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Dancing up a storm in Perth

New contemporary dance company Co3 is preparing for its debut performance: a triple bill at the State Theatre Centre of WA.

23 Sep 2015 12:00

Richard Watts

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Co3 key image; photo by Ashley de Prazer.

Western Australia’s newest contemporary dance company, Co3 (its name references the abbreviation of both ‘company’ and ‘contemporary’, and its three core activities: the professional dance ensemble, and the company’s youth and education engagement and training programs) was formed out of the merger of two previous companies, Buzz Dance Theatre and STEPS Youth Dance Company, in May 2014.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's former National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts