Show reviewed: 14/03/26 

Show rated: I could go for much much more, 4.5 stars!

Please…Continue? is an exciting new piece of modern dance production, choreographed by internationally award winning and acclaimed Australian dancer, Remy Rochester, partnered with the superb Angus Onley. The core question that is asked in Please…Continue? is centred around human connection and the flux of relationships as they progress through time. It won the Audience Choice Winner for DUELs Choreographic Competition by FORM Dance Projects 2025, and has since been programmed in a variety of leading arts Festivals across 2026 including the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

From the very frantic opening act of the enemies to lovers meet-cute punctuated by an urgent jazz number that resolves into the honeymoon phase of new love, the chemistry between Rochester and Onley as partners is undeniable. They stage a negotiation in their movement that starts as adversarial motion and the dynamic shifts to a compromise, a give and take momentum. The dancing swings like a pendulum to reach some very impressive unison moments in the first act that are echoed in the finale showcasing what technically brilliant performers Rochester and Onley are.

The second act was like an album or anthology of exploring the mundanities of everyday life in a relationship. It was much quieter than the introduction and more of theatre piece than contemporary dance performance. Rochester has captured photographic anecdotes that we all recognise in our own lives that deal with brokering peace in a relationship. This is the section of the show that is nuanced and most interesting for me as it explores the shift between conflict, compromise and cohesion in a romance.

The finale in highlights the fact that romantic relationships are often messy and awkward but a shared history is something to be valued even when the relationship is strained. You could sense where there was resistance and when there was renewal between Rochester and Onley as the choreography frequently moved between tension and unison in the final act. It is a complex artistic work that pushes the limits of contemporary dance in Rochester and Onley’s tremendous physicality as a duo, the dynamic use of space and a minimalist set that focussed on the dancing rather than production values.