An Honest Conversation in Sydney

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1-4 April 2025
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Sydney

Java Dance Theatre (NZ) presented by FORM Dance Projects, Riverside Theatres and That’s Two, Thank You An Honest Conversation is an hour-long improvised verbal and physical conversation between Wellington choreographer Sacha Copland and a different local Sydney artists each evening featuring Vicki Van Hout, Azzam Mohamed and Hoyori Maruo. Each conversation only happens once. The two dancers will talk while dancing for 1 hour attempting to be as honest as possible. Sacha has choreographed more than 20 full length dance theatre works and now she wants to talk. Sacha also wants to dance. Sacha will try to be honest while she dances and talks. Conversation #1 – Tuesday 1 April, 8.30pm Sacha Copland and Hoyori Maruo Conversation #2 – Thursday 3 April, 7pm Sacha Copland and Azzam Mohamed Conversation #3 – Friday 4 April, 8.30pm Sacha Copland and Vicki Van Hout “They lay out their inner thoughts, like canapés, on a tray: intelligent, skilled, vivacious” Theatreview An Honest Conversation is presented in That’s Two, Thank You, FORM’s new annual dance festival celebrating the art of the duet.

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Image by Tom Hoyle

Honest conversation reviews:

“I have never really seen anything like it before; the connection with the audience was electric.”
Sameena Zehra
"Somewhere between standup comedy, a physical competition, an intergenerational back-and-forth and a celebration of mauri / life force."
Audience member
"The audience loved it, the terrain of the conversation and the honesty exhibited was compelling."
Theatreview
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