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Jonathan Homsey. Photo by Multicultural Arts Victoria.

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What is it like to be an independent dance artist?

“I like to think that maybe I was the dancer who took the road less travelled,” she says. “But with that, obviously,...

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It’s coming: Sydney Festival 2020 program announced

Just a few days ago, Sydney Festival announced its highly anticipated 2020 program, featuring an exciting array of theatre, music, visual art...

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Lucy Durack heads to fairytale land in ‘Shrek the Musical’

Shrek the Musical is part romance, part twisted fairytale and, mostly, fun for everyone. The show has been proclaimed as “true happiness” by The...

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‘SIX The Musical’ Australian tour confirmed

The critically acclaimed West End hit, SIX The Musical, will premiere at Sydney Opera House in January, with the Australian producers now thrilled to announce...

NZSD students Sook Meng Lim, Louis Ahlers and Eden Kew. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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New Zealand Dance News – November 2019

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! Wellington City Council and Footnote New Zealand Dance announced this year’s...

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Expressions Dance Company and Beijing Dance/LDTX: Home and away

There are many ways to make work. One is to set up tight deadlines, create challenging parameters and break people out of...

Katherina Markowskaja and Maxim Chashchegorov.

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IBW welcomes Russian ballet stars for the ‘In the Footsteps of Vaganova’ series

International Ballet Workshops (IBW) is thrilled to be bringing not one but two international guest teachers to its Summer 2020 “In the Footsteps...

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Awareness through movement and body: Zoee Marsh

Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) (to be held April 3-5, 2020, Batman Royale, Melbourne) is once again set to be a huge hit....

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How to thrive in the USA: Catching up with Amanda Collins

Dance Informa got to catch up again with Amanda Collins, who has now spent a few years working in New York, on...

Angela Goh, Scum Ballet. Photo by Catherine McElhone.

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Eight new commissions for the Keir Choreographic Award

The Keir Foundation, Carriageworks, Dancehouse and the Australia Council for the Arts have announced the eight artists and collectives who have been commissioned to make...

Anthea Doropoulos. Photo by Jason Lam for Kaboom Studios.

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DirtyFeet’s The Right Foot: Everybody dance now!

For the last seven years, Sydney-based independent company DirtyFeet has been opening up the world of contemporary dance. Since 2012, its (dis)ability...

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‘Samsara’: Our journey to the ocean

“In the same space, there are two things working,” says Chinese dance star Hu Shenyuan. We are in a rehearsal break, sitting...

SDC and Paris Opera Ballet dancers. Photo courtesy of SDC

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Sydney Dance Company’s ‘ab[intra]’ part of the Paris Opera Gala

The Opening Gala evening of the Paris Opera Ballet season is a special moment in the calendar of the mystical Opéra National de...

Anne Nguyen's 'Kata' at OzAsia Festival.

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Anne Nguyen’s ‘Kata’ premieres at OzAsia Festival

Kata’s Australian premiere gives Australian audiences a chance to engage with the work of leading French dance creator Anne Nguyen. Nguyen’s background...

Genée Finalists. Photo by Michael Slobodian.

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Homegrown dancers medal at 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition

This August saw the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) host the Genée International Ballet Competition in Toronto, Canada, for the first time...

Bangarra 30 Years of Sixty Five Thousand. Photo by Daniel Boud

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Bangarra Dance Theatre: How to make a fire

We are in Melbourne, early spring, and the house is packed once again. 30 Years Of Sixty Five Thousand is finishing its near...

Hofesh Shechter's 'Grand Finale'. Photo by Rahi Rezvani.

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Hofesh Shechter: Dance’s ‘Grand Finale’

The Hofesh Shechter Company’s Grand Finale returns to Melbourne this month after performing in the Adelaide Festival in March earlier this year. There...

'Billy Elliot the Musical'. Photo by James D. Morgan.

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‘Billy’ is back, but where are our first Billys now?

There’s a show opening in Sydney this month, which will also be celebrating its Australian 10th Anniversary. There is a lot of...

Chunky Move's 'Token Armies'. Photo courtesy of Chunky Move.

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Antony Hamilton: On the march with ‘Token Armies’

When Chunky Move, Melbourne’s premiere independent dance company, announced the appointment of Antony Hamilton as artistic director and co-CEO with Kristy Ayre,...