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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Michell

Art deco gem’s renewal gets NSW country town back in the dance

Stage show The Rivoli performed at the Malachi on its restored dance floor
‘A glorious trip’: stage show The Rivoli performed at the Malachi in Oberon, NSW, on the historic building’s restored dance floor. Photograph: Jordan East/Supplied

After a 40-year intermission, the historic Malachi Gilmore hall at Oberon has thrown open its doors with a performance of The Rivoli by Sydney’s Dance Makers Collective. The high-energy touring show – a celebration of mid-century dance halls and their communities – reflects something of the venue’s chequered history.

The art deco gem, known affectionately as the Malachi, was built in 1937 and once sat centre-stage in the New South Wales central-west town.

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