Just a couple months in, 2019 has already proven to be a busy and creative year for Australia’s legion of dancers, dance...
Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) has announced its first national tour of...
What if there was a dance work that referenced both politics and sport and featured a 408-member ensemble performing Renaissance dance routines...
Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) has been a staple on the Australian dance calendar for seven years, and in 2019, under the helm...
It takes enormous physical strength and stamina to be a male ballet dancer, but it also takes incredible mental and emotional strength....
West Side Story, the iconic musical masterpiece, is premiering at the Handa Opera stage on Sydney Harbour this autumn. It’s the first...
Dance Massive 2019 is the third iteration of the biennial contemporary dance festival in Melbourne. It spans many venues, and is anchored...
To become a dancer, you have to give it everything. So, what happens when you have to give it up, due to...
March 2019 sees the first of a brand new dance festival in Sydney, March Dance. Created to shine the spotlight on independent...
Queensland Ballet’s first production for 2019 may ruffle a few feathers as the company takes on the scandalous and opulent story of Dangerous...
It’s like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from going under… At first glance, the connection between the...
MDM muse Juliet Doherty is excitedly planning a trip to Australia this April for Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) in Melbourne. At the...
As 24-year-old Melbourne born triple threat Tarik Frimpong says, “My mum runs a school called Dance Explosion, and that’s kind of where...
It was Nobel Prize winner for Literature José Saramago who said, “Neither the sky nor the earth rest unchanged after María Pagés...
If you think dance is exclusively a young person’s game, then Canberra’s BOLD Festival is determined to challenge that and argue for...
The Victorian State Ballet (VSB) forged its beginnings over 15 years ago, performing in Melbourne, as well as many regional centres. Dance...
At the age of 28, Matthew Slattery is about to realise a dream; but it so nearly didn’t happen. Indeed, his journey...
When it comes to the life of a dancer, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. Whether it’s our...
Last year, South Australian performing arts student Joshua Taylor decided to audition for West Side Story, just for the audition experience, and...
Ausdance NSW exists to promote opportunities for dance in NSW. The organization runs a suite of programs from supporting professional dancers and...
Melbourne-based independent company Scimm Dance Company has announced auditions for its youth dance company’s 2019 season. Scott Pokorny, co-director of Scimm Dance,...
Kristina Chan has been described as “a beguiling dancer”. When I mention this at the beginning of our interview, she is intrigued...