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All posts tagged "Australian Ballet"
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557FeaturedCast announced for ‘Carousel – A Concert’
Producer Enda Markey has announced the talented cast that will join Anna O’Byrne and Marina Prior in the lavish concert presentation of Rodgers and...
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8.2KFeaturedAustralian Classical Youth Ballet: Opening up classical ballet for young South Australians
For a young, aspiring ballet dancer, there is nothing quite like the opportunity to work in a professional context, to be part...
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12.6KGiveawaysWin A Scholarship To The First RAD Boys-Only Summer School!
Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia recently announced that it will offer its first males-only summer school this January in Adelaide. As...
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9.6KFeaturedTired of being the only male dancer in a sea of pink?
For many boys and young men, their role models are those who excel in traditionally male-dominated fields like sporting heroes, rock stars...
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5.4KFeaturedLucinda Dunn on her new role: Teaching the next generation
In 2014, Australia’s longest serving ballerina, Lucinda Dunn OAM, hung up her pointe shoes after an illustrious career with The Australian Ballet...
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6.5KFeaturedNatalie Abbott: Purpose is a latecomer
“In a way, making shows and art for me are a way to understand things that I’m questioning in life, and to...
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8.9KFeaturedKip Gamblin as ‘The Bodyguard’: Using his dance training on screen and on stage
The Bodyguard is the next big musical to tour Australia, and returning to the stage from some time on screen is trained dancer...
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11.9KFeaturedFrom Alstonville to McDonald College: Charlie Slater
So what do you do if you’re a seven- or eight-year-old boy and both your mum and your sister appear to be...
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9.9KFeaturedBallet World Record to be broken in Melbourne
The Victorian Dance Festival (VDF), Australia’s premiere dance event, is set to break a World Record next Saturday, March 18, at the...
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5.6KInterviewsABS Director Lisa Pavane on the school’s legacy and growth
In 2015, The Australian Ballet School (ABS) celebrated 50 years as one of the country’s leading dance training institutions and welcomed Lisa...
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4.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsSwept 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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5.8KFeatured‘The Platform’ gives a platform to Tasmanian Dancers
This November, the Tasmanian Dance Festival (TDF) is launching “The Platform”, a series of events culminating in an evening of performances by...
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4.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsChunky Move’s ‘Next Move’: Extending the vocabulary
Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne. Friday, September 9, 2016. Now in its ninth year, Chunky Move’s annual “emerging” showcase umbrella, Next Move, has...
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6.1KSpotlightChunky Move’s Next Move: It will all come out in the mash
Okay, so what is the next move? Where is all this choreography going? As cultural forms evolve, they tend to mimic the...
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6.1KSpotlightAutumn Feature: Falling in Love with Dance
This autumn as the leaves begin to fall, Dance Informa looks at why and when dancers “fall” in love with dance. Read...
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8.7KFeaturedThe Genée International Ballet Competition is coming to Australia
The prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition is coming to Sydney in 2016. This honour follows the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia’s...
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6.0KInterviewsTranscending Desire: Simon Hoy of Melbourne Ballet Company talks 2016 season
When the Melbourne Ballet Company (MBC) declares that its 2016 season will fall under the twin banners of Intention and Desire, you...
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6.1KFeaturedI Am the Colours: Bangarra Dance Theatre Presents ‘Ochres’
Bangarra Dance Theatre dancer Tara Gower says it like this: “For myself, and for indigenous people generally, the landscape is within me....
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9.2KInterviewsSocial Media Sensation Talia Fidra (@dancetaggi)
Talia Fidra is a 14 year old dance student who trains full time at Janine McGrath’s Classical Coaching Australia. Not only has...
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11.2KInterviewsAko Kondo: Australian Ballet’s newest Principal!
At just 24 years of age, Ako Kondo has become the Australian Ballet’s newest Principal Artist. Her promotion was announced on stage...
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7.7KInterviewsWhat Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? A Closer Look at ‘Giselle’ with Lana Jones
Ballerina Lana Jones is about to dance her dream, as she prepares to take to the boards as Giselle in The Australian...
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6.3KInterviewsGrant Aris: Geneva Ballet and Auditioning in Europe
By Tamara Searle of Dance Informa. Grant began his career dancing with the Australian Ballet, with memorable performances in Bejart’s Le Concours, and...
