Dance Informa Magazine
Dance Reviews
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6.2K‘Dusty the Musical’ brings ’60s soundtrack to life
Festival Theatre, Adelaide. January 6, 2017. If you love ’60s music and are looking for an energetic, entertaining evening at the theatre,...
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4.9KEcole Vocational Ballet celebrates 20th anniversary with ‘Cinderella’
Smith Auditorium Shore School, Sydney. December 18, 2016. The end of 2016 was truly a remarkable time for the directors of Ecole...
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5.6KAustralian Ballet School delights with fairytale ‘The Snow Queen’
Playhouse Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 9 December 2016. A delightful alternative to The Nutcracker, The Snow Queen feels well-suited to the...
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4.3K‘From Sand to Stage’ honors 40th anniversary of NAISDA
Carriageworks, Sydney. November 19, 2016. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA), From Sand to Stage also examined...
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3.5KMatthew Day’s ‘Assemblage #1’: A private ritual
Dancehouse, Melbourne. November 27, 2016. The notion of durational performance is one packed with ironies. Indeed, we could very well argue that...
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4.7KSydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year shows great potential
Carriageworks, Sydney. December 7, 2016. Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year (PPY) 2016 Season showcased some very exciting performances and great talents of the...
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5.8KAustralian Ballet School brings end-of-year showcase to Sydney
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney. December 4, 2016. After a gap of a decade, the Australian Ballet School brought its...
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5.8KSydney Dance Company features new works in ‘New Breed’ 2016
Carriageworks, Sydney. November 29, 2016. The current season of New Breed by Sydney Dance Company (SDC) features four exciting, challenging works showcasing...
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‘From Sand to Stage’ pays tribute to NAISDA and Aboriginal activism
Carriageworks, Sydney. 19 November 2016. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) Dance College, the Circle of Cultures season at...
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3.8KAshley Dyer’s ‘Tremor’: Where space is the star of the show
Arts House, Melbourne. November 16, 2016. It’s trendy in dance circles at the hour to talk loftily of “the space”, and we...
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3.7KDirtyFeet’s new works come Out of the Studio
Shopfront Theatre, Carlton, NSW. October 28, 2016. The latest offering from DirtyFeet at this year’s Out of the Studio was a double...
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4.6KCelebrating fathers in Dance Makers Collective’s ‘DADS’
Riverside Parramatta, Sydney. November 4, 2016. DADS is part of the wonderful FORM Dance Projects season at Riverside Parramatta and was produced by the...
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4.6KSydney Dance Company’s ‘Untamed’ is a tour de force
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney. October 19, 2016. Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela has once again used his collaborative skills to...
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4.0KBallet Flamenco’s ‘Voces’: Flamenco energy but wanting more
Hamer Hall, Melbourne. October 21, 2016. The standing ovation surely tells you something; but the question is: what? The technique, energy and...
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4.1KSwept away by Australian Ballet’s ‘Nijinsky’
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. September 9, 2016. With stunning sets, costumes and a wildly dramatic narrative, John Neumeier’s Nijinsky is the epitome...
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3.0KDance Territories double bill: ‘Border Lines’
Dancehouse, Melbourne. October 14, 2016. The thing that unifies this sometimes provocative evening of dance and installation is the notion of “overlooking”,...
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4.4KBeauty at the ice rink: Le Patin Libre’s ‘Vertical Influences’
O’Brien Group Arena, Melbourne. October 15, 2016. Sometimes beauty is incongruous. Case in point: the Quebecois quintet Le Patin Libre (The Free...
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6.6K‘Hidden Sydney – The Glittering Mile’: A glimpse of history
The World Bar, Sydney. September 23, 2016. Hidden Sydney – The Glittering Mile, is an immersive theatre production in the Promenade Theatre...
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4.3K‘Emptying the Bucket’: A sweating paean to love
Meat Market, North Melbourne. September 28, 2016. Emptying The Bucket starts quietly, almost frozen. A girl runs, two boys remain in pose....
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4.2K‘Metadata’ combines dance and science in compelling ways
Riverside Theatre Parramatta, Sydney. September 16, 2016. Metadata is a striking, hypnotic performance work comprising two connected pieces, Pure Light and Moths and Mathematics, created by...
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4.1KChunky Move’s ‘Next Move’: Extending the vocabulary
Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne. Friday, September 9, 2016. Now in its ninth year, Chunky Move’s annual “emerging” showcase umbrella, Next Move, has...
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4.3KPilobolus brings ‘Shadowland’ to Sydney
State Theatre, Sydney. Friday, September 2, 2016. Pilobolus’ Shadowland was an absolute theatrical treat. With the company’s unique performance style and movement...
