Amanda McGuigan is a dancer with The Australian
Ballet. She has performed with major dance companies
around the world including the American Ballet
Theatre and the Dutch National Ballet. Forming part
of Daniel Boud’s series for Sydney Opera House at rest,
the photograph was taken during one of Sydney’s
Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns in 2020. Of the shoot
McGuigan recollected, ‘The most hauntingly beautiful
experience was being in an empty Joan Sutherland
Theatre. With no crew, no other dancers, no orchestra
or audience … I know this crazy time will give me a
strengthened appreciation of what I do and the joy
that it brings to the audience.’