Sydney Opera House. January 10, 2016. Fase is considered a seminal work in the history of contemporary dance. First conceived and performed...
When the Melbourne Ballet Company (MBC) declares that its 2016 season will fall under the twin banners of Intention and Desire, you...
Would you like to train with one of the world’s most prestigious dance organisations like the Joffrey Ballet School from New York...
Thirty years ago, Penny Lancaster had a vision. She dreamt of a new way of training young dancers, a system that would...
A self-described dreamy kid who grew up in California, Daisy Ransom Phillips wanted to be a writer, an activist, an anthropologist, an...
A follow-up to Dance Informa’s Part 1 of “So you want to be a choreographer?” series, here we look at how to develop...
It’s the new year, so it’s time to get re-inspired! No matter how much you love dance, at some point you will...
This new year, take “I’m too busy” out of your vocabulary for healthier body and mind, and dive with your whole self...
While there is an ever growing number of full-time dance schools in Australia that focus on jazz, musical theatre or contemporary dance,...
Australian Ballet Coryphée Benedicte Bemet has been named the 2015 winner of the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award. The news was announced recently...
There are two schools of thought when it comes to dance competitions. Love them or hate them. They definitely have a lot...
Two choreographers — Jack May and Donnie Dimase — have been offered highly competitive paid opportunities to teach and showcase their choreography...
You are on stage, the lights are blinding, you’re sweating, you are thinking about the music, the technique, the cues, your partners,...
In the context of the prevailing culture of funding cutbacks, the arrival of the grandly anointed National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP) is...
Ballet has been around for centuries, and all our teachers have always told us that it’s the “foundation of all other dance...
New Zealand’s prestigious ballet scholarship has been awarded to 18-year-old Georgia Powley, a second-year student at the New Zealand School of Dance...
Coliseum Theatre, London. December 16, 2015. Wayne Eagling’s choreography and version of The Nutcracker has the most striking beauty and excellence throughout....
Capitol Theatre, Sydney. December 2015. It’s been 50 years since The Sound of Music first captivated audiences on the big screen. Known...
The Playhouse, VIC. December 12, 2015. The Australian Ballet School’s end-of-year production was a celebration of the talents of graduating students and...
Carriageworks, Sydney. December 8, 2015. Sydney’s Carriageworks is the ideal performance space for some of Sydney’s new breed of emerging choreographers. In...
Carriageworks, Sydney. December 3, 2015. Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year opened its end-of-year show, PPY15 Revealed, at Carriageworks on Thursday, December 3....
Carriageworks, Sydney. November 2015. Haunting, mesmerizing and incredibly powerful, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Ochres sinuously slithers, stamps and jumps across the stage at...