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3.8KFeaturedSDC’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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2.5KAustralian 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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2.9KAustralian 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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3.3KFeatured‘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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2.6KFeaturedBranch 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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5.5KGiveawaysWin 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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3.5KFeaturedWest 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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3.1KAustralian 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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2.8KAustralian 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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3.7KFeatured‘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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4.6KFeaturedAustralian 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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3.6KAustralian 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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3.1KFeaturedÀ 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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3.8KAustralian 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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15.7KDance 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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11.4KFeaturedHyo 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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5.3KDance 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...
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4.0KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – September 2019
Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) will be hosting renowned choreographer and...
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3.6KDance AdviceFour things all dancers must do this spring
A change of season brings a fresh start and an opportune time to set some new goals and reflect on the months...
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3.8KFeaturedCommunity and connection: VDF Artistic Director Yvette Lee
The Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) is one event we’re always excited for, and Energetiks VDF 2020 is no exception. A weekend of masterclasses,...
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117.2KDance AdviceWhy The Australian Ballet dancers quit stretching
Dancers love to sit in an impressive stretch and yank their legs into all sorts of positions in order to ‘increase’ their...
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72.0KDance Teacher ResourcesDance Teachers: Are you missing out?
Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) has recently announced its much anticipated 2020 professional development day for teachers and studio owners, Vitality Teacher Day,...
