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All posts tagged "Australian Dance Theatre"
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460FeaturedAustralian Dance Theatre’s double announcement: 2020 program and new executive director
Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) will be celebrating its 55th year in 2020, and that’s not the company’s only news. With an ambitiously...
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1.5KFeaturedADT’s ‘North/South’: Polar opposites attract
You are at a bus stop. There is a snowstorm. You are waiting. Or perhaps you are an explorer, your companions already...
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1.7KFeaturedDancenorth’s ‘Common Colours’ is named finalist in short film awards
Dancenorth’s Disability Ambassador, Chris Dyke, recently collaborated with Artistic Director Kyle Page and videographer Robert Crispe to creat Common Colours, a short...
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1.3KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – June 2019
Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) audition registrations for full-time training...
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1.5KFeaturedPioneers of Australian contemporary dance: Talking with those carrying on the legacy today
It seems strange to be writing an article about contemporary dancers and choreographers carrying a legacy from the pioneers of the artform...
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979FeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – May 2019
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) performs the second leg of its...
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1.9KFeaturedLarissa McGowan as Cher: The beat goes on (but changes all the same)
There is something entirely apt about Cher being the subject of a cabaret act. The pop/female/LGBTI icon has already spawned countless nightclub...
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850FeaturedDance as life: Geoffrey Watson awarded 2019 Tanja Liedtke Fellowship
Tanja Liedtke was to take up the artistic directorship of Sydney Dance Company in 2007, when she was tragically killed in a...
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1.5KFeaturedBOLD Festival returns to Canberra
If you think dance is exclusively a young person’s game, then Canberra’s BOLD Festival is determined to challenge that and argue for...
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2.4KInterviewsMeryl Tankard’s ‘Two Feet’: To fly and to fall
Ballet loves its beautiful lines and its graceful symmetries. It also loves a skinny ballerina; and for every dying swan, there is...
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1.0KFeaturedMaking ‘North’ with Ina Christel Johannessen
In a land far, far away, full of ice and whiteness… There was a young Norwegian rhythmic gymnast who was far more...
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2.7KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet’s new collaboration is so on pointe
“Where I am coming from, we are not really making such a difference between classically trained dancers and contemporary dancers,” declares Aurélien...
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2.5KFeaturedIntroducing street dancer Penelope Shum
When it comes to looking for suitable advocates for dance, there are many qualified candidates who might fit the bill. Some boxes...
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4.6KFeaturedPanpapanpalya: Sharing dance with the world
Adelaide is in for a treat this July when the second Joint Dance Congress, Panpapanpalya, comes to town. Panpapanpalya (which you can...
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2.7KFeaturedReconstructing ‘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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2.3KAustralian Dance ReviewsNational Institute for Circus Arts’s ‘Precipice’: Proves NICA is worth a view
NICA, Prahran, Melbourne. 23 September 2017. The National Institute for Circus Arts (NICA) is Australia’s training ground for contemporary circus arts. It...
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2.4KFeaturedADT relocates to Odeon Theatre: The dawn of a more vibrant dance community in South Australia?
After 15 years at the Wonderland Ballroom in Hawthorn, 12km south of the Adelaide CBD, Australia’s oldest contemporary dance company will be...
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1.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsAustralian Dance Theatre presents signature work ‘Be Your Self Redux’
Riverside Theaters Parramatta, Sydney. 2 September 2017. This was the one and only Sydney performance of Adelaide-based contemporary dance company Australian Dance Theatre’s...
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3.3KAustralian Dance ReviewsEv & Bow Full Time students showcased in ‘Inner Landscape’
NIDA Playhouse, Sydney. 28 July 2017. Inner Landscape is a collection of three works choreographed by leading industry professionals and performed by...
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4.1KFeaturedAustralian Dance Theatre’s ‘Be Your Self’ tours the country
Melbourne audiences are in for a treat as Australian Dance Theatre (ADT), in partnership with Melbourne Theatre Company, presents the exhilarating physical...
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15.9KDance AdviceHow to best prepare for your ballet exam
Unlike an end-of-year showcase or performance, ballet exams can add extra pressure on a dancer regardless of how much they love ballet....
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5.4KAustralian Dance ReviewsCompany 605’s ‘Inheritor Album’ explores succession at Sydney Festival
Carriageworks, Sydney Festival, Sydney. January 15, 2017. As part of the 2017 Sydney Festival, Canada’s Company 605 brought us its Inheritor Album, an...