Sometimes, objects are so imbued with memory and meaning it is hard to discard them.
When the Sydney Opera House refurbished its Concert Hall, its iconic ‘doughnuts’ – as people fondly referred to them – the acoustic reflector rings that hovered above the stage since 1973, were retired.
It was too good an opportunity for Sydney-based dancer, Keir Choreographic Award-winning artist and film director, Angela Goh, who was invited to undertake a residency at the Opera House in 2021 and create a new work with the doughnuts.
