To infinity and beyond!
Families and fans of nostalgic animated movies can see their favourite Toy Story characters break out some moves onstage.
Dance Story is the annual 2025 production of BKODE, a dance studio based in Derrimut.
About 50 local dancers ranging in ages from five to 35 years old will feature in the show, performing hip-hop, urban and street dance styles.
BKODE director and studio owner Marlon Sangalang said the show explores themes of friendship and adventure through the magic of dance, choreography and storytelling.
“It’s a bit of a twist on Toy Story, a bit of a spin on the movie. The characters are toys. The child that owns the toys gets a present and it’s a tablet… and the toy characters get neglected,” Mr Sangalang said.
“So the toys try to fight to grab the attention back from the tablet.”
Mr Sangalang said the characters use dance to try to get the child to notice them again.
“The theme of the show is ‘imagination,’ how growing up when you play with toys you have this imagination and with technology these days you sort of lose it,” he said.
But Mr Sanglang said the characters in the show explore ways to harness technology as a tool and still engage imagination in everyday life.
“It’s a bit of comedy, a bit of nostalgia, a bit of adventure,” Mr Sangalang said.
Dance Story will be showing at the Bowery Theatre on Saturday, September 13 from 7 to 9pm.
Full tickets are $35.
More info: creativebrimbank.com.au
