Impermanence/Disintegration

Impermanence/Disintegration places Grammy Award winning composer Bryce Dessner in partnership with Sydney Dance Company and the Australian String Quartet in constructing a dynamic, profoundly moving emotional response to the fleeting transience of life. Impermanence/Disintegration is the culmination of two years of collaboration. Written to be performed with Rafael Bonachela’s eponymous choreography for Sydney Dance Company, the work was originally planned to premiere in Sydney in March 2020. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic became apparent, the performances were cancelled, and artists sent into lockdown. The ASQ recorded the compositions in lockdown, the dancers rehearsed in isolation, and with the added poignancy of a pandemic that has exposed so many vulnerabilities and changed us all at a profound level, Impermanence has finally taken to the stage. Premiering on 17 February 2021 for a two week season in Sydney, Impermanence was presented at the Adelaide Festival in March, and will