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Simonne Smiles' 'Gold'. Photo by Regula Anick-McDowell.

Simonne Smiles on her new ballet, ‘Gold’

Simonne Smiles, Sydney-based dancer and emerging ballet choreographer, is creating a new Australian-themed ballet, developing it from the ground up. With a unique...

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Ausdance National: The sign says CLOSED

Change is frequently difficult. A deeply ingrained ‘status quo bias’ makes business as usual a much easier option than anything which disrupts...

The McDonald College's Senior Contemporary Dance Program. Photo by Erik Sawaya.

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The McDonald College introduces Senior Contemporary Dance Program

Imagine the opportunity to immerse yourself in dance with the guidance of one of Australia’s most loved contemporary companies, while finishing your...

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Angelique Cassimatis in ‘Hair’: The more things change, the more they stay the same

If time is the ultimate distance, how far is 50 years? Amidst a slew of recent high profile golden jubilees (moon landing,...

From Kate Flatt's book, 'Choreography: Creating and Developing Dance for Performance'.

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Dance as living material: Kate Flatt’s new book on choreography

Aspiring choreographers have a new resource: an introductory handbook on choreography by Kate Flatt. Flatt is a choreographer, movement director and teacher. She...

Yang Liping's 'Rite of Spring'. Photo by Yijian Li.

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Yang Liping’s ‘Rite of Spring’: The universal ritual

For choreographers, The Rite Of Spring is as close to a rite of passage as it gets. Made famous by the scandalous Ballets...

David Hallberg and Natalia Osipova in 'Leaves are Fading' by Anthony Tudor. Photo by Johan Persson.

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David Hallberg: A pure dancer returns

When David Hallberg returns to perform with ballet luminary Natalia Osipova in Pure Dance at the Sydney Opera House, it caps a remarkable comeback. ...

International Ballet Workshops Winter Series students. Photo by Chris Dowd.

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Reflecting on International Ballet Workshops Winter Series

Australian and New Zealand dancers had a very rare treat at the recent International Ballet Workshops (IBW) Winter series. IBW is known...

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Dancenorth brings the Noise to North Australian Festival

Dancenorth, Townsville’s award-winning contemporary dance company continues to keep contemporary dance in the forefront of the region’s cultural imagination. Demonstrating that the...

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Charmene Yap steps into a new role at SDC

Sydney Dance Company (SDC) stalwart Charmene Yap will be finishing her performing career at the end of SDC’s Season 1 tour of Bonachela/Nankivel/Lane....

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Catching up with Sydney Dance Company’s PPY

It’s the end of Term 2 for the Pre Professional Year (PPY) students at Sydney Dance Company (SDC), and there’s a buzz...

ADT rehearsing Garry Stewart's 'South'. Photo by Sven Kovac.

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ADT’s ‘North/South’: Polar opposites attract

You are at a bus stop. There is a snowstorm. You are waiting. Or perhaps you are an explorer, your companions already...

Li Cunxin with QB dancers. Photo by Georges Antoni.

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‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ Li Cunxin honoured with an Order of Australia

Li Cunxin has had a distinguished career, first as a dancer, then as a stockbroker, author and as Artistic Director of Queensland...

Nick Power's 'Between Tiny Cities'. Photo by Prudence Upton.

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Nick Power: B-boy between the street and stage

Nick Power has been breaking for much of his life, and using it not just to explore the world but to also...

NZSD 3rd Year Students Alessia Augello and Cheyanne Teka. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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New Zealand’s newest major arts festival and more…

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! This August, the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) will present three landmark danceworks...

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Proposing ways of being: Erik Kaiel’s work ‘Tetris’

Tetris is a contemporary dance work being presented at the Arts Centre Melbourne this September. Credited as a work for children, Tetris is...

Kimberly Bartosik's 'I hunger for you'. Photo by Jim Coleman.

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Kimberly Bartosik’s ‘I hunger for you’: Ecstasy and (Dis)connection

Hunger. It’s something we all know, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. It drives us, sometimes to genius, sometimes to madness. No wonder...

IBW Winter Series 2019. Photo by Brenden Tamraz.

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New Zealand Dance News – July 2019

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) is now accepting audition registrations for...

Jean-Christophe Maillot. Photo by Alice Blangero.

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The Monaco Maestro Jean-Christophe Maillot in his own words

On the eve of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s Australian premiere of LAC, Dance Informa caught up with the creative brains behind this quirky reworking of...

Kaya Weight. Photo by Amber Griffin Photography.

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Kaya Weight: Big ballet break with RNZB at just 17

Every serious dance student’s dream is to land a contract, get paid to dance and fulfil their passions. For most, it is...

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Dancenorth’s ‘Common Colours’ is named finalist in short film awards

Dancenorth’s Disability Ambassador, Chris Dyke, recently collaborated with Artistic Director Kyle Page and videographer Robert Crispe to creat Common Colours, a short...

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Dancenorth announces 2019 A.R.T. residency program

Throughout 2019, Dancenorth will continue its commitment to increase support within the sector, through the Artist Residency in the Tropics (A.R.T.) program....