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MadeBy winners Monique Mangano and Emma Greenhill.

MadeBy: National Choreographic competition winner announced

A world-first composition and choreography initiative, MadeBy, developed by OneMusic Australia and the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia, has announced the winning...

Alice Topp (center). Photo by Kate Longley.

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Making our own work: RAD’s MadeBy

Theatres have been closed, jobs have been lost, and auditions have been hard to come by. In a world where company contracts...

David Hallberg, artistic director of The Australian Ballet, with dancers Callum Linnane and Imogen Chapman. Photo by Nicole Cleary.

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The Australian Ballet and Telstra announce finalists in aspiring choreographers initiative

The Australian Ballet and Telstra are delighted to announce the four artists selected as finalists in Telstra Emerging Chorographer (TEC).A new award...

NZSD 3rd Year Classical Ballet Student Louise Camelbeke. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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New Zealand Dance News – November/December 2021

Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s (RNZB) spectacular programme of three ballets – Venus Rising – will...

David Hallberg, artistic director of The Australian Ballet. Photo by Nicole Cleary.

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The Australian Ballet and Telstra announce dynamic opportunity for aspiring choreographers

The Australian Ballet and Telstra have announced a new initiative dedicated to nurturing choreographic talent and artistic creativity in Australia. The Telstra...

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Dance Advice

Choreographic tips and inspiration from the experts

Through 27 July, entries for the choreographic portion of MadeBy, a composition and choreography competition developed by OneMusic Australia and the Royal Academy...

MadeBy. Photo courtesy of the Royal Academy of Dance.

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MadeBy: Choreographic competition opens to emerging Australian choreographers

Entries are now open for Stage 2 in a world-first composition and choreography initiative, MadeBy, developed by OneMusic Australia and the Royal Academy...

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MadeBy: The launch of Australian composition-to-choreography competition

Entries have opened for a world-first composition and choreography initiative, MadeBy, developed by OneMusic Australia and the Australian arm of the Royal Academy...

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Dancer Health

Announcing SOUND MIND for Mental Health Month

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the Australian live entertainment industry, leaving thousands of gig-to-gig onstage and offstage professionals with unlimited unemployment....

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New Zealand Dance News – August 2020

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! In a year when live performance was once so abruptly taken...

Katie Rudd of The New Zealand Dance Company. Photo by John McDermott.

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New Zealand Dance News – July 2020

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! Pacific Dance New Zealand (PDNZ) has introduced a brand-new digital initiative, The Transform...

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For Alice Topp, fairy tales do come true

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Alice, and Alice grew up to be a ballerina with The Australian Ballet....

RNZB in 'Hansel and Gretel'. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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New Zealand Dance News – December 2019

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand Dance Company and The Conch with Auckland Live...

NZSD students Sook Meng Lim, Louis Ahlers and Eden Kew. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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New Zealand Dance News – November 2019

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! Wellington City Council and Footnote New Zealand Dance announced this year’s...

The Australian Ballet in Alice Topp's 'Aurum'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Australian Dance Reviews

The Australian Ballet’s ‘Verve’ gives a triple dose of contemporary ballet

Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 5 April 2019. Verve gives Sydney a triple dose of contemporary ballet. All three works by The Australian Ballet...

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The hottest and most anticipated dance events of the year

Just a couple months in, 2019 has already proven to be a busy and creative year for Australia’s legion of dancers, dance...

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The Australian Ballet’s Alice Topp goes from corps to choreographer in ‘Verve’

Exclusively to Melbourne this month, The Australian Ballet is presenting Verve, a triple bill of high-octane contemporary ballets created by past and...