Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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987Chunky Move: Permission to be beautiful
How easy it is to be distracted by ugliness. The daily doomscroll clicks buttons in our brains that tempt us into declinist and dystopian thinking. Yet,...
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998‘GATSBY at The Green Light’: The ultimate summer soirée at Sydney Opera House
Embark upon a journey through the revered pages of the 1925 classic, The Great Gatsby, penned by the maestro of American literature,...
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1.7KNatalie Weir: Passion, process and trust in more than 30 years of choreography
Natalie Weir is perhaps one of Australia’s most lauded choreographers. In demand with companies both domestically and internationally, this Queenslander has created works of...
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1.1KComing from a heart space: Mia Heathcote heads to The Australian Ballet
Mia Heathcote is a shining star of the Australian ballet scene. A graduate of The Australian Ballet School and Principal Artist of...
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1.9KLisa Pavane: Leaving with her head held high
Lisa Pavane’s journey with The Australian Ballet School (“the School”) commenced in 1978, when she was accepted as a student, relocating from...
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1.6KMoving away from all that exists: Benjamin Curé talks about his Lion Heart for dance
Graeme Murphy, Christopher Wheeldon, Andy Blankenbuehler, Wayne McGregor, Christopher Gattelli, Stephen Page and Benjamin Curé. We spoke to the Director of Lion...
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1.1KTy King-Wall: Finding form, accepting flow
As a teenager, he left his home in Tuaranga on New Zealand’s north island and flew ‘across the ditch’ to attend The...
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1.5KDancers from around the world: 3 dance journeys
Dancers, no matter where they come from, have many things in common. They’re passionate, hard workers and, however their dance journey has...
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1.3KTim Podesta Creative announces audition for latest work at VDF24
Choreographer Tim Podesta is coming to Energetiks VDF this year to audition for his latest work, appearing in Melbourne this July. Tim...
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9892024 Auckland Arts Festival celebrates the arts with over 60 events
Auckland’s annual celebration of the arts returns to the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau this summer as Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland...
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1.1KWorking with kids and animals: Loughlan Prior on ‘Possum Magic’
“I never thought I would create a ballet with animals in it,” declares Loughlan Prior after another day of rehearsal, “if only...
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1.2KGhenoa Gela at Sydney Festival: What if the village was ours?
How would you feel if your home was being erased? Inundated. For most, this is a rhetorical question; yet, for the people...
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1.2KMeet the New Breed 2023 choreographers
Sydney Dance Company’s much anticipated annual season of emerging choreographic talent, New Breed, will hit the Carriageworks space this December. The line-up this year is an...
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1.4KFosse’s ‘Chicago’ legacy continues in Gary Chryst
In a rehearsal studio, a lean man with white hair stands, feet apart, arms at his sides, relaxed but poised, ready for...
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1.4KSydney Festival 2024 promises to be bolder than ever
The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of world premieres, extraordinary...
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1.3KStefan Lagoulis: Ready for the big no-brainer
We rarely see it, even though we know it’s there. The hours, the rejections, the sticky tape that holds the facade in...
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1.0KLi Cunxin AO: A victim of his own success and a rare unicorn?
When we think of Li Cunxin AO and Queensland Ballet, it’s hard not to think of the successful and savvy businessman/artist who...
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978Organisational muscle: Hilary McKenna becomes executive director of Co3
Social, folk or theatrical; dance activity often coalesces around groups and organisations (associations, troupes, companies, etc.). What this entails is a level...
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1.7KChills every single time: Christian Ambesi in ‘Wicked the Musical’
Twenty years since its premiere on Broadway, Wicked the Musical returns to Australia. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, and adapted...
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2.4KWorld-class principal artist Lisa-Maree Cullum to take the artistic helm at Tanya Pearson Academy in 2024
The globally renowned Tanya Pearson Academy (TPA) based in Sydney, has recently announced the appointment of Lisa-Maree Cullum as artistic director of...
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472‘We want to show we are as one’: Lizzie Gough working on ‘Message In a Bottle’
Lizzie Gough is working as assistant choreographer to Kate Prince on Message In a Bottle, coming to the Sydney Opera House this...
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1.5KFrom concept to campaign: A glimpse into Studio 7 Dancewear’s creative process
Studio 7 Dancewear is a family-owned Australian brand that has grown to become a much loved and trusted label over the past...
