Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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6.2KAhoy! 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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4.8KThe 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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7.5KMarc 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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7.0KItaly’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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12.3KChoreographer 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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5.0KMichael 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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6.8KJason 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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5.2KIntroducing 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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6.4KTravis 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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6.1KGideon 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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5.6KAngus 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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15.9KThe 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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8.9KRomy 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...
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8.6KChoreography Advice Series: Sydney Dance Company’s Rafael Bonachela
While there’s no shortage of advice out there for young dancers, the same can’t be said for aspiring choreographers. For those whose...
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7.2KThe Australian Ballet’s Valerie Tereshchenko: Telstra Dancer of the Year
Congratulations to Australian Ballet Senior Artist Valerie Tereshchenko, 2017 Telstra Dancer of the Year. The talented dancer was one of six nominees...
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5.1KKristina Chan’s ‘A Faint Existence’: Environmental movement
Yes, environment. No, not merely the reductionist narrative or narrow polemic of political theatre but the broader existential relationship we are all...
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4.3KKyle Page of Dancenorth: Winning at Juggling
The winners of the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards were announced late February, and Dancenorth has won the Group Award, worth...
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5.0KCalling young dancers who like to sing: Camp Curtain Call
Camp Curtain Call is a week-long sleepover musical theatre camp in which industry professionals teach campers aged 10-14 singing, dancing, acting and...
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43.6KShannon Holtzapffel talks The Greatest Showman
In the feature film The Greatest Showman, Shannon Holtzapffel plays Captain Constentenous, The Tattooed Man. Holtzapffel is a Dutch-born, Australian trained dancer who...
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17.5KMeet rising star Audrey Freeman
Have you seen young dancer Audrey Freeman? No, but really. Have you seen her?? If not, check her out now. With legs...
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6.5KAdam Rennie steps in to ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ and wows the crowd
Suppose it’s a Monday afternoon and you are on a winery tour in Adelaide. You get a phone call. The star of...
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8.1KAustralian dancer Fabian Mack: Dreaming Bigger
From the moment Australian dancer Fabian Mack first realised the movie Moulin Rouge was a world famous production in Paris, she dreamed...
