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Stephanie Lake Company

Manifesto
Stephanie Lake
Show
2025/2026
Australia

Beating the drum

Nine dancers, nine drummers, nine drum kits. Manifesto sweeps you along on an irresistible wave, celebrating the consummate joy of being alive, infused with a healthy dose of optimism.

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!

Artists

Choreographer
Stephanie Lake

Stephanie Lake was born in Saskatoon, Canada, raised in Launceston Tasmania and is now based in Melbourne (Naarm), Australia. She is a multi award-winning choreographer, dancer and artistic director of Stephanie Lake Company. She is also the Resident Choreographer of The Australian Ballet.

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Company

Stephanie Lake Company

Stephanie Lake Company is a multi-award winning contemporary dance company based in Melbourne. Known for a gutsy, original choreographic style and striking visual aesthetic, Stephanie Lake Company’s highly acclaimed works include Manifesto, Colossus, Monsters, Skeleton Tree, Replica and Pile of Bones.

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Credits

Choreographer Stephanie Lake.

Composer Robin Fox.

Lighting designer Bosco Shaw.

Costume designer Paula Levis.

Set designer Charles Davis.

Production manager Emily O’Brien.

Producer Beth Raywood Cross.

Assistant lighting Rachel Lee.

Sound engineer James Wilkinson.

Costume maker Fiona Holley.

Consultant producer Vivia Hickman.

Dancers Samantha Hines, Marni Green, Melissa Pham, Harrison Ritchie-Jones, Robert Tinning, Josie Weise, Kimball Wong, Jack Ziesing, Rachel Coulson.

Drummers Nat Grant, Robbie Avenaim, Rama Parwata, Alex Roper, Alon Ilsar, Maria Moles, Tina Nguyen, Rohan Rebeiro, Jen Tait.

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