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The history of dancing en pointe

Few things in the ballet world are as magical as pointe shoes. From the excitement of getting your first pair, to the...

'Chicago' Australia Tour 2019. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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‘Chicago’ is back and set to sizzle in Australia

Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, treachery … and All That Jazz … so begins the international multi-award-winning musical, Chicago. The sizzling show is...

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2023 South Australian RAD Awards celebrate outstanding dance talent

The 2023 South Australia Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Awards, held on July 8 and 9 at the Adelaide College of the...

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Australia’s finest tap dancers, The Tap Pack, are back!

It was 10 years ago when a group of Aussie mates while catching-up at their local pub had an idea to create...

Matilda Eardley, Charlotte Christie, Briana Portella and Isabella Margheriti. Photo by Image Play.

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Victorian State Schools Spectacular takes the stage

The 2023 Victorian State Schools Spectacular (VSSS) returns for its annual extravaganza for two shows on Saturday 9 September at 1pm and 6:30pm at John Cain...

Current Patrick Studio of the Arts students Yasmin Hanane and Shammah Makono.

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The challenge of choosing: Todd Patrick talks audition season and the AOC Scholarship Initiative

We all like choice, except sometimes when we are asked to choose. Because some choices can be tough, others easier to avoid....

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Bring Dance Teacher Web Conference and Expo to YOU

This year’s Dance Teacher Web (DTW) Conference and Expo will be held July 27-30, at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Can’t make...

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If you can (can): Moulin Rouge auditions in Australia

From the gilded age of the Third French Republic, via two world wars, four years of Nazi conquest, and recent pandemic interruption,...

Courtney Stapleton as Belle and Shaq Taylor as Beast in Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast'. Photo by Johan Persson, courtesy of Disney.

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ reimagined: In conversation with director and choreographer Matt West

It is with deepest pride, and greatest pleasure that we introduce to you Matt West, director and choreographer of Beauty and the...

Allie Graham in 'Aida'. Photo by Prudence Upton.

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Allie Graham: Dutiful maiden and fierce warrior in ‘Aida’

Opera Australia is returning to Sydney Opera House with a lavish production of Aida. This production is directed and choreographed by Davide...

Darrion Sellman. Photo by Alice Blangero.

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The Fonteyn competition medallists: Where are they now?

The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, named after famed ballerina Margot Fonteyn DBE, also the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)’s longest serving...

Hofesh Shechter's 'Political Mother'. Photo by Boshua.

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What is contemporary dance? Insight from world-famous choreographers

Dance Informa had the wonderful opportunity to pick the brains of three world-renowned contemporary choreographers. Learn what Hofesh Shechter, Franck Chartier and...

RNZB in 'Serenade' as part of 'Lightscapes'. Photo by Ross Brown.

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New Zealand Dance News – June/July 2023

Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) has anounced the appointment of its new...

Simone Mistry-Palmer (right) with resident choreographer Juliette Verne. Photo by David Hooley.

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Simone Mistry-Palmer on ‘The Tina Turner Musical’: Simply the next

Shortly after Dance Informa conducted the interview for this piece, Tina Turner died at her home in Switzerland, aged 83. We send...

NAISDA's 'ATI'. Photo by Travis De Vries, courtesy of NAISDA.

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Carriageworks announces winter dance season with new works

This winter Carriageworks, one of Australia’s most significant contemporary multi-arts organisations, will present a compelling line-up of major new dance works and an...

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Kelly Aykers: Where body and mind take me

The choreography of the prolific Kelly Aykers is about to hit the stage in Midnight, a new musical theatre work loosely inspired by the fairy tale Cinderella. Aykers says, “To be able to...

'Parrwang Lifts the Sky'. Photo by Mel Serjeant.

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‘Parrwang Lifts the Sky’: A Dreamtime opera

Parrwang Lifts the Sky, a family friendly opera created by acclaimed Yorta Yorta/Yuin soprano, composer, and artistic director Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, will...

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‘You better shape up’: ‘GREASE’ to return to Australia from January 2024

You better shape up Australia because a brand-new production of the number-one party musical GREASE the Musical is set to debut as Melbourne’s...

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Red Bull Dance Your Style showcases Australia’s top street performers

Red Bull Dance Your Style returns to Australia in 2023, celebrating and crowning the nation’s best street dance talent through a series of...

From the cover of David McAllister's 'Ballet Confidential'.

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David McAllister’s ‘Ballet Confidential: A personal behind-the-scenes guide’

This August, publisher Thames & Hudson brings us Ballet Confidential, an in-depth exploration of the gritty and glamorous world of professional ballet...