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3.3KAustralian Dance ReviewsCirque du Soleil’s ‘KURIOS’: A return to circus’ more innocent times
As the Cirque du Soleil international juggernaut continues on its merry way, its return to Australian audiences with KURIOS: Cabinet of Curiosities is a...
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5.9KFeaturedHomegrown dancers medal at 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition
This August saw the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) host the Genée International Ballet Competition in Toronto, Canada, for the first time...
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6.6KGiveawaysAre you Australia’s next dance model? MODEL SEARCH NOW OPEN
The Energetiks and Dance Informa Model Search has become an eagerly anticipated annual event on the Australian dance calendar. Who will win...
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3.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsYang Liping’s epic re-imagining: ‘Rite of Spring’
Arts Centre, Melbourne.3 October 2019. Extraordinary! Spectacular! Lavish, colourful! All the superlatives apply. Yang Liping’s re-imagined Rite Of Spring is an exquisitely detailed,...
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3.7KFeaturedBangarra Dance Theatre: How to make a fire
We are in Melbourne, early spring, and the house is packed once again. 30 Years Of Sixty Five Thousand is finishing its near...
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4.0KDance AdviceCasting director shares secrets on landing the next dance job
Lauren Mass is a casting director based in Melbourne, and works at one of Australia’s premier casting agencies. Her role requires her...
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4.5KFeaturedHofesh Shechter: Dance’s ‘Grand Finale’
The Hofesh Shechter Company’s Grand Finale returns to Melbourne this month after performing in the Adelaide Festival in March earlier this year. There...
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7.3KDancer Health5 stretches to avoid: How you can avoid injuring yourself while stretching
We are all different. Our anatomy, our goals and our dance styles vary. So is there really a golden list of stretches...
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9.5KDance Teacher Resources‘I want to learn tricks’: How and why to teach acro at your studio
Most of us remember when acrobatics started to creep more and more into dance routines. Maybe it was the advent of So You...
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6.9KFeatured‘Billy’ is back, but where are our first Billys now?
There’s a show opening in Sydney this month, which will also be celebrating its Australian 10th Anniversary. There is a lot of...
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4.4KFeaturedAntony Hamilton: On the march with ‘Token Armies’
When Chunky Move, Melbourne’s premiere independent dance company, announced the appointment of Antony Hamilton as artistic director and co-CEO with Kristy Ayre,...
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2.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsDirtyFeet’s Out of the Studio: A place for creative exploration
East Sydney Community Centre, Sydney. 27 September 2019. Sydney-based independent dance entity DirtyFeet, presented its much-anticipated annual emerging choreographer program, ‘Out of the...
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5.1KFeaturedKids breaking the rules in ‘School of Rock’
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s irresistible rock musical, School of Rock, is set to rock the Capitol Theatre, Sydney this November. The Age newspaper said...
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5.1KDance AdviceDance at the vanishing pointe: A talk with Sue Healey
For Sue Healey, dance has the dual quality of being one of the most embodied artforms that rests on a visceral and...
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4.9KDance Teacher ResourcesAnnie-B Parson’s ‘Drawing the Surface of Dance: A Biography in Charts’
Artistic Director of Big Dance Theater Annie-B Parson has a new book. Parson creates work that draws on, disrupts and distils classic...
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6.3KFeaturedGet to know the 2019 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominees
The Australian Ballet and Telstra have announced that six talented young dancers have been selected as nominees for the prestigious and coveted...
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4.1KFeaturedDancing with the Willis: Kevin Jackson’s homecoming with WA Ballet
In ballet, everyone loves Giselle. This 178-year-old tale has love, betrayal, ghosts looking for vengeance and the ultimate forgiveness. Whether they are the...
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3.2KFeaturedAn 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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2.6KAustralian 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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3.7KFeaturedNew 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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4.1KFeaturedCirque 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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3.4KAustralian 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...
