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The choreographic potential is dizzying: Stephanie Lake on Colossus

It may have taken 20 years for multi award-winning Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake to bring her work Colossus to life, but as...

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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...

Performance of 'Loop'. Photo courtesy of Arts Centre Melbourne.

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Looping participation, process and performance: ‘Loop’ by Nat Cursio

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 29 September 2017. It’s an interesting thing to write a review of a show intended for children. The...

Principal Clare Morehen and Christian Tatchev in QB's 'Strictly Gershwin'. Photo by David Kelly.

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Queensland Ballet up for Australian Dance Award for ‘Strictly Gershwin’

Queensland Ballet has been nominated for an Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance by a Company for Strictly Gershwin, a ballet that...

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Want to hear Sierra Boggess live in concert?

Broadway and West End musical theatre star Sierra Boggess will make her Australian debut this year, touring from June 3 to Sydney,...

The 'Lord of the Flies' workshop. Photo by Paul Ransom.

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‘Lord of the Flies’ workshops: Boys behaving brilliantly!

A warm Saturday morning in February. A rehearsal room deep in the catacombs of the Melbourne Arts Centre. A group of boys...

'Attractor', a collaboration between Lucy Guerin and Gideon Obarzanek. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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‘Attractor’ at XO State: A collaboration between Lucy Guerin and Gideon Obarzanek

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. February 26, 2017. The tagline proclaims: “ecstatic music/dance ritual for non-believers”. For once, the marketing mavens may have...

Tao Ye's TAO Dance Theater in '8'. Photo by Zhang Shengbin (2)

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Tao Dance Theater in ‘6’ and ‘8’ at Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 22 February 2017. The work of Chinese choreographer Tao Ye raises far more questions than it would ever...

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Jason Gilkison: (Not so) Strictly Ballroom

Jason Gilkison thinks of Burn The Floor like this: “It’s like finding a beautiful piece of your grandparent’s jewellery, taking out the...

The Australian Ballet School in 'The Snow Queen'. Photo by Sergey Konstantinov.

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Australian Ballet School delights with fairytale ‘The Snow Queen’

Playhouse Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 9 December 2016. A delightful alternative to The Nutcracker, The Snow Queen feels well-suited to the...

Alexandre Riabko in 'Nijinsky'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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Swept away by Australian Ballet’s ‘Nijinsky’

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. September 9, 2016. With stunning sets, costumes and a wildly dramatic narrative, John Neumeier’s Nijinsky is the epitome...

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Matthew Bourne Auditions in Melbourne

Work with the world’s most awarded choreographer, Sir Matthew Bourne! Looking for six, Melbourne based Male Dancers, working in March / April...

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Bangarra Dance Theatre tours ‘OUR land people stories’

Bangarra Dance Theatre will soon tour its brand new OUR land people stories program nationally. It’s currently performing at Sydney Opera House...

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Sydney Dance Company and ACO present ‘Illuminated’

Arts Centre, Melbourne. October 25, 2015. Infusing the traditional with the contemporary, Sydney Dance Company recently combined forces with the Australian Chamber...

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The Australian Ballet School Showcase 2015

State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne. September 20, 2015. Each year, The Australian Ballet School’s graduate showcase provides a great opportunity to witness...

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Melbourne Festival Presents Intriguing Dance Program

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,...

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The Australian Ballet premieres David McAllister’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’

Arts Centre, Melbourne. September 15, 2015. David McAllister will naturally be hoping that his much anticipated production of The Sleeping Beauty becomes...