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6.7KFeaturedBEYOND DANCE: Creativity for a Cause
Earlier this year, on January 27, dancers descended onto Philip Island to take part in BEYOND DANCE – proudly supporting beyondblue. Different...
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6.5KFeaturedIs ‘exposure’ killing our industry?
It’s all too common these days within the arts industry. There’s no avoiding it, and it doesn’t matter how qualified or experienced...
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6.0KFeaturedKristina Chan’s ‘A Faint Existence’: Environmental movement
Yes, environment. No, not merely the reductionist narrative or narrow polemic of political theatre but the broader existential relationship we are all...
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5.1KFeaturedKyle Page of Dancenorth: Winning at Juggling
The winners of the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards were announced late February, and Dancenorth has won the Group Award, worth...
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5.9KInterviewsCalling young dancers who like to sing: Camp Curtain Call
Camp Curtain Call is a week-long sleepover musical theatre camp in which industry professionals teach campers aged 10-14 singing, dancing, acting and...
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5.6KDance Teacher ResourcesDance Studio Owner Wellbeing: Take a ‘Pause’
Over the coming months, Dance Informa will offer some strategies to manage positive wellbeing whilst also navigating the demands of running a dance...
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14.1KDance AdviceTo dancers, from your photographer: Dos and Don’ts of audition photos
A picture is worth a thousand words. And unfortunately, sometimes words can be bad. Don’t let your next audition photo give the...
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14.5KDance AdviceAudition preparation and attire: Musical theatre
Last edition, we discussed audition etiquette in general, so let’s switch gears and have a chat on a few nuances about how to audition well for a musical theatre....
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9.1KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – March 2018
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! The highly-anticipated production OrphEus – a dance opera by Michael Parmenter with The New...
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4.6KFeaturedIconic dance spaces around the world: Les Brigittines
The next installment of Dance Informa’s series, Iconic Dance Spaces Around the World, looks at Les Brigittines in Brussels, Belgium. The image of Brussels is...
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9.1KAustralian Dance Reviews‘MAMMA MIA! The Musical’: A night of ABBA favourites!
Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 15 February 2018. MAMMA MIA! The Musical has the audience dancing in the aisles to a string of ABBA’s...
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9.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsFORM Dance Projects astounds with Omer Backley-Astrachan’s ‘WILDEBEEST’ and ‘Valley’
Riverside Theatres Parramatta. 16 February 2018. FORM Dance Projects has kicked off its 2018 season with two very striking works featuring sinuous,...
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5.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsMichael Clark Company plays it cool in ‘to a simple, rock ‘n’ roll … song’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 30 January 2018. The amazing dancers of the Michael Clark Company perform expertly and with great precision in...
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7.3KFeaturedDirtyFeet celebrates 10 years of impacting dance in Sydney
You would be hard pressed to find an independent contemporary dancer in Sydney who hasn’t had a brush with DirtyFeet. What was...
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6.1KDance Teacher ResourcesDance Teacher Web LIVE partners with Royal Academy of Dance
Dance Teacher Web LIVE and the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) recently announced an official partnership through which RAD teachers may earn...
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7.0KFeaturedBig Dance 2018: Dance is for everyone; let’s get moving
Big Dance is the largest dance celebration in the world, and it’s hitting Australia on International Dance Day (29 April), when thousands...
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46.6KFeaturedShannon Holtzapffel talks The Greatest Showman
In the feature film The Greatest Showman, Shannon Holtzapffel plays Captain Constentenous, The Tattooed Man. Holtzapffel is a Dutch-born, Australian trained dancer who...
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55.8KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – February 2018
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! OrphEus – a dance opera by Michael Parmenter with The New...
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15.2KDancer HealthNutrition for your Dance Festival Weekend
VDF, proudly sponsored by Dance Informa , is fast approaching! I’m sure you’ve picked out your outfits, but have you chosen your...
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9.7KDance Teacher ResourcesMisty Lown in Australia to teach at VDF this month
The Energetiks Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) continues to roll out exciting instructor announcements. One of the latest is American entrepreneur Misty Lown, who will be a...
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7.4KFeaturedVictorian State Ballet to premiere ‘Le Corsaire’
Never before staged by an Australian ballet company, Le Corsaire (“The Pirate’s Story”) will make its full-length Sydney debut by the Victorian...
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15.3KDance AdviceWhy am I not as flexible as my friend?
Sometimes you may find yourself wondering why you’re not as flexible as your friends, or why you’re flexible in different ways. Everybody...
