Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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4.7KThe 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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5.9K‘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...
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8.1KSteven 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...
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5.8KABS 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...
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5.5KQueen 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...
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4.9KShake 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...
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6.0KJayden 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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5.3KDancing 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...
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6.6KKevin 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...
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7.3KCatching up with Disney’s ‘The Next Step’
Any fans of the Disney Channel will be familiar with the hit series, The Next Step. The Canadian teen drama follows a...
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6.2KTess de Quincey and Peter Fraser’s ‘MetaData’
Cosmology and mathematics might not seem like the obvious step-off point for a double bill, but for veteran choreographers, inter-disciplinarians and Body...
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61.4KChoreographer Sarah Boulter talks ‘Dance Academy’ the movie
It’s not due to be released until 2017, but Dance Academy: The Movie already has us excited. Currently shooting in Sydney before...
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18.4KNicholas Afoa: Simba in London’s ‘The Lion King’
Have you ever turned down an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity only to regret it? The Lion King’s Nicholas Afoa knows exactly how you feel....
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21.8KBallet dancer Damian Smith returns home to talk life and goals
He’s one of the country’s most accomplished male ballet dancers, although many Australian audience members may have never heard of him. That’s...
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10.6KGiles Taylor talks ‘Queen–It’s A Kinda Magic’
You’d be hard pressed to find a person in the world who doesn’t know a Queen song. The band’s frontman, the late...
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8.3KMacy Baez: New face of Sony Australia New Zealand
A young hip hop dancer from Illawarra, New South Wales, has become the face of a new project by Sony Australia New...
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6.4KGhenoa Gela, Winner of the Keir Choreographic Award 2016
In May, The Keir Foundation, Carriageworks and Dancehouse with the Australia Council announced Ghenoa Gela as the recipient of the 2016 Keir...
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5.3KSydney’s Sheridan Mouawad takes to the Broadway stage with Cirque du Soleil
Don’t run away with the circus; find the circus on Broadway instead! That’s just what Sydney performer Sheridan Mouawad has done. She’ll...
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11.3KDance Captain Michelle Barr will rock the stage in ‘We Will Rock You’
It was over 10 years ago that We Will Rock You the musical first opened in Australia. In the audience was Michelle...
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9.9KA Game of Sharing: Peta Roby talks ‘Burn the Floor’
Peta Roby has spent her life in the ballroom. Since she started dancing with Jason Gilkison back when they were both in...
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7.4KBehind the Scenes: ‘Ghost The Musical’ with Ashley Wallen
Based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name, Ghost the Musical is now premiering in Sydney for the very first time, after...
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5.9K‘Step Up’ star Kathryn McCormick can’t wait for Victorian Dance Festival!
U.S. dance star Kathryn McCormick dishes on her world, why dance festivals are so important and why she’s looking forward to Victorian...
