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Erin Brannigan, Associate Professor, Theatre and Performance, UNSW Sydney

From grand harbour spectacular to intimate perfection: the varied dance at Sydney Festival 2026

Stephen Wilson Barker/Sydney Festival

Of all the arts, dance has a special capacity to create worlds. Centred around the moving body, these worlds draw on other art forms – music, visual art, design, projection – to fill-out visions in time-space.

Dance at this year’s Sydney Festival ranged from a 20 minute, salon-style performance for two dancers, to an outdoor, multimedia, participatory sunset event with Sydney Harbour as a backdrop.

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