, New York Times

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News

Announcing the final extension of Sleep No More in New York

Announcing the final extension of Sleep No More in New York

Nov 13, 2023

Sleep No More, New York City, will close its doors at the end of January 2024. The final show will be 28th January so book your tickets!

Here Not Here featured in An Atlas of Es Devlin

Here Not Here featured in An Atlas of Es Devlin

Oct 17, 2023

Here Not Here, co-created with Es Devlin for GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, is included in her first monographic book “An Atlas of Es Devlin”.

Watch Mari on BBC iPlayer – available until 31 October

Watch Mari on BBC iPlayer – available until 31 October

Oct 12, 2023

Don’t miss the chance to watch Mari on BBC iPlayer this month. A beautiful, poetic work from writer-director Georgia Parris and dancer-choreographer Bobbi-Jene Smith.

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Lady Macbeth dances with King Duncan at his welcom

Lady Macbeth dances with King Duncan at his welcome party. Here we see the original Lady M (Sarah Dowling) and Duncan (Gerard Bell) from the 2003 London production. ‘…Come, you spirits, that tend on mortal thoughts…’ Lady M invokes the powers of the supernatural diving into the darkest side of her nature. Sarah and I created the solo in a small, windowed office inside the art room of the Victorian boys school. Frames, mirrors, reflections were features of the room and inspired the movement language. We talked about the character’s danger. We improvised around the embodiment of a serpent. We were battered and bruised but we discovered a rawness that became a feature of my early choreographic style and a signature of Punchdrunk performance. Lady Macbeth is a beautiful challenge for any performer demanding a deft physicality, nuanced acting and a genuine vulnerability. Many brilliant women have loved and lost her over the years. Our current Lady M’s are all amazing but I had the pleasure of following @zinazzz at the weekend. Extraordinary. Photo: @stephendobbie Performers: Sarah Dowling and Gerard Bell

I’m mad about the boy… Many amazing artists ha

I’m mad about the boy…
Many amazing artists have embodied the role of boy witch. Dangerous, vulnerable, erotic, playful….a character who I think can - after 13 years in the Sleep No More world - be described as iconic. Boy witch really took flight in the 2009 Boston version in collaboration with the masterful and inspirational Conor Doyle. We had spent two weeks in London bringing back material from the 2003 version before we travelled to Boston. There had been a focus on the witches. How do they move? We played with ways they could float, glide and drift through space - ways to physically invite the character of Macbeth into their world. Conor’s boy witch was always such a beautiful mix of power and play - a rock star and a demon. Your best friend and your worst enemy. I apologise but I don’t know who is in this image from the banquet! Shout out if you do! Photo: @umiakiyoshi Performers: @natecarter3 @itsbrandoncoleman @conor_j_doyle @punchdrunkint @minns_and_vaughan_designs @designreynoso @stephendobbie

Lady Macduff at the banquet. There was no Lady Ma

Lady Macduff at the banquet. There was no Lady Macduff in the 2003 Sleep No More. She was created in collaboration with Ali Ross for the Boston version in 2009. I was heavily pregnant during the rehearsal period with my second child. My daughter was 18 months old. The murder of Lady Macduff and her unborn child is the most brutal in the show. In the play Macbeth massacres Lady Macduff and all her children. He has become a monster. I want to thank the many Lady Macduffs for investing in this character over the years. She’s so dear to my heart. Photo: @umiakiyoshi Performer: Andi Shimoto

Boy Witch taking back Lady Macbeth’s pendant - t

Boy Witch taking back Lady Macbeth’s pendant - the gift given to her by King Duncan. This moment was created in 2003 in an exchange between the very first boy witch - Andrea Constantinou and the original Lady Macbeth - Sarah Dowling. The journey of the pendant through the birthplace of Sleep No More - an empty Victorian grammar school in Kensington, was a moment of artistic epiphany as an audience member described to me in detail how they had followed the pathway of the pendant through the building. As so many of you reading this know - props in a Punchdrunk mask show have their own heartbeat. They pass fluidly between performers and audience adding layers to the multiple filmic narratives. As I spend this week in the city with the 2023 artists of Sleep No More, I will be soaking up the many magical moments this work has offered me. Some more moments of nostalgia to come…
Boy witch: @itsbrandoncoleman Design: @punchdrunkint @livi2338 @balminny Costume: @designreynoso Sound design: @stephendobbie Production: @nightingalecolin Assoiate Director / choreographer: @conor_j_doyle #sleepnomorenyc

13 years! What an incredible time.

13 years! What an incredible time.

A favourite moment from Salamander @esdevlin @rac

A favourite moment from Salamander @esdevlin @rachaeldease @australasiandancecollective @brisbanefestival @paulzivkovich @gabnank @lilzork @chase__c.r @jagpopham @maygberg @_jacklister @harrisonalexanderelliott

Aegisthus Performer: @andreacarrucciu 📸@stephe

Aegisthus Performer: @andreacarrucciu 📸@stephendobbie @punchdrunkint

Apollo photo: Stephen Dobbie performer: Georges

Apollo photo: Stephen Dobbie performer: Georges Hann @stephendobbie @punchdrunkint #theburntcity

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