Stephanie Lake Company | Manifesto

Stephanie Lake thinks big. A leading figure in Australian dance, she’s already made her mark with large-scale works such as Colossus, which brought together some 60 performers at Danse Danse in 2023. Now, the timeless symbiosis of dance and percussion reaches its peak. “There’s something primal about Manifesto,” says the choreographer. “You have to experience it, without trying to intellectualize it.” Before a towering curtain of watermelon-pink velvet, an exceptional cast of nine dancers and as many percussionists let loose to music by the iconoclast composer Robin Fox, played on nine drum sets. In this concert of precision, movement and rhythms become increasingly complex and wild, culminating in an exhilarating whirlwind of human energy. A feast for the senses!