Name: The Chronicles
Start: 2026-03-12
End: 2026-03-15
Location: Dunstan Playhouse

When

12 Mar - 15 Mar

Where

Dunstan Playhouse

Access

Venue & access info here

Tickets

Adult

A Res $89 | B Res $79

Festival Friends

A Res $76 | B Res $67

Concession*

A Res $72| B Res $64

Under 40**

A Res $40 | B Res $40

Full-time student^

A Res $45 | B Res $40

Transaction fees apply
* Pensioner, Health Care Card holder, MEAA/Actors’ Equity member. NOTE: Commonwealth Senior Health and Seniors Cards are ineligible for concession
** Limited capacity, ID required
^ ID required

Times

Thu 12 Mar 8pm
Fri 13 Mar 7:30pm
Sat 14 Mar 2pm, 7:30pm
Sun 15 Mar 6pm

Audio described performance: Sat 14 Mar 2pm

Duration

1hr 10mins, no interval

Warnings

Utilises theatrical haze, loud and dynamic soundtrack and flashing lights.

Note

Latecomers will not be admitted.

From the womb to the tomb.

Pulsing with energy and sensuality, Stephanie Lake’s latest dance creation, The Chronicles explores the cycles of life and inevitability of change. Twelve of the country’s top contemporary dancers meet a masterful electro-acoustic score by Robin Fox, which blends driving rhythms with the ethereal sounds of Young Adelaide Voices youth choir and baritone Oliver Mann singing live on stage.

The Chronicles begins with the tiniest embryonic movement, through to explosive, pulsating life-force, and back to the final quiet.

Stephanie Lake’s choreography, and her signature blend of virtuosic dynamism, navigates these cycles with tenderness and power. From the company that brought us Manifesto (2022) and MASS MOVEMENT (2025), The Chronicles is their newest dance epic.

“Breathtaking. Profoundly moving”

Dance Informa

“Joyous and awe inspiring. Thrilling”

Cultural Binge

“Choreography that is so complex and precise, viewers’ jaws literally dropped and the standing ovation at the end didn’t seem like enough gratitude”

Ciao Magazine

Choreographer Stephanie Lake
Composer Robin Fox
Lighting Designer Bosco Shaw
Set Designer Charles Davis
Costume Designer Harriet Oxley

Dancers Max Burgess, Rachel Coulson, Tra Mi Dinh, Tyrel Dulvarie, Marni Green, Siobhan Lynch, Darci O’Rourke, Harrison Ritchie-Jones, Robert Tinning, Georgia Van Gils, Kimball Wong, Jack Ziesing

Solo Vocalist Oliver Mann
Children’s Choir (Adelaide Festival) Young Adelaide Voices
Producer Beth Raywood Cross
Production Manager Lisa Osborn
Rehearsal Director and Bodywork Therapist Paea Leach
Associate Lighting Designer and Console Programmer Rhys Pottinger
Sound Engineer James Wilkinson
Stage Manager Lyndie Li Wan Po
Choir Consultant Renee Heron
Costume Makers Jo Foley, Fiona Holley, Emma Ikin, Kym Yeow
Financial Manager Bree Nurse
Additional Music: Ah Poor Bird (trad) - Arranged by Robin Fox
Forever Young (Alphaville)

Images Neil Bennett and Daniel Boud

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by RISING, Sydney Festival, Brisbane Festival and Adelaide Festival.

The Chronicles is also generously supported by Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, Sidney Myer Foundation, Canny Quine Foundation, The Humanity Foundation, Michael Kantor, Arts Projects Australia, Barry and Deborah Conyngham, Masha Lewis and Stephanie Lake Company’s Commissioning Circle of donors: Linda Herd, James McCaughey, Zoe & Vafa Ferdowsian, Fiona Griffiths & Tony Osmond, Fiona Sweet, Jenny Kinder, Rosemary Walls, Ziyin Gantner, Carole Lander and Anonymous.

Stephanie Lake Company would like to acknowledge and thank the Stephanie Lake Company Board, Arcitecta, The Australian Ballet for providing studio residencies, Emily O'Brien, co-Production Manager for the creative development and Sydney and Brisbane Festival seasons, and dancer Samantha Hines from the original cast for her creative contributions.