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4.2KFeaturedIBW welcomes Jane Inglis-Keen to the Winter 2019 Balanchine Series
International Ballet Workshops (IBW) is known for bringing exceptional teachers to ballet students across Australia and New Zealand, and is very pleased...
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3.3KDance AdviceButoh inspiration meets performance filtration: SDC PPY trio in Term II
Dance Informa caught up with our trio of budding artists in the Sydney Dance Company (SDC)’s Pre Professional Year (PPY) Program as they delve deeper...
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6.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsA magic carpet ride to a new world: ‘Aladdin the Musical’
Festival Theatre, Adelaide. 24 May 2019. The Disney spectacular, Aladdin the Musical, has been delighting audiences in Adelaide these past few weeks,...
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3.4KFeaturedMitchell Woodcock and Amy Campbell: Adelaide, get ready to dance!
South Australian Dance Festival is fast approaching. Now a staple on the SA dance calendar, the festival brings together young dancers from...
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2.6KAustralian Dance ReviewsEliza Cooper builds her voice in ‘Old Life/Dead Life’
The Old 505 Theatre, Sydney. 24 May 2019. Old Life/Dead Life is the first full-length work by emerging choreographer Eliza Cooper. After...
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3.2KFeaturedIBW presents Balanchine Series with Elizabeth Walker
Australian/New Zealand ballet students have a rare opportunity to study Balanchine Style® and Technique® at the upcoming series of International Ballet Workshops...
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4.1KFeaturedAmy Hollingsworth leads EDC through ‘The Dinner Party’
In January 2019, Amy Hollingsworth became artistic director of the Brisbane-based Expressions Dance Company (EDC). The UK Observer described Hollingsworth as one...
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3.4KFeaturedRachel Arianne Ogle: Set in darkness, rise in light
It is one of the lovely glories of dance that, with the body as its brush, it can paint the vastness of...
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2.7KFeaturedIn conversation with a very bright Spark: Alex Dellaportas
At the age of 18, Alex Dellaportas decided to create a dance company so that she could choreograph and create what she wanted...
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2.9KFeaturedChloe and Lewis are ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’ in Australia
Puttin’ on the Ritz is a song and dance spectacular, channeling old Hollywood glamour, coming to Australia for a national tour. It features acts...
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3.7KDance Teacher ResourcesRAD dances toward 100
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is the most widely taught ballet syllabus in Australia, and with over 14,000 members across 85...
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3.0KFeaturedNICA: In circus, 600 fails equal success
Of all the creative physical performance disciplines, it is perhaps circus that is the most beguiling. With its mix of artistry, acrobatics...
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2.9KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – May 2019
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) performs the second leg of its...
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3.3KFeaturedCirca Contemporary Circus meets ‘English Baroque’
Ever felt like running away to join the circus? Well, here is your opportunity because the circus is coming to town! Circa...
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3.3KFeaturedA farewell for Bangarra’s Elma Kris
After an extensive career as a long-standing senior member of Bangarra Dance Theatre, the highly-esteemed Elma Kris is retiring from full-time dancer,...
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3.4KFeaturedLoughlan Prior is up and running, full steam ahead
Up-and-coming choreographer Loughlan Prior has already approached 2019 full steam ahead. A graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance, Prior is...
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3.4KFeaturedIn conversation with Sydney Dance Company’s Dimitri Kleioris
Dimitri Kleioris is one of six new dancers who have recently joined Sydney Dance Company (SDC). Dance Informa had the opportunity to interview...
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4.2KDance Advice10 pointe shoe myths BUSTED
Most young ballerinas dream of someday going en pointe. Pointe shoes are beautiful – new and shiny – and pointe dancers look...
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3.4KFeaturedTwisted Element’s Angela Hamilton: Just do it
Dance Informa caught up with Angela Hamilton, who is the artistic director of Sydney’s Twisted Element, a community-based performance company that performs an...
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3.5KFeaturedDance in cinema: Carlos Acosta in ‘Yuli’
Australian fans of dance films will have a rare opportunity to see a film in which both the dance scenes and the...
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3.1KFeaturedEDC’s Elise May on retirement and what comes next
After 10 years with the company, dancer Elise May is retiring from Expressions Dance Company (EDC) in Brisbane. She has had a...
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4.4KFeaturedLarissa McGowan as Cher: The beat goes on (but changes all the same)
There is something entirely apt about Cher being the subject of a cabaret act. The pop/female/LGBTI icon has already spawned countless nightclub...
