Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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4.1KNatasha Kusen: A lifelong dream realised and a final curtain call
The Australian Ballet Soloist Natasha Kusen hangs up her ballet shoes after a successful 16-and-a-half years with the company. Following the applause...
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3.5KCalisthenics and musical theatre combine in extravaganza ‘Amazing Grace, New York New York’
Melbourne-based Manilla Street Productions is a theatre production company specialising in musical theatre and dramatic works. The company already has a long list of production credits...
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2.8KNick Power: When two tribes (start to dance)
From its beginnings amongst the urban poor in New York (sometime between the late ‘60s and mid ‘70s), hip hop has gone...
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4.9KExcept for that heel of his: DV8 Physical Theatre’s ‘Enter Achilles’
The last time DV8 Physical Theatre performed Enter Achilles at the Adelaide Festival, it was 1996. Since then, the nascent internet has become...
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4.6K2019 YAGP winner Grace Carroll: An open door to life in Paris
The world’s largest non-profit international student ballet competition Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) 2020 Finals, New York, is fast approaching. This April...
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3.1KAustralian Dance Theatre’s double announcement: 2020 program and new executive director
Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) will be celebrating its 55th year in 2020, and that’s not the company’s only news. With an ambitiously...
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2.7KFIIT 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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3.8KFrom 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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2.9KWise 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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3.0K‘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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3.2KFosse 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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5.5K‘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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5.3KKenny 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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3.9KDana 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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2.7KIBW 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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4.7KSpotlight 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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4.0KInspire, 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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3.5KLucy 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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3.8KAwareness 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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3.5KHow 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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2.5KEight 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...
