Arts House Melbourne Archives - Dance Informa Magazine

Angela Goh in 'Cliffhanger.' Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

Holly Childs and Angela Goh’s ‘Cliffhanger’: A palette of finely detailed movement

Arts House, Melbourne.13 November 2024. Sisyphus, Scheherazade, scrolling. It goes on…and on…and on. Always suspended between starting and ending. As if we...

Na Djinang Circus' 'In Place'. Photo by Tiffany Garvie.

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First Nations artists championed at Deadly Fringe 2024

Melbourne Fringe Festival continues to champion First Nations artists through its curated Deadly Fringe program. Deadly Fringe is committed to showcasing pioneering and thought-provoking artworks,...

Shelley Lasica's 'WHEN I AM NOT THERE' 2022. Photo by Jacqui Shelton.

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PICA presents first-ever season dedicated to performance

The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) is thrilled to present its first-ever season dedicated to performance. PICA’s Season 2 Djeran/Makuru program will bring music, movement...

Harrison Ritchie-Jones in 'CUDDLE' at Arts House. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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Harrison Ritchie-Jones and Michaela Tancheff’s ‘Cuddle’: Transplanting a common language

Arts House, Melbourne.20 February 2024. Question. What makes a cuddle a cuddle, as opposed to something more amorous? Answer. Context. As dance...

Madalene Macera, Charlie Wilkins and Bhodi Hudson in 'Exposed' by Restless Dance Theatre. Photo by Roy Vandervegt.

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FRAME: A biennial of dance is coming to Melbourne

FRAME: A biennial of dance is coming to Melbourne and surrounds this March. The inaugural FRAME program is an invitation to celebrate...

Amelia O'Leary's 'A Certain Mumble'. Photo by Alliah Nival.

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FRAME: A major new biennial of dance

FRAME: A biennial of dance, is a new festival from the dance communities in Melbourne and Victoria including arts organisations, companies and...

Chunky Move in Joel Bray's 'Garabari'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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Join the circle and dance: Joel Bray and Chunky Move present ‘Garabari’

Garabari, a new large-scale immersive performance work choreographed by Joel Bray, one of Australia’s fast rising stars, will have its world premiere at Arts...

'NEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVER'. Photo by Tiffany Garvie.

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Aaron Orzech and Collaborators’ ‘NEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVER’

Arts House, North Melbourne.10 November 2022. Sometimes, concept is king, and what we are watching is an idea playing out. Such is...

'Jagad' by Monica Lim, Rianto and Melanie Lane. Photo by Hananta Kusuma.

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‘Jagad’ by Monica Lim, Rianto and Melanie Lane: How many universities do we inhabit?

Complex realities merge with inner worlds in the mystical and striking new dance work by Monica Lim, Rianto and Melanie Lane: Jagad. Inspired...

Lucy Guerin's 'Flux Job'. Photo by Sarah Walker.

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In Lucy Guerin’s ‘Flux Job’, everything is slightly unreal

Arts House, Melbourne.16 March 2022. Simply being there was a thing. As in, live, with unpixellated people. How appropriate it was that...

'Becoming The Icon' featuring Lilian Steiner and Emile Zile. Photo by James Wright.

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Lilian Steiner and Emile Zile: ‘Becoming The Icon’

On 19 August, Becoming The Icon, the final commission for BLEED (Biennial Live Event in the Everyday Digital), will premiere. Becoming The Icon is a...