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Harrison Ritchie-Jones in 'CUDDLE' at Arts House. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

Harrison Ritchie-Jones and Michaela Tancheff’s ‘Cuddle’: Transplanting a common language

Arts House, Melbourne.20 February 2024. Question. What makes a cuddle a cuddle, as opposed to something more amorous? Answer. Context. As dance...

Madalene Macera, Charlie Wilkins and Bhodi Hudson in 'Exposed' by Restless Dance Theatre. Photo by Roy Vandervegt.

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FRAME: A biennial of dance is coming to Melbourne

FRAME: A biennial of dance is coming to Melbourne and surrounds this March. The inaugural FRAME program is an invitation to celebrate...

Amelia O'Leary's 'A Certain Mumble'. Photo by Alliah Nival.

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FRAME: A major new biennial of dance

FRAME: A biennial of dance, is a new festival from the dance communities in Melbourne and Victoria including arts organisations, companies and...

Chunky Move in Joel Bray's 'Garabari'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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Join the circle and dance: Joel Bray and Chunky Move present ‘Garabari’

Garabari, a new large-scale immersive performance work choreographed by Joel Bray, one of Australia’s fast rising stars, will have its world premiere at Arts...

'NEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVER'. Photo by Tiffany Garvie.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Aaron Orzech and Collaborators’ ‘NEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVER’

Arts House, North Melbourne.10 November 2022. Sometimes, concept is king, and what we are watching is an idea playing out. Such is...

'Jagad' by Monica Lim, Rianto and Melanie Lane. Photo by Hananta Kusuma.

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‘Jagad’ by Monica Lim, Rianto and Melanie Lane: How many universities do we inhabit?

Complex realities merge with inner worlds in the mystical and striking new dance work by Monica Lim, Rianto and Melanie Lane: Jagad. Inspired...

Lucy Guerin's 'Flux Job'. Photo by Sarah Walker.

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Australian Dance Reviews

In Lucy Guerin’s ‘Flux Job’, everything is slightly unreal

Arts House, Melbourne.16 March 2022. Simply being there was a thing. As in, live, with unpixellated people. How appropriate it was that...

Bhenji Ra, Emmanuel James Brown, Miranda Wheen, Zachary Lopez, Chandler Connell, Feras Shaheen, Issa el Assaad, Luke Currie-Richardson and Ses Bero in 'Jurrungu Ngan-ga' by Marrugeku. Photo by Abby Murray.

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Carriageworks presents world premiere of new dance work by resident company Marrugeku

Carriageworks will present the world premiere of a new dance work by resident company and Australia’s leading Indigenous intercultural dance company Marrugeku. Originally announced...

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Australian Dance Reviews

The architecture of Lucy Guerin’s ‘Make Your Own World’

Arts House, Melbourne. 12 March 2019. Dance Massive 2019’s first night saw the gallery near capacity as one of Australia’s favourite contemporary...

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‘We Move You’: Dance Massive’s sensorial workshops for everyone

Dance Massive 2019 is the third iteration of the biennial contemporary dance festival in Melbourne. It spans many venues, and is anchored...

Lilian Steiner in 'Memoir for Rivers and the Dictator'. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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Interviews

Lilian Steiner on living a life full of dance

Dance Informa had the opportunity to chat with freelance dancer/choreographer Lilian Steiner, fresh off the back of the Sydney leg of the...

Deanne Butterworth, Rebecca Jensen, Jo Lloyd and Shian Law in Lloyd's 'Overture'. Photo by Bryony Jackson.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Looking in and overlooking: Jo Lloyd’s ‘Overture’

Arts House, Melbourne. 14 August 2018. “Meta” may well be the new ordinary, but, cleverly and playfully employed, it can still be...

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Arts House presents new works by Stephanie Lake and Melanie Lane

In what amounts to a “mini festival” of two, Arts House in North Melbourne will play host to world premieres from two...

Melanie Lane and Lilian Steiner in Lucy Guerin's 'Split'. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Lucy Guerin Inc and Arts House presents ‘Split’ at Dance Massive

Arts House, Melbourne. 17 March 2017. Lucy Guerin loves to deconstruct cultural phenomena in her work. In Spilt, presented as part of...

Nicola Gunn's 'Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster'. Photo by Zan Wimberley.

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2017 Dance Massive program announced

Dance Massive, a contemporary dance program in Melbourne that showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming choreographers, has just announced its...