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5.0KDance Advice‘We Move You’: Dance Massive’s sensorial workshops for everyone
Dance Massive 2019 is the third iteration of the biennial contemporary dance festival in Melbourne. It spans many venues, and is anchored...
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5.7KFeaturedLife after dance: Photographer Jacqueline Clarke Mitchell
To become a dancer, you have to give it everything. So, what happens when you have to give it up, due to...
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4.9KNeed to KnowAlison Currie: Before the time is up
There is a delightful paradox at play right now: the constancy of change. Indeed, if there is one thing that unifies everything...
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3.3KFeaturedSydney hosts the brand new March Dance festival
March 2019 sees the first of a brand new dance festival in Sydney, March Dance. Created to shine the spotlight on independent...
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4.3KFeaturedQueensland Ballet presents world premiere of Liam Scarlett’s ‘Dangerous Liaisons’
Queensland Ballet’s first production for 2019 may ruffle a few feathers as the company takes on the scandalous and opulent story of Dangerous...
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3.9KFeaturedShaun Parker and Company premieres ‘KING’
It’s like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from going under… At first glance, the connection between the...
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4.6KDancer HealthHow to deal with a dry spell
The performing arts are a difficult business. One day you’ve got a wonderful, well-paying gig, and the next, you’re back on the...
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11.2KFeaturedFilm star Juliet Doherty: Pointing to Australia
MDM muse Juliet Doherty is excitedly planning a trip to Australia this April for Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) in Melbourne. At the...
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53.5KDance Teacher ResourcesStuck in a performance theme rut? Here are 50 ideas!
Performance, recital, concerts…. Whatever you call them, it can be difficult to come up with a new theme each and every season....
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237.2KFeaturedTarik Frimpong: From Melbourne to Mary Poppins Returns
As 24-year-old Melbourne born triple threat Tarik Frimpong says, “My mum runs a school called Dance Explosion, and that’s kind of where...
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31.9KDance Advice8 Essential Back-to-Dance Tips
Summer is nearing to an end, and that means your new dance year is starting! You’re probably feeling a mix of excitement,...
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19.3KFeaturedMaría Pagés brings contemporary flamenco to Australia
It was Nobel Prize winner for Literature José Saramago who said, “Neither the sky nor the earth rest unchanged after María Pagés...
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7.5KFeaturedBOLD Festival returns to Canberra
If you think dance is exclusively a young person’s game, then Canberra’s BOLD Festival is determined to challenge that and argue for...
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6.2KFeaturedVictorian State Ballet: Vibrant, creative and committed to connection
The Victorian State Ballet (VSB) forged its beginnings over 15 years ago, performing in Melbourne, as well as many regional centres. Dance...
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6.0KGiveawaysWin tickets to see ‘Jersey Boys’ in Melbourne!
Jersey Boys is back in Australia after playing to rave reviews at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in 2018! It will open at Melbourne’s...
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4.9KAustralian Dance ReviewsDance North’s ‘Dust’: How our interactions shape our world
Carriageworks, Sydney. 9 January 2019. Under the direction of the ever-innovative Kyle Page and Amber Haines, Townsville’s native Dance North presented Dust,...
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3.4KAustralian Dance ReviewsContemporary storytelling in ‘One Infinity’ at Sydney Festival
Carriageworks, Sydney. 23 January 2019. One Infinity is a wonderful collaboration of traditional Chinese storytelling, and contemporary ways to express these. Based...
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6.7KFeaturedMatthew Slattery: The long road from Cooma to Boston Ballet
At the age of 28, Matthew Slattery is about to realise a dream; but it so nearly didn’t happen. Indeed, his journey...
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10.6KDance AdviceTo our non-dancer friends: 10 things to know about us
When it comes to the life of a dancer, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. Whether it’s our...
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8.8KFeaturedJoshua Taylor: The Adelaide boy who made it into one of the greatest musicals of all time
Last year, South Australian performing arts student Joshua Taylor decided to audition for West Side Story, just for the audition experience, and...
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5.6KDance Teacher ResourcesProfessional Arts Learning Series: NSW teachers developing tools and refreshing skills at Ausdance
Ausdance NSW exists to promote opportunities for dance in NSW. The organization runs a suite of programs from supporting professional dancers and...
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4.8KFeaturedScimm Dance Company is creating platforms for young dancers
Melbourne-based independent company Scimm Dance Company has announced auditions for its youth dance company’s 2019 season. Scott Pokorny, co-director of Scimm Dance,...
