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2.3KFeaturedTodd McKenney’s new online marketplace TODD+CREATES
Following the success of TODDMASKS, which has generated over $70,000 in revenue for independent stage and screen costume creatives in the first month...
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5.7KTop StoriesVictorian Dance Schools on verge of collapse
Despite the fact dance is the most popular after-school activity for girls in Victoria, the government have all but ensured the collapse...
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6.4KDance Teacher ResourcesSpotlight on Victoria’s studio owners: Riding the ‘Corona-Coaster’
In the midst of the most serious lockdown measures we’ve seen in Australia so far, Victorian dance studios are being hit particularly...
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3.7KTop StoriesChunky Move announces $80,000 Choreographer In Residence
Victoria’s flagship contemporary dance company Chunky Move, in partnership with the Tanja Liedtke Foundation, has opened applications for its new Choreographer In...
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3.6KFeaturedShining the spotlight on Scimm Dance Company
Founded in 2013, Melbourne-based Scimm Dance Company has gone from strength to strength in recent years. With the aim of producing thought-provoking and...
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4.0KDancer HealthA Pilates sequence for cross-training and re-centring in stressful times
Pilates is about centring, literally and figuratively — building core strength and finding one’s metaphorical centre, one’s sense of inner strength and...
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4.4KDance Teacher ResourcesRAD and The Wiggles prepare children for safe return to dance
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has collaborated with Emma Watkins, best known as Emma the yellow Wiggle from iconic children’s entertainment...
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3.3KFeaturedInspired Dance Film Fest Australia shines focus on Australia youth
In the six months since Inspired Dance Film Fest Australia (IDFFA) opened online submissions, the inaugural festival has already received 44 film...
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2.6KFeaturedMusical theatre performer Debora Krizak launches candle company
New, quirky and irreverent candle brand The Really Useless Candle Company, founded by musical theatre performerDebora Krizak, is setting the home décor world on fire...
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3.9KDance Teacher ResourcesNew report shows Victoria’s dance studios are under siege
Every week, across Victoria, thousands of children attend their local dance studio to take classes and enjoy their favourite types of dance....
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2.8KFeaturedLilian Steiner and Emile Zile: ‘Becoming The Icon’
On 19 August, Becoming The Icon, the final commission for BLEED (Biennial Live Event in the Everyday Digital), will premiere. Becoming The Icon is a...
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3.6KFeaturedTony Award-winning ‘PIPPIN’ will reopen the Sydney Lyric Theatre
Producers John Frost and Suzanne Jones, along with Foundation Theatres and The Star, have announced that the Tony Award-winning hit musical PIPPIN will reopen...
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4.6KInterviewsFestival vision: Olivia Ansell lands coveted Sydney Festival director’s role
Sydney Opera House director of contemporary dance, circus and physical theatre, Olivia Ansell has been appointed Sydney Festival Director from 2022. This...
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7.1KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet returns to the stage with ‘Dracula’
In the early 1990s, a young dancer lusting for a breakthrough role was challenged with a character than many associate with fear,...
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4.3KFeaturedIconic Snugglepot and Cuddlepie come to life in West Australian Ballet’s children’s ballet
As the Spanish flu pandemic gripped the world 102 years ago, Western Australian children’s author and cartoonist May Gibbs brought joy to...
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2.7KFeaturedThe uncertainty of making: Brisbane Festival will push ahead
Back in March, Dance Informa spoke with Amy Hollingsworth about the upcoming season of a show called Three. We all know what happened...
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2.8KFeaturesA silver lining: Todd McKenney’s industry mask marketplace
Within a couple of weeks, Todd McKenney’s new project to assist others in the entertainment industry has become a roaring success. Almost...
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2.5KFeaturedSydney Dance Company holds virtual sessions for Pre-Professional Year 2021
Sydney Dance Company’s Head of Training Linda Gamblin and Pre-Professional Year Course Co-ordinator Omer Backley-Astrachan will host virtual open sessions on Tuesday...
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3.1KFeaturedVDF wants to visit your town!
VDF has announced that in 2021 it will take the Festival to TWO regional towns, as well as run it’s beloved Melbourne...
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5.4KDance Advice20/21 Full Time Dance & Auditions Guide
Although coronavirus has heavily impacted the dance industry, both in Australia and globally, for those of us considering full time training, now...
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3.9KFeaturedAgency Access: Trish Squire and Spectrum Talent Agency
Dance Informa presents its ongoing series, Agency Access. We chat to some of Australia’s most influential agency managers and representatives to give a...
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9.0KFeaturedAll Abilities Cheer and Dance launches in South Australia
All Abilities Cheer and Dance (AACD) has launched as the only cheer and dance school in South Australia to offer inclusive, all-ages dance...
