Interviews Archives - Page 17 of 27 - Dance Informa Magazine

Mia Michaels on her Australian workshops

Renowned choreographer, mentor and master teacher, Mia Michaels, recently made her first trip to Australia in February. Michaels has choreographed for Broadway’s...

Lorinda Merrypor. Photo by Tania Melick.

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Ten minutes with Lorinda Merrypor of ‘American Idiot’

Lorinda Merrypor, represented by Focus Talent Management, is an indigenous Australian performer from Queensland. She has already made impressive progress since graduating from Griffith University...

EDC's Alana Sargent and Richard Causer. Photo by Jeff Camden.

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Spotlight on Natalie Weir’s Expressions Dance Company

Expressions Dance Company (EDC) has a busy 2017 season: a new signature work, Behind Closed Doors, choreographed by EDC Artistic Director Natalie Weir,...

Scott Lazarevich. Photo courtesy of Lazarevich.

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A day in the life… at Tokyo DisneySea

Ever wondered what it’s like to work at Tokyo DisneySea? Young Australian Scott Lazarevich was selected from a worldwide audition process to...

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Nicola Gunn at Dance Massive: The verbal equivalent of dance

It begins with a man, a woman and a duck. With stones being thrown. “I was just yelling abuse at a complete...

Amanda Collins (third from left). Photo courtesy of Collins.

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Amanda Collins: From Australia to AMDA

Dance Informa got the chance to catch up with the lovely, talented Amanda Collins, who, in 2014, bravely made her way from...

2016 Genée winners. Photo by Winkipop Media, courtesy of the Royal Academy of Dance.

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2016 Genée gold medal winners Joshua Price and Maeve Nolan

Competing in prestigious international competitions is an important step for many young dancers heading for a career in ballet. One of the...

Denzil Bailey leads a ballet class. Photo by Julia Forsyth.

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15 minutes with teacher Denzil Bailey

London’s Denzil Bailey was out journeying to New Zealand this past January to teach at the Dance Masters International seminars, held in Auckland...

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‘Dance challenges me’ – Kathryn McCormick returns to VDF

So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) and Step Up Revolution star Kathryn McCormick is returning to Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) this March, sponsored...

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‘Oh My Josh’: New digital series from Josh Horner

Australian Josh Horner has done it all – from stage work in ballet and Broadway, to choreographing for Disney Performing Arts program,...

Queensland Ballet's Alexander Idaszak. Photo by David Kelly.

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Queensland Ballet’s Alexander Idaszak promoted to demi-soloist

Just before Christmas 2016 and on the final performance of Queensland Ballet’s seasonal run of The Nutcracker, company dancer Alexander Idaszak was...

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Lucinda Dunn to teach at 2017 Victorian Dance Festival

Ballet dancers around Victoria are in for a very special treat this March. Australia’s longest-serving ballerina, Lucinda Dunn, will be holding a...

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Jason Gilkison: (Not so) Strictly Ballroom

Jason Gilkison thinks of Burn The Floor like this: “It’s like finding a beautiful piece of your grandparent’s jewellery, taking out the...

'Noise Quartet Meditation', choreographed by Lilian Steiner. Photo by Lauren Dunn

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The quiet room: Lilian Steiner’s ‘Noise Quartet Meditation’

There is a space, right in the heart of scrawling chaos, which is quiet and calm. And in the wall of noise,...

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‘Champions’: A female football festival frenzy

It was the late Dutch maestro Johan Cruyff who once said that “dancers are the cleverest with their feet [and] next are...

Steven McRae in 'Romeo and Juliet'. Photo by Bill Cooper.

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Steven McRae is announced as 2016 Genée Ambassador

For the first time in 14 years, the Royal Academy of Dance’s Genée International Ballet Competition returns to Australia this week. Ambassador for...

Students of The Australian Ballet School. Photo courtesy of ABS.

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ABS Director Lisa Pavane on the school’s legacy and growth

In 2015, The Australian Ballet School (ABS) celebrated 50 years as one of the country’s leading dance training institutions and welcomed Lisa...

Paulini will portray Rachel Marron in 'The Bodyguard'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Queen of the Night: Paulini to play the lead in ‘The Bodyguard’

Paulini Curuenavuli, better known to Australian fans as simply Paulini, has been chosen from an extensive audition process to play the lead...

Ashley Dyer's 'Tremor'. Photo courtesy of Dyer

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Shake the disease: Ashley Dyer’s ‘Tremor’

We are used to the idea that a dance work may take years to move from ideation to fruition, but it’s not...

StageArts' 'The Color Purple'. Photo by Belinda Strodder.

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Jayden Hicks on choreographing ‘The Color Purple’

Based upon the novel written by Alice Walker and the feature film of the same name, The Color Purple was produced on...

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Dancing is for everyone, even ‘Dads’

Is there anything more daggy than dads dancing? It’s a cringe we’ve all seen and felt, maybe even been guilty of, but...

Kevin Jackson of The Australian Ballet in 'Nijinsky'. Photo by Justin Ridler.

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Kevin Jackson: The Australian Ballet’s ‘Nijinsky’

Fifteen years after seeing the premiere of Nijinsky in Hamburg, The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David McAllister has brought John Neumeier’s epic production...