Dance Informa Magazine
Features
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4.0KWhen we dance, what steps we take
You couldn’t plan a life like Xiao Xiong Zhang’s. It makes you wonder how they’re going to make a dance out of...
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4.1KNew Zealand Dance News – August
Bianca Hyslop, principal dancer of Atamira Dance Company, has been awarded the esteemed Eileen May Norris Dance Scholarship. The scholarships are awarded...
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10.0KNominees announced for 2013 Australian Dance Awards
The annually presented Australian Dance Awards (ADA) recognise and honour professional dance artists who have made an outstanding contribution to dance. First...
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8.3K5Should we have to pay to audition?
By Rebecca Martin with guest co-writer Griffin Doug. Any dancer who has dragged their suitcase from city to city, country to country...
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5.7K1The Nagging Uneasiness of Comfort
Are we too comfortable for our own good? And how can contemporary dance help us out with this? Choreographer Victoria Chiu is...
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4.0KTop 10 Step Up To The Barre
Introducing the shortlisted applicants for the Deborah Searle Scholarship. By Jo McDonald. There has been a flurry of activity on the Move...
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33.4K1Ty King-Wall at the Top
From the other side of the Tasman to the top of The Australian Ballet tree, Kiwi Ty King-Wall has made the jump...
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3.7K2013 Australian Dance Awards
Canberra to Host Australian Dance Night of Nights This August Canberra will host the Australian Dance Awards for the very first time,...
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10.3KWhat is contemporary dance these days?
By Rebecca Martin. When I was a young dance student, contemporary dance was weird angular movement that was abstract and uncommon. As...
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4.3KCreativity: Put It In Bold – Part 1
By Jo McDonald. As I sit down to write this article, I’m at a loss for how to start it. I sit...
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5.3KNZ Dance News – June
By Rain Francis. A company of eight dancers from Unitec in Auckland travels to Italy this month. They will be performing in...
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7.3KCapezio: Serving dancers for over 125 years
By Grace Edwards. A dancer’s shoes are their best friend; they minimise weaknesses, showcase strengths, anticipate stresses and adapt to the dancer’s...
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10.6KBolshoi Ballet regional Queensland live simulcast
Audiences across Queensland will have the chance to experience the grandeur of Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet via live simulcast from the Queensland Performing...
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5.2KMelbourne Dance Must-Sees
By Rain Francis. Melbourne’s pretty factor goes up about 200 percent in autumn. The sun is (mostly) shining but it’s not ridiculously...
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5.5KSt Petersburg Ballet in Perth
Following their sold out Paris season, the internationally acclaimed St Petersburg Ballet Theatre returns to Perth in July and August to present...
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4.9KNZ Dance Co – Not just living, but thriving
By Rain Francis. In 2012, a new dance company was born over in Kiwi-land. Led by Artistic Director Shona McCullagh, The New...
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4.9KFrom Russia with Sugar Plums
Nutcracker returns to Oz this month for another season of emperor mice, hand-made toys and little girl dreams. By Paul Ransom. NOTE:...
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3.9KSpring Dance Cancelled
Sydney Opera House has regretfully announced that Spring Dance, Sydney’s popular contemporary dance festival, will no longer be held. Sydney Opera House...
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4.4KRussian Ballet in Turmoil?
By Rebecca Martin. Russia is arguably the home of ballet. Some of the world’s greatest stars, past and present have trained there...
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17.2KCelebrating Nureyev – Part 2
By Rain Francis. Rudolf Nureyev was one of the single most influential people in the history of dance. This year marks 20...
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6.3KNZ Dance News April
By Rain Francis. Two students from the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) will represent New Zealand at the Assemblée Internationale 2013...
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3.7KAnouk van Dijk’s 247 Days in Aus
By Rain Francis. “It’s just like Holland!” Anouk van Dijk exclaims cheerfully as she arrives at the Chunky Move studios. It’s 10:30am...
