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Shannon Holtzapffel. Photo courtesy of Holtzapffel.

Shannon Holtzapffel talks The Greatest Showman

In the feature film The Greatest Showman, Shannon Holtzapffel plays Captain Constentenous, The Tattooed Man. Holtzapffel is a Dutch-born, Australian trained dancer who...

International Ballet Workshops. Photo courtesy of IBW.

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New Zealand Dance News – February 2018

Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! OrphEus – a dance opera by Michael Parmenter with The New...

Ethan Louis and Ashley Lean in Victorian State Ballet's 'Le Corsaire'. Photo by VSB.

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Victorian State Ballet to premiere ‘Le Corsaire’

Never before staged by an Australian ballet company, Le Corsaire (“The Pirate’s Story”) will make its full-length Sydney debut by the Victorian...

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Meet rising star Audrey Freeman

Have you seen young dancer Audrey Freeman? No, but really. Have you seen her?? If not, check her out now. With legs...

New York Dance Project. Photo courtesy of NYDP.

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New York Dance Project bridges the gap between student and professional

There are certainly places to be a student, and there are venues in which to be a professional, but what about that...

Adam Rennie in 'The Rocky Horror Show'. Photo by Rob Maccoll.

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Adam Rennie steps in to ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ and wows the crowd

Suppose it’s a Monday afternoon and you are on a winery tour in Adelaide. You get a phone call. The star of...

Fabian Mack. Photo by Adrian Chong, Excessive Productions.

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Australian dancer Fabian Mack: Dreaming Bigger

From the moment Australian dancer Fabian Mack first realised the movie Moulin Rouge was a world famous production in Paris, she dreamed...

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Omer Backley-Astrachan: In the liminal space between us

Civilisation has bestowed many things on humanity, not the least of which is a way of living and being together that would...

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Federal government cuts financial assistance for diploma level dance students

A week ago, Dance Informa got an email from a distressed parent, after her daughter had to pull out of her WAAPA dance...

Hip hop crew Superhoodz. Photo courtesy of Superhoodz.

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Hip hop crew Superhoodz is keeping it real

You may know Superhoodz as contestants on Australia’s Got Talent in 2012, when the hip hop dance crew made it to semi-finals,...

Footnote's Choreolab. Photo courtesy of Footnote.

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New Zealand Dance News – January 2018

Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! This year marks Garry Trinder’s 20-year anniversary as director of the...

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Iconic dance spaces around the world: Palais Garnier

Dance, in its myriad forms, is the creative connection that artists and performers strive to forge with an audience. But just as...

Portia Talib in dancewear from Energetiks' Florise Collection. Photo by Energetiks.

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Meet Model Search Winner Portia Talib

Young Perth-based dancer Portia Talib is the new face of Energetiks and Victorian Dance Festival (VDF)! After winning the Dance Informa and...

Masha Peker with Alexander Bryce. Photo by Taylor Morris.

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Spotlight on Melbourne Ballet Company’s Masha Peker

Ukrainian Masha Peker, now a dancer with Melbourne Ballet Company (MBC), says she never imagined she would be living in Australia. Her...

Stephanie Lake in rehearsal. Photo by Pia Johnson.

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What’s next for Stephanie Lake after Australia Council Fellowship?

Every year, the Commonwealth Government’s peak arts funding body, The Australia Council, announces a number of Fellowships, whereby it awards practising artists...

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‘The Unbelievables’: Finding room for tiny details

The challenge of variety is making things fit. How, for instance, can you weave the intimacy and small details of ballroom dancing...

Maeve Nolan. Photo by Winkipop Media, courtesy of the Royal Academy of Dance.

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Catching up with 2016 Genée gold medallist Maeve Nolan

2016 Genée gold medallist and Energetiks Ambassador Maeve Nolan is already making her mark in London. After winning gold at the Genée...

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Nominate your Teacher for a New Year Gift: VDF TEACHERS DAY

Our teachers inspire us. They guide us. They love us. And we love them. Tell us why your dance teacher should win...

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Vicki Attard talks 2018 Elite Masterclass Series

The Elite Masterclass Series will return to The McDonald College in April 2018. The program aims to give intermediate to advanced ballet...

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‘Murphy’: The Australian Ballet’s tribute to an Australian icon

If you’ve followed contemporary dance or ballet in Australia at any stage since the 1970s, you will have heard of Graeme Murphy....

Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Photo by Dmitry Rozin.

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Bolshoi Ballet Academy offers Summer Intensives around the globe

Russian Ballet International will present its annual Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive programs in Australia, Italy and Russia. 2018 will kick off...