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'He just wanted to dance better at parties. But then she came along and changed everything.
'A man is steeped in grief, stumbling from one day to the next. On a whim, he signs up at a local dance school and finds himself in the capable arms of a lovely instructor. Over a series of ten classes, he begins to thaw - feet first.
'We are thrilled to present internationally acclaimed dancemaker Gideon Obarzanek's first foray into text-based theatre - albeit in a play in which the rumba, the salsa and the paso doble do a lot of the talking.
'Based on a true story, the simply but inventively told Dance Better at Parties reminds us of the importance of touch and physical expression in emotional wellbeing. It might just have you heading to your local dance school.' (Source: Sydney Theatre Company website)
Adaptations
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form
y
I Want to Dance Better at Parties
( dir. Mathew Bate
et. al. )agent
Australia
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Closer Productions
,
2013
16835248
2013
single work
film/TV
'In need of some form of human contact, a grieving man takes up Latin dance classes with a young instructor.'
Source: Screen Australia.
Production Details
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Performed by the Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 2 Theatre, 3 April - 11 May 2013.
Director: Gideon Obarzanek.
Designer: Renee Mulder.
Lighting Designer: Benjamin Cisterne.
Composer and Sound Designer: Stefan Gregory.
Dance Instructor and Co-Choreographer: Jessica Prince.
Cast: Elizabeth Nabben and Steve Rodgers.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 21 April 2013; (p. 11)
— Review of Dance Better at Parties 2013 single work drama -
Using Both Your Left Feet
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 11 April 2013; (p. 12)
— Review of Dance Better at Parties 2013 single work drama -
Two Left Feet Confront a Walk Past Things Unsaid
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 April 2013; (p. 34)
— Review of Dance Better at Parties 2013 single work drama
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Two Left Feet Confront a Walk Past Things Unsaid
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 April 2013; (p. 34)
— Review of Dance Better at Parties 2013 single work drama -
Using Both Your Left Feet
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 11 April 2013; (p. 12)
— Review of Dance Better at Parties 2013 single work drama -
Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 21 April 2013; (p. 11)
— Review of Dance Better at Parties 2013 single work drama