Australia Festival

The Joyce gets Down Under iwith three visiting Australian companies. The contemporary dance troupe Dancenorth (April 29–May 1) performs Attractor, which invites audience members to participate, unrehearsed, in a work that draws from Indonesian traditions. Australian Dance Theatre (May 3–6) returns to the Joyce for the first time in nearly 15 years with The Beginning of Nature. The Australian Ballet (May 9–12) offers a mixed bill of Alice Topp's Aurum, Stephen Baynes's unspoken Dialogues and a new work by resident choreographer Tim Harbour.