Never Did Me Any Harm

Presented by Sydney Festival, Sydney Theatre Company and Force Majeure (Australia)
Devised by Force Majeure
World Premiere

Never Did Me Any Harm is a new dance theatre work by award-winning director and choreographer Kate Champion (Not in a Million Years, The Age I'm In), exploring the complexities of contemporary family life.

Never before have parents been under such pressure when it comes to raising their children. Are kids today given too few boundaries or allowed too few risks?

Force Majeure is known for making work that transforms the familiar and domestic into the poetic. Drawing inspiration from Christos Tsiolkas' bestselling novel The Slap, Champion and her company interviewed people of all ages and backgrounds for their opinions on what makes a good parent.

Using a distinctive language of dance and text, Force Majeure and Sydney Theatre Company give full dramatic voice to these real life stories. In an unsettling yet familiar Aussie backyard, the fears of parents are danced, voiced and unravelled.

Kate Champion appears as part of our free talks program Microscope: Festival Artists in conversation with Caroline Baum.

Zip Industries applauds Australian Innovation

Company/production special thanks and acknowledgements 

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http://ndmah.posterous.com/