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All posts tagged "Australian Dance Awards"
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897InterviewsMarina Tamayo: A Flamenco choreographer with unmatched duende
Marina Tamayo, renowned Flamenco choreographer and artist, is celebrated for her profound artistic expression. She is often described as possessing ‘duende’ –...
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2.2KFeaturedHarrison Elliott and Lilly King join Australasian Dance Collective
2019 Australian Dance Award nominee Harrison Elliott and 2019 Performing Arts Awards winner Lilly King are joining Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) as company...
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1.8KFeaturedAustralian Dance Awards Revived: Call for nominations
Last year, the Australian Dance Awards were cancelled for the foreseeable future, but with the COVID crisis reinvigorating the role of Ausdance...
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3.2KFeaturedWho’s advocating for dance?
During this crisis, dance has seemly been missed during press conferences and, more importantly, amongst relief packages. Many of us have wondered if...
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2.5KFeaturedNick Power: When two tribes (start to dance)
From its beginnings amongst the urban poor in New York (sometime between the late ‘60s and mid ‘70s), hip hop has gone...
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3.3KFeaturedAusdance National: The sign says CLOSED
Change is frequently difficult. A deeply ingrained ‘status quo bias’ makes business as usual a much easier option than anything which disrupts...
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4.5KFeaturedMerge Dance Theatre provides contemporary dance experience to the youth
Under the guidance of specialised teachers, Queensland’s Merge Dance Theatre works with many industry professionals to bring contemporary dance to young aspiring...
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5.7KDance AdviceChoreography Advice Series: Melbourne’s Stephanie Lake
In this second instalment of our Choreography Advice Series (you can find our first interview with Sydney Dance Company’s Rafael Bonachela here),...
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6.0KFeaturedGideon Obarzanek: Like father, (not) like son!
That Gideon Obarzanek is weaved into the very fabric of contemporary dance in this country is pretty well beyond question. Multiple Helpmann...
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4.6KFeaturedWhat’s next for Stephanie Lake after Australia Council Fellowship?
Every year, the Commonwealth Government’s peak arts funding body, The Australia Council, announces a number of Fellowships, whereby it awards practising artists...
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6.6KFeaturedReconstructing ‘Construct’ and preserving the legacy of Tanja Leidtke
Ten years ago, one of the brightest lights in contemporary dance was unexpectedly, and tragically, extinguished. It was 2am on 17 August...
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3.6KFeaturedDance Awards winners share their delight
The Australian Dance Awards were a star-studded night of all that’s great about Australian dance -creativity, diversity and collaboration. Held at the...
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4.9KFeatured2017 Australian Dance Awards winners announced
Winners of the 2017 Australian Dance Awards were announced last night, Sunday 24 September, at the Arts Centre Melbourne during a glittering...
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4.2KFeaturedHelen Herbertson: The rewards of a lifetime
Much of Helen Herbertson’s story will sound familiar to many in the dance community: a girl in dance classes dreaming big dreams...
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5.6KInterviewsNoel Tovey, AM receives 2017 Australian Dance Awards Hall Of Fame citation
When Noel Tovey, AM says something like “it means a lot to me to be recognised in my own country,” he’s hinting...
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5.8KFeaturedLove is an old blue movie: Shaun Parker’s ‘Blue Love’
Romantic love. It lifts us up, tears us down and drives us mad. It inspires us in all kinds of ways and...
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6.0KFeaturedJack Chambers: 12,000 litres of recognition
As they do every year, the Australian Dance Awards honour the creativity of companies and individuals across the nation, and in 2017,...
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4.0KFeaturedQueensland 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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4.5KFeaturedThe law of attraction: Kyle Page and Dancenorth’s ‘Attractor’
It’s not often that we get to legitimately quote ourselves in the articles we pen, but this is one such instance because,...
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6.0KInterviewsChatting with Queensland Ballet’s recently promoted Joel Woellner
Congratulations to Queensland Ballet’s rising star Joel Woellner on his promotion to the rank of demi-soloist! Recently nominated for the 2017 Australian...
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4.7KFeatured2016 Australian Dance Awards Winners
The 2016 Australian Dance Awards were presented to a packed and enthusiastic audience in the Heath Ledger Theatre of the State Theatre...
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6.2KFeaturedEight companies perform at the 2016 Australian Dance Awards
Presented by Ausdance and Harlequin Floors as part of the MoveMe Festival, the 2016 Australian Dance Awards will soon arrive at The...
