Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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4.3KHelen Herbertson: The rewards of a lifetime
Much of Helen Herbertson’s story will sound familiar to many in the dance community: a girl in dance classes dreaming big dreams...
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5.8KNoel Tovey, AM receives 2017 Australian Dance Awards Hall Of Fame citation
When Noel Tovey, AM says something like “it means a lot to me to be recognised in my own country,” he’s hinting...
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8.2KMore than stars: Ministry of Dance’s Jason Coleman
“I’m a very, very busy guy, and the truth about it is that I sometimes look at my diary and go, ‘Oh,...
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6.7KPreparing students to be professionals: Sydney College of Dance
Many a talented Australian ballet student has gone overseas in pursuit of their dreams only to have the dream unravel — after...
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6.1KJack Chambers: 12,000 litres of recognition
As they do every year, the Australian Dance Awards honour the creativity of companies and individuals across the nation, and in 2017,...
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4.6KThe law of attraction: Kyle Page and Dancenorth’s ‘Attractor’
It’s not often that we get to legitimately quote ourselves in the articles we pen, but this is one such instance because,...
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5.5KLucinda Dunn on her new role: Teaching the next generation
In 2014, Australia’s longest serving ballerina, Lucinda Dunn OAM, hung up her pointe shoes after an illustrious career with The Australian Ballet...
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9.8KTalia Fidra performs with Queensland Ballet at age 16
Sixteen-year-old Talia Fidra has a lot to be proud of at such a young age. The young dancer, who is in the...
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12.2K‘The Wizard of Oz’ new musical is coming to Aus
Get ready, Brisbane and Sydney, because “We’re off to see the wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz!” After a successful season in...
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8.7KParris Goebel is just getting started
From Jennifer Lopez to Justin Bieber, Auckland’s Parris Goebel has worked with them all. Best known for choreographing Bieber’s music video, “Sorry”, which...
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6.6KNatalie Abbott: Purpose is a latecomer
“In a way, making shows and art for me are a way to understand things that I’m questioning in life, and to...
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6.0KChatting with Queensland Ballet’s recently promoted Joel Woellner
Congratulations to Queensland Ballet’s rising star Joel Woellner on his promotion to the rank of demi-soloist! Recently nominated for the 2017 Australian...
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7.4KKiwi dancer Harrison James lights up the stage in Canada
In 2016, Harrison James was named a principal dancer at The National Ballet of Canada after only three years with the company,...
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12.0KSierra Boggess comes to Australia
Broadway and West End theatre star Sierra Boggess is coming to Australia! Described by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber as “one of the...
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8.6KJason Lam on his Australian Ballet’s Ken Crichton fellowship
Dr. Ken Crichton, who sadly passed away on November 21, 2015, was an expert in the field of dance and sports medicine,...
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4.8KKAGE’s ‘Out of Earshot’: Speak without speaking
To dance in silence is one thing, to live in it another. While most of us reflexively recoil at the notion of...
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18.3KA few minutes with ‘Dance Academy’ star Xenia Goodwin
Xenia Goodwin was just 15 when she won the part of Tara Webster in ABC’s Dance Academy. And now, at 22, she’s...
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12.9KAussie Bianca Bulle: LA Ballet Star
Bianca Bulle is an Aussie born and raised. She trained at the Ransley Ballet and Dance Centre on the Gold Coast before...
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12.3KThomas Lacey talks ‘Dance Academy’
Dance Academy has made it from the TV to the big screen, but viewers still can’t get enough of the series’ beloved characters. Here,...
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10.2KMeet Catrina Ralph, winner of the Broadway Dance Scholarship 2017
August just can’t come soon enough for Catrina Ralph, winner of the Broadway Dance Center (BDC) Scholarship. That month, she will move...
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7.4KMcDonald College students take on the YAGP
Young Australians Alexander Koulos and Jordan Micallef of The McDonald College of Performing Arts have much to look forward to as they...
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8.3KDancing in your dreams: Choreographer Cameron Mitchell talks ‘Big Fish’
A son sits at his father’s deathbed. Stories are told. Truth, mythology and the making of memories blend into one another. Sure...
