Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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3.7KLex Ishimoto on coming Down Under: ‘The Aussie dance scene excites me’
Lex Ishimoto, winner of So You Think You Can Dance USA, Season 14, is coming to Australia this month! His trip is part...
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5.1KLilian Steiner on living a life full of dance
Dance Informa had the opportunity to chat with freelance dancer/choreographer Lilian Steiner, fresh off the back of the Sydney leg of the...
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6.1KMichael Dameski: Making waves from Australia to the U.S.
No matter the age you begin to dance, there is no way of knowing just how much of an impact it will...
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4.5KThe Tap Pack to take the stage at Sydney Opera House
After a triumphant season on London’s West End, The Tap Pack is back in its hometown, preparing for its debut at the...
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4.0KMeet the 2018 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominees
Six dancers with The Australian Ballet have been announced as nominees for the prestigious Telstra Ballet Dancer Award 2018. Now in its...
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4.4KFor Todd Patrick, the future is creative
It is stating the obvious to say that the world is changing at an ever increasing pace. Technology, globalisation, climate change, the...
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7.2KAussie tap dancer Brianna Taylor’s international success
Aussie tap dancer on the rise, Brianna Taylor, is living her dream as the first Australian to join Los Angeles-based Rhythmatic Tap...
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4.7KStephanie Lake’s ‘Colossus’: Stage set for big impact
Stephanie Lake has been described as “one of the most important voices in contemporary choreography”, with “gutsy physicality and kooky poetics”. With...
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4.0KCatching up with Lucy Guerin on ‘Split’
Lucy Guerin’s work has been described as “poignant” and “provocative”, “contemporary dance that reaches back to the roots of ancient theatre”. Dance Informa...
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6.4KAhoy! Could you have an on-sea dance adventure?
Two Aussies sit having coffee in the elegant Observation Deck on board the new Norwegian Bliss cruise liner. They’re on its inaugural...
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5.0KThe Australian Ballet’s Mason Lovegrove receives Walter Bourke Award
Mason Lovegrove, a talented corps de ballet member of The Australian Ballet, has recently been honoured with the Walter Bourke Award. This...
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7.8KMarc Brew, artistic director of Axis Dance, on being and dancing
Marc Brew “feels a need to make dance”, and that need has taken him all around the world. He first studied as...
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7.6KItaly’s famed La Scala Ballet to perform in Australia for the first time
In 1971, the journalist Lorenzo Arruga wrote, “This old Giselle has sent me home happy to have breathed ‘dance’.” Arruga had been to a performance of...
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12.4KChoreographer Amy Campbell makes her VDF debut
She has worked in all aspects of the industry – as a dancer, a teacher, a choreographer. Her credits include TV and...
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5.3KMichael Ralph on choreographing ‘Bring It On: The Musical’
Bring It On: The Musical is inspired by the hit movie released in 2000. A classic outsider makes good story, Bring It On is coming...
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7.0KJason Teasdale: The school challenge (and hair dye)
It is probably fair to say that the real backbone of the dance industry in this country is the network of hundreds...
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5.6KIntroducing street dancer Penelope Shum
When it comes to looking for suitable advocates for dance, there are many qualified candidates who might fit the bill. Some boxes...
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6.6KTravis Wall: It’s finally happening
Dancers all across Australia are anticipating the tour of contemporary dance idol Travis Wall, thanks to Dance Informa and Energetiks. Wall is...
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6.4KGideon Obarzanek: Like father, (not) like son!
That Gideon Obarzanek is weaved into the very fabric of contemporary dance in this country is pretty well beyond question. Multiple Helpmann...
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5.8KAngus Little: Aussie on tour with ‘STOMP’
Performing in a highly successful show and doing what you love in front of sell-out audiences around the world is the dream...
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16.2KThe girls are back in town: The Irreplaceables Tour
The Irreplaceables – Kendall, Chloe and Kalani, as seen on the hit show Dance Moms – are coming to Oz, and the...
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9.2KRomy Vuksan heats up ‘Havana’ for Norwegian Cruise Line
Romy Vuksan is about to set sail for a second time with Norwegian Cruise Line. She is the triple threat: at her...
