It was Nobel Prize winner for Literature José Saramago who said, “Neither the sky nor the earth rest unchanged after María Pagés...
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 27 September 2018. Colossus is the realisation of a dream for Stephanie Lake, who has always been fascinated by the...
Stephanie Lake has been described as “one of the most important voices in contemporary choreography”, with “gutsy physicality and kooky poetics”. With...
It may have taken 20 years for multi award-winning Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake to bring her work Colossus to life, but as...
Exclusively to Melbourne this month, The Australian Ballet is presenting Verve, a triple bill of high-octane contemporary ballets created by past and...
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 29 September 2017. It’s an interesting thing to write a review of a show intended for children. The...
Queensland Ballet has been nominated for an Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance by a Company for Strictly Gershwin, a ballet that...
Broadway and West End musical theatre star Sierra Boggess will make her Australian debut this year, touring from June 3 to Sydney,...
A warm Saturday morning in February. A rehearsal room deep in the catacombs of the Melbourne Arts Centre. A group of boys...
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. February 26, 2017. The tagline proclaims: “ecstatic music/dance ritual for non-believers”. For once, the marketing mavens may have...
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 22 February 2017. The work of Chinese choreographer Tao Ye raises far more questions than it would ever...
Jason Gilkison thinks of Burn The Floor like this: “It’s like finding a beautiful piece of your grandparent’s jewellery, taking out the...
Playhouse Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 9 December 2016. A delightful alternative to The Nutcracker, The Snow Queen feels well-suited to the...
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. September 9, 2016. With stunning sets, costumes and a wildly dramatic narrative, John Neumeier’s Nijinsky is the epitome...
Work with the world’s most awarded choreographer, Sir Matthew Bourne! Looking for six, Melbourne based Male Dancers, working in March / April...
Bangarra Dance Theatre will soon tour its brand new OUR land people stories program nationally. It’s currently performing at Sydney Opera House...
Arts Centre, Melbourne. October 25, 2015. Infusing the traditional with the contemporary, Sydney Dance Company recently combined forces with the Australian Chamber...
State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne. September 20, 2015. Each year, The Australian Ballet School’s graduate showcase provides a great opportunity to witness...
Melbourne Festival returns October 8-25 to celebrate 30 years of presenting the city’s best arts experiences. With a jam-packed line-up of dance,...
Arts Centre, Melbourne. September 15, 2015. David McAllister will naturally be hoping that his much anticipated production of The Sleeping Beauty becomes...
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. This year marks 50 years of excellence for one of the most important dance training institutions...
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Tempting as it may be to hibernate for the next three months, if you did, you’d...