Tree of Codes is one of the headline shows in the Sydney Festival.
It's a mix of dance, visual art and electronic music and is performed by soloists and dancers.
Created to enchant its audience, the work is inspired by a haunting story told by American writer Jonathan Safran Foer.
It's brought to life by internationally-acclaimed choreographer Wayne McGregor, with a colourful visual concept by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and a passionate soundtrack by British composer Jamie xx.
In the book, Safran Foer took another text and physically cut words out of the book, changing the text on each page.
In doing so a new story was created.
The contemporary piece premiered at the Manchester International Festival in 2015.
James Pett is one of the contemporary dancers in Tree of Codes.
The 27-year-old joined the dance company Studio Wayne McGregor in 2013.
"We've taken this show now all over the world so its been very special," Pett said.
Pett's mother is of Thai descent, and he says Thai culture has influenced his dancing.
"Different principles and ways of living - it has really influenced my dancing, maybe the way I move or the way I intentionally think about moving in the space," he said.
On stage Pett performs with fellow Studio Wayne McGregor contemporary artist Jessica Wright.
The pair carry out a unique and thought-provoking duet adapted from Safran Foer's book.
"We had all these different words which were displaced around the page and we just had to do an intuitive, meaningful response," Wright said.
"It could be in an acoustic way or maybe more poetic.
"Basically we would do a physical interpretation of the page from Tree of Codes."
Wright has been dancing with Wayne's company for almost 10 years and says it's a career highlight.
Contemporary artists Jessica Wright and James Pett Source: SBS
"This is the most joyful piece I've ever been a part of," Wright said.
"It's a really great thing as a dancer because Wayne's work is incredibly challenging physically.
"The music is like a rave, and you can't help but to dance because the music is so good."
The set constantly evolves and scenes incorporate mirrors and coloured films illuminating the dancers every move.
The production will run at Darling Harbour Theatre ICC Sydney from 6-10 January.
