Exposed
30 August - 3 September 2023
In the Studio
Dance
What happens when your usual defences are challenged? Do you stay and fight? Who do you trust? What happens when you are taken out of your comfort zone and you lose control?
Exposed, directed by Michelle Ryan, is an evocative work exploring vulnerability, uncertainty and risk through movement, design, and music. Be taken on a journey where the breath is a metaphor for feeling threatened or safe, agitated or calm, and the sonic possibilities of breath are entwined into the mesmerising score.
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Date |
Time |
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Wednesday 30 August 2023 |
7:00pm |
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Thursday 31 August 2023 |
7:00pm |
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Friday 1 September 2023 |
7:00pm |
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Saturday 2 September 2023 |
2:30pm |
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Saturday 2 September 2023 |
6:00pm |
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Sunday 3 September 2023 |
5:00pm |
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Ticket |
Price |
Description |
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Standard |
$59.90 |
Adults 18 years and over |
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Concession |
$50.90 |
Australian Pension Card holders* |
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Student |
$44.90 |
Australian Full-time Student Card holders* |
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Restricted View |
$44.90 |
Mezzanine H23-24 & H69-70 |
*Must provide valid ID
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
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Wheelchair accessible
No language barrier
All performances of the Exposed season are Relaxed. Relaxed performances are open to everyone including people who are autistic, people with disabilities that create sensory sensitivities and anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed environment. There is an open-door policy allowing for movement in and out of the venue and staff will be able to direct patrons who require a quiet, low sensory space to a dedicated location. A social story is provided in advance for reference about the journey to the venue and the elements of the show itself.
Run time
50 minutes with no interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
All ages (15+ recommended)
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Content
This performance contains theatrical haze, dynamic lighting and may be filmed.
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“Only when we let ourselves be vulnerable – exposed – that people can see who we really are” Hilary Kleinig
Exposed explores the intimacies that constitute our lives, our actions, our thoughts, our traumas, our desires, our failures.
Performed by a superb cast of seven diverse Restless dancers, with an evocative score by Hilary Kleinig and Emily Tulloch (Zephyr Quartet), stunning lighting and set design by Geoff Cobham, Exposed is expressive, somewhat haunting, mysterious, and gracefully performed.
Director Michelle Ryan says “It is my response to the feeling of vulnerability – a powerful standing up for oneself. Most of us are free to make choices about what parts of our life we keep private and what is public. But for some, this choice is often not so straight forward. We need to rely on others, sometimes strangers to help us with moments in life that we might take for granted. And if we are lucky, we will have people around us who we trust. Trust is built slowly over time, relinquishing ourselves to the hands of others.
With our backs to the wall, creating edges and boundaries, we build a community around us to keep our fragility protected. It is when we feel safe enough to let our guards down, we can show the little pieces of ourselves that are our most personal. To be brave, yet vulnerable, is when we feel safe and not exposed.”
ArtsHubExposed turns intangible emotions and numerous experiences of vulnerability into a cohesive and beautiful dance show. It explores its themes deeply and fully through layered choreography and their exceptional dancers.
Artist information
Director and Choreographer
Michelle Ryan
Assistant Director
Larissa McGowan
Musical Score
Hilary Kleinig
Emily Tulloch
Lighting Design
Geoff Cobham
Costume Design
Renate Henschke
Creative Prodcuer
Roz Hervey
Photo Credit
Shane Reid
Other information
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
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Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We remind our audiences and visitors to please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We have a number of safety measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. While face masks are no longer required, we ask all our patrons and visitors to practise good hygiene. Please stay home if you feel unwell and read more about our flexible ticket options.
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
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Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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