Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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5.7KIntroducing 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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6.7KTravis 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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6.5KGideon 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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6.0KAngus 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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16.4KThe 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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9.3KRomy 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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8.9KChoreography 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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7.5KThe 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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5.4KKristina 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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4.5KKyle 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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5.2KCalling 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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44.6KShannon 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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18.0KMeet 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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6.7KAdam 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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8.4KAustralian 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...
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7.3KOmer Backley-Astrachan: In the liminal space between us
Civilisation has bestowed many things on humanity, not the least of which is a way of living and being together that would...
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6.6KMeet Model Search Winner Portia Talib
Young Perth-based dancer Portia Talib is the new face of Energetiks and Victorian Dance Festival (VDF)! After winning the Dance Informa and...
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5.1KSpotlight on Melbourne Ballet Company’s Masha Peker
Ukrainian Masha Peker, now a dancer with Melbourne Ballet Company (MBC), says she never imagined she would be living in Australia. Her...
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4.9KWhat’s next for Stephanie Lake after Australia Council Fellowship?
Every year, the Commonwealth Government’s peak arts funding body, The Australia Council, announces a number of Fellowships, whereby it awards practising artists...
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4.6K‘The Unbelievables’: Finding room for tiny details
The challenge of variety is making things fit. How, for instance, can you weave the intimacy and small details of ballroom dancing...
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7.3KCatching up with 2016 Genée gold medallist Maeve Nolan
2016 Genée gold medallist and Energetiks Ambassador Maeve Nolan is already making her mark in London. After winning gold at the Genée...
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7.5K1‘Murphy’: The Australian Ballet’s tribute to an Australian icon
If you’ve followed contemporary dance or ballet in Australia at any stage since the 1970s, you will have heard of Graeme Murphy....
