Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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4.5KGet to know the 2019 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominees
The Australian Ballet and Telstra have announced that six talented young dancers have been selected as nominees for the prestigious and coveted...
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3.3KDancing with the Willis: Kevin Jackson’s homecoming with WA Ballet
In ballet, everyone loves Giselle. This 178-year-old tale has love, betrayal, ghosts looking for vengeance and the ultimate forgiveness. Whether they are the...
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2.9KCirque du Soleil: ‘KURIOS’ under the big top
Cirque du Soleil, the internationally renowned practitioners of the Big Top travelling circus, returns to Australia in October. The company is bringing...
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2.3K‘Orpheus and Eurydice’: A brutal yet beautiful circus opera
Opera Queensland has joined forces with internationally renowned contemporary circus company Circa, directed by Yaron Lifschitz, to perform Christoph Gluck’s haunting opera Orpheus and Eurydice....
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2.6KWest Australian Ballet appoints its first female Chair
The future is looking bright at West Australian Ballet. As well as dazzling programs in the capital and internationally, the company has a...
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10.1KHyo Shimizu wins City of Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship
The prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod ballet scholarship has been won this year by 16-year-old Hyo Shimizu. This is his first year in the...
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3.0KCommunity and connection: VDF Artistic Director Yvette Lee
The Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) is one event we’re always excited for, and Energetiks VDF 2020 is no exception. A weekend of masterclasses,...
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3.7KMeet Out of the Studio choreographers Emma Harrison and Callum Mooney
In a city that seemingly presents many barriers for emerging independent choreographers, DirtyFeet’s Out of the Studio season continues to be the...
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4.5KSimonne Smiles on her new ballet, ‘Gold’
Simonne Smiles, Sydney-based dancer and emerging ballet choreographer, is creating a new Australian-themed ballet, developing it from the ground up. With a unique...
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3.2KThe McDonald College introduces Senior Contemporary Dance Program
Imagine the opportunity to immerse yourself in dance with the guidance of one of Australia’s most loved contemporary companies, while finishing your...
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3.0KAngelique Cassimatis in ‘Hair’: The more things change, the more they stay the same
If time is the ultimate distance, how far is 50 years? Amidst a slew of recent high profile golden jubilees (moon landing,...
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3.7KYang Liping’s ‘Rite of Spring’: The universal ritual
For choreographers, The Rite Of Spring is as close to a rite of passage as it gets. Made famous by the scandalous Ballets...
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4.4KDavid Hallberg: A pure dancer returns
When David Hallberg returns to perform with ballet luminary Natalia Osipova in Pure Dance at the Sydney Opera House, it caps a remarkable comeback. ...
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4.5KCharmene Yap steps into a new role at SDC
Sydney Dance Company (SDC) stalwart Charmene Yap will be finishing her performing career at the end of SDC’s Season 1 tour of Bonachela/Nankivel/Lane....
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3.4KADT’s ‘North/South’: Polar opposites attract
You are at a bus stop. There is a snowstorm. You are waiting. Or perhaps you are an explorer, your companions already...
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4.0K‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ Li Cunxin honoured with an Order of Australia
Li Cunxin has had a distinguished career, first as a dancer, then as a stockbroker, author and as Artistic Director of Queensland...
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3.6KNick Power: B-boy between the street and stage
Nick Power has been breaking for much of his life, and using it not just to explore the world but to also...
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2.4KProposing ways of being: Erik Kaiel’s work ‘Tetris’
Tetris is a contemporary dance work being presented at the Arts Centre Melbourne this September. Credited as a work for children, Tetris is...
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6.0KThe Monaco Maestro Jean-Christophe Maillot in his own words
On the eve of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s Australian premiere of LAC, Dance Informa caught up with the creative brains behind this quirky reworking of...
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5.7KKaya Weight: Big ballet break with RNZB at just 17
Every serious dance student’s dream is to land a contract, get paid to dance and fulfil their passions. For most, it is...
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4.0KRomy Vuksan and cast excited for ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’
The Production Company has announced its full cast of the Broadway smash, Thoroughly Modern Millie, which opens in Arts Centre Melbourne’s State Theatre...
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3.7KLucy Doherty’s ‘Reminiscence’ heads to Dance on Camera Festival
Reminiscence, a short film created by Australian dancer and choreographer Lucy Doherty, has been announced as part of the line up of...
