Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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6.2KRaw Dance Company on ‘Bang! Crash! Tap!’
By Rebecca Martin. Bang! Crash! Tap! hits the Melbourne stage this September hot off the heels of Raw Dance Company’s successful overseas...
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3.5KAakash Odedra: A Self-Raising Dance Phenomenon
Schooled in the classical Indian styles of Kathak and Bharata Natyam, UK contemporary superstar Aakash Odedra is coming down to Oz to...
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4.6KBehind the Scenes of Ballet Revolución
By Kristy Johnson. Ballet Revolución debuted in Australia in 2011 to critical acclaim and has since gone on to excite audiences the...
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4.9KThe Stars of Grease
By Kristy Johnson. It’s electrifying, and the musical everyone wants to see! Grease opens late this month in Brisbane, and with preparations underway...
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10.5KKimberly Wyatt has got to dance!
By Kristy Johnson. She may have been known for years as the Pussycat Doll with the amazing flexibility and ultra-toned body, yet...
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5.8K1The Nagging Uneasiness of Comfort
Are we too comfortable for our own good? And how can contemporary dance help us out with this? Choreographer Victoria Chiu is...
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8.7KQLD Ballet’s new Soloist – Lisa Edwards
By Rebecca Martin. Lisa Edwards is Queensland Ballet’s newest Soloist. She was promoted in April after her outstanding performances in the company’s...
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4.5KHow To Make It In Tap
Interview with tap talent Joseph Wiggan By Winston Morrison. Would you like to tour in a world-class show? Winston Morrison catches up...
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7.1K1Following in her mother’s footsteps
Interview with Alexandra Knox and her mother Jennifer Barry Knox. By Jo McDonald. It was 1964 on a Sunday afternoon. Fifteen-year-old Jennifer...
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6.1KDouble success at the Prix for Australia’s Joel Woellner
By Grace Edwards. ‘Success is sweeter and sweeter if long delayed’ is a saying that will find no argument from 18 year-old...
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5.6KAusdance’s Andy Howitt
By Grace Edwards. Scottish-born Artistic Director Andy Howitt is set to make his mark on Melbourne’s dance scene. He is taking over...
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23.5KAll That Jazz (What’s Jazz these days?)
We can all remember jazz ballet, jazz hands, lycra, sequins, lace-up jazz shoes and Flashdance, but what is jazz dance now and...
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17.2KCelebrating Nureyev – Part 2
By Rain Francis. Rudolf Nureyev was one of the single most influential people in the history of dance. This year marks 20...
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10.6KEmma Clark stars in ‘The Addams Family’
By Linda Badger. Emma Clark only graduated from her full-time studies in 2009, but she already has numerous theatre and television credits...
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4.8K‘Now & Then’ – Michael Ralph’s first full-length production
By Rebecca Martin. Michael Ralph is well known around Melbourne, not only for his dancing but his fantastic classes at The Space,...
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10.0KCelebrating Nureyev – Part 1
By Rain Francis. Rudolf Nureyev was one of the single most influential people in the history of dance. This year marks 20...
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4.8KSilver Success at the Genée for Harry
By Grace Edwards. In one of the world’s toughest vocations, Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (VCASS) student Harry Davis, 17,...
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5.3KAdam Scown on Dancing in London
By Linda Badger. Adam Scown, a homegrown Aussie talent, made the trek to London about five years ago to give it a...
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8.7KStuttgart Ballet’s Daniel Camargo & Elisa Badenes
By Rebecca Martin. Two of Stuttgart Ballet’s rising stars, Daniel Camargo and Elisa Badenes, journeyed to Melbourne to perform at The Australian...
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5.5K1Shaun Parker on ‘The Yard’
By Kristy Johnson. His works have the power to instil new ways of thinking about day-to-day issues, and The Yard is no...
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5.2KPeter Pan for Ballet Theatre of Queensland
By Rain Francis. Earlier last year, Ballet Theatre of Queensland took an exciting new turn. The state’s leading youth ballet company appointed...
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4.0KWorking on a Smash Hit – Josh Bergasse
By Deborah Searle. NYC based dancer and choreographer Joshua Bergasse has risen to fame for his work on the television hit Smash...
