Dance Informa Magazine
Features
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5.8KDance Education in Australian Schools Conference
By Grace Edwards. If you’re a dance teacher, student, researcher or performer and want a say in the future of dance education,...
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5.3KMelbourne Dance in the spring
By Rain Francis. Melburnians are eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring. Time to shed one of our many layers and get out...
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4.0KYellow Wheel’s current project, ‘FX’
By Rain Francis. The sight of young people on smartphones is a familiar one – and as I arrive at the Melbourne...
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3.9KTaking over the world, one body roll at a time
By Rain Francis. What’s the solution to that ongoing problem of “too much talent, not enough work”? Three words: make your own....
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7.5KSydney Dance Company’s new Pre-Professional Year
By Rain Francis. Everyone at Dance Informa was very excited to hear about the introduction of Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year. We...
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4.5KCreativity: Put It In Bold – Part 2
The Creative Process By Jo McDonald. The first part of this article covered the meaning of creativity and how we can encourage...
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4.4KWhen 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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4.7KNew 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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10.7KNominees 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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8.9K5Should 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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7.0K1The 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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4.4KTop 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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34.1K1Ty 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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4.1K2013 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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12.3KWhat 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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4.8KCreativity: 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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5.7KNZ 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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8.2KCapezio: 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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11.1KBolshoi 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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5.9KMelbourne 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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6.1KSt 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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5.4KNZ 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...
