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2.7KFeaturedAn Afternoon at The Australian Ballet School: One day, five positions, countless dreams
Even amidst the swirl of gregarious, digital modernity, ballet retains an aura. For young dancers in this country, the dream of one...
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2.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsPassion and ambition in Austinmer Dance Theatre’s ‘But Why’
Dancehouse, Melbourne. 19 September 2019. Austinmer Dance Theatre is very much a bridge. The company’s focus on young (17-25yo) dancers and their desire...
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3.0KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – October 2019
Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) students are preparing for Graduation Season,...
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3.1KFeaturedCirque du Soleil: ‘KURIOS’ under the big top
Cirque du Soleil, the internationally renowned practitioners of the Big Top travelling circus, returns to Australia in October. The company is bringing...
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2.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsSarah Aiken and Rebecca Jensen ask ‘What Am I Supposed To Do?’
Arts Centre, Melbourne.20 September 2019. There is something altogether appropriate about ending in front of the television. On the day when Global...
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3.2KFeaturedSDC’s spring dance classes to jump start the season
The school holidays are just around the corner, and is its usual custom, Sydney Dance Company (SDC) throws open its studio doors...
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2.0KAustralian Dance ReviewsAn homage to the ’80s: ‘Tetris’ at Arts Centre Melbourne
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne.25 September 2019. Tetris, by Erik Kaiel, an American choreographer working in Europe, is a contemporary dance work being...
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2.2KAustralian Dance Reviews‘RITUAL’: Twisted Element’s varieties of ritualistic experience
Create or Die, Marrickville.20 September 2019. After a sold out taster earlier this year, Sydney-based community arts group Twisted Element premiered its...
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2.5KFeatured‘Orpheus and Eurydice’: A brutal yet beautiful circus opera
Opera Queensland has joined forces with internationally renowned contemporary circus company Circa, directed by Yaron Lifschitz, to perform Christoph Gluck’s haunting opera Orpheus and Eurydice....
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2.0KFeaturedBranch Nebula’s ‘High Performance Packing Tape’: Everyday risks
Branch Nebula is a Sydney-based performance company that curates works combining a street aesthetic with engaged contemporary performances – Food Fight, Snake Sessions...
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4.4KGiveawaysWin tickets to Billy Elliot The Musical!
Are you ready to be Electrified? Billy Elliot the Musical arrives in Sydney this October for 10 weeks only as part of the...
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2.9KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet appoints its first female Chair
The future is looking bright at West Australian Ballet. As well as dazzling programs in the capital and internationally, the company has a...
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2.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsHeavy breathing and squeaking of the ‘High Performance Packing Tape’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney.18 September 2019. Branch Nebula’s High Performance Packing Tape was billed as an Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Officer’s worst nightmare...
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2.2KAustralian Dance ReviewsRosalind Crisp’s ‘DIRtywork’: Stories of environmental destruction
Sydney Opera House, Sydney.15 September 2019. DIRtywork is a most strong and striking environmental dance/lecture by Australian dance luminary Rosalind Crisp, presented as...
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3.0KFeatured‘What Am I Supposed To Do? (WAISTD)’: I fear motion
What am I supposed to do? It’s a question we all ask. We might be confused, scared or in denial, or perhaps waiting...
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3.7KFeaturedAustralian dancer Mia Zanardo receives gold medal at Genée International Ballet Competition
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is pleased to announce the medalists of the prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition 2019, held at...
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2.9KAustralian Dance ReviewsAlleyne Dance’s ‘A Night’s Game’: Turmoil of human emotion
Riverside Theatres Parramatta, Sydney.5 September 2019. A very strong and powerful work, FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres presented A Night’s Game...
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2.5KFeaturedÀ Ố Làng Phố workshop with SOH and Arts Unit NSW Education
Dance Informa had the opportunity to talk to Olivia Ansell, Head of Theatre, Dance and Circus at the Sydney Opera House prior...
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3.2KAustralian Dance ReviewsLion Heart Dance Company’s ‘Clash’: Narrative and technique
Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne.6 September 2019. Even the strongest dance fan is in danger of moments of switching off during a dance...
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13.1KDance Teacher ResourcesWhy aren’t more boys dancing?
Dance is great for boys and girls for so many reasons – physical activity, strength, flexibility, co-ordination, discipline, teamwork, confidence and creativity...
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10.4KFeaturedHyo Shimizu wins City of Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship
The prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod ballet scholarship has been won this year by 16-year-old Hyo Shimizu. This is his first year in the...
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4.6KDance Teacher ResourcesQueensland Ballet program gives kindy kids ‘pizza feet’
Children from a Caboolture kindergarten have discovered the joy of dance, courtesy of a free program run by Queensland Ballet (QB) to...
