Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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2.5KFIIT dancers present Wonderland
The Space Dance and Arts Centre in Prahran, Melbourne, is one of Melbourne’s biggest dance studios. The amazing location attracts not only dance...
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3.6KFrom dancer to resident choreographer, Danielle Bilios keeps ‘Billy Elliot the Musical’ at its best
It’s a Thursday afternoon, and resident choreographer Danielle Bilios is at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in rehearsal mode putting the Australian cast of Billy...
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2.8KWise on the prize: Jill Ogai, winner of 2019 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award
The Australian Ballet Soloist Jill Ogai has been awarded the 2019 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award. The Telstra award, which exists to promote...
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2.9K‘Chicago’ returns to Melbourne this summer
Everyone adores Chicago the musical — its legendary book and choreography by Bob Fosse, its ensemble of outrageous femme fatales, its shoe...
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3.1KFosse style comes to VDF: Travis Khan and Amy Berrisford of ‘Chicago’ added to lineup
Although it’s still a few months away, excitement is building for Energetiks Victorian Dance Festival (VDF). There have already been a few...
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5.2K‘Gene Kelly: The Legacy’: An American in plain clothes
Patricia Kelly says it plainly, “Most spouses don’t write down most of what their wives or husbands say because it isn’t their...
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5.1KKenny Wormald and Robin Antin create a space to play: The Playground LA
If you spend any time on YouTube, you will know the iconic red “PLAY” letters of Playground. The studio on Melrose, created...
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3.8KDana Gingras: Dancing at the border wall
Frontiers, borders, limits…freedom. We hear these words thrown around. Weaponised, pathologised, sanctified. Yet, beneath the spectacle of polemic and the dichotomies of...
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3.2KSDC New Breed 2019: Platform of choice for emerging creatives
Sydney Dance Company (SDC)’s annual New Breed season continues to provide a platform that supports emerging dance creatives to create develop and...
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2.6KIBW alumnus Jadyn Bagayas is making her mark in New York City
When Jadyn Bagayas arrived at the first day of International Ballet Workshops (IBW) Winter 2019 Series, she didn’t realise that the next...
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4.5KSpotlight on Daisy Sexton: Young Far North Coast dancer creates her own path to success
Byron Bay, located on the Far North Coast of Regional NSW, Australia is not only known for its spectacular beaches; it’s also...
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3.9KInspire, aspire, ignite: McDonald College’s International Summer School
Inspire; Aspire; Ignite. Those are the words used to describe the International Summer School’s (ISS) key training programs. Established by the McDonald...
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3.4KLucy Durack heads to fairytale land in ‘Shrek the Musical’
Shrek the Musical is part romance, part twisted fairytale and, mostly, fun for everyone. The show has been proclaimed as “true happiness” by The...
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3.7KAwareness through movement and body: Zoee Marsh
Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) (to be held April 3-5, 2020, Batman Royale, Melbourne) is once again set to be a huge hit....
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3.3KHow to thrive in the USA: Catching up with Amanda Collins
Dance Informa got to catch up again with Amanda Collins, who has now spent a few years working in New York, on...
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2.4KEight new commissions for the Keir Choreographic Award
The Keir Foundation, Carriageworks, Dancehouse and the Australia Council for the Arts have announced the eight artists and collectives who have been commissioned to make...
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2.6KDirtyFeet’s The Right Foot: Everybody dance now!
For the last seven years, Sydney-based independent company DirtyFeet has been opening up the world of contemporary dance. Since 2012, its (dis)ability...
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3.3K‘Samsara’: Our journey to the ocean
“In the same space, there are two things working,” says Chinese dance star Hu Shenyuan. We are in a rehearsal break, sitting...
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3.0KSydney Dance Company’s ‘ab[intra]’ part of the Paris Opera Gala
The Opening Gala evening of the Paris Opera Ballet season is a special moment in the calendar of the mystical Opéra National de...
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2.9KAnne Nguyen’s ‘Kata’ premieres at OzAsia Festival
Kata’s Australian premiere gives Australian audiences a chance to engage with the work of leading French dance creator Anne Nguyen. Nguyen’s background...
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4.9KHomegrown dancers medal at 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition
This August saw the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) host the Genée International Ballet Competition in Toronto, Canada, for the first time...
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2.9KBangarra Dance Theatre: How to make a fire
We are in Melbourne, early spring, and the house is packed once again. 30 Years Of Sixty Five Thousand is finishing its near...
