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Tucked into an amber-hued corner booth of a buzzing Melbourne restaurant with Bangarra Dance Theatre’s outgoing Artistic Director, the big-hearted Stephen Page, and Frances Rings, the indomitable woman who will take up the mantle next year, one thing is abundantly clear.