All posts tagged "Akram Khan"

English National Ballet in Akram Khan’s ‘Creature’: Giving us much to ponder

Streamed online.April 2023. Akram Khan’s Creature for the English National Ballet is a most intriguing, desolate work that is perhaps a bit...

Katrina Lazaroff (right) in Especially on Birthdays 2018, Director Dave Brown. Photo by Dave Brown.

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Katrina Lazaroff: A light on The Mill

Dance, like sport, can be a short dated pursuit. Come 30, the injuries are piling up, and younger, prettier, more energetic competitors...

'The Nutcracker and I'. Photo by Nigel Norrington.

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‘The Nutcracker and I’: A dancer, a piano, several drawings and a newly cracked Nut

Question without notice: how would you stage Nutcracker with just one dancer? Answer: have Clara dance with a cartoon. Since it debuted in...

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Big Dance 2018: Dance is for everyone; let’s get moving

Big Dance is the largest dance celebration in the world, and it’s hitting Australia on International Dance Day (29 April), when thousands...

Aakash Odedra. Photo by Sean Goldthorpe.

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Aakash Odedra Company’s ‘Rising’ at OzAsia in Adelaide

OzAsia is Australia’s premier festival with a focus on Asia, running from 21 September to 8 October in Adelaide. One of the...

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Sylvie Guillem brings ‘Life In Progress’ to Sydney

Thursday, August 20, 2015. Sydney Opera House. Sylvie Guillem is regarded as one of, if not the, best dancer of her generation....

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10 Reasons We Love Sylvie Guillem

One of the greatest dancers of our time retires this year, but our fascination with her will live on. Here are ten...

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New Zealand Dance News – January

The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) has been formally recognised as the ‘Official School of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’. A...

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New Zealand Dance News – December

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Join Java Dance at Capital E Central for a series of workshops to get the little...

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Neil Ieremia’s Black Grace makes Edinburgh debut

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival on the planet, and Kiwis are about to...

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Interviews

Aakash Odedra: A Self-Raising Dance Phenomenon

Schooled in the classical Indian styles of Kathak and Bharata Natyam, UK contemporary superstar Aakash Odedra is coming down to Oz to...

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Melbourne Festival Dance Program 2012

In 2012, Brett Sheehy directs his fourth and final Melbourne Festival. Exploring the threads of ‘identity’ and ‘place’, this year’s dance program...

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Vertical Road – Akram Khan

Melbourne International Arts Festival The CUB Malthouse, Merlyn Theatre October 2010 By Rain Francis Vertical Road opens with the meditative sound of...

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Gnosis – Akram Khan

Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House Thursday May 27th By Dolce Fisher. In some ways Akram Khan is no longer a guest to our...

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