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Dancenorth Australia in 'Lighting the Dark.'

Brisbane Festival 2024 opens with packed program of entertaining events

Brisbane Festival invites visitors to “Find Your Fit” when Queensland’s favourite celebration of arts and culture takes over the city in spectacular...

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‘Lighting the Dark’: Bold new work by Chris Dyke

Brisbane Festival, Queensland’s leading arts and culture festival, will return in September with an incredible program of international and national acts and...

Australasian Dance Collective in 'Assembly Vol. 1'. Photo courtesy of Brisbane Festival 2024.

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Brisbane Festival 2024 reveals world-class program of global premiers

Brisbane Festival weaves a rich tapestry of culture, celebration and community throughout the city when the leading arts and cultural event returns from 30...

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‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ to premiere in Australia

Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of five Tony Awards, will have its Australian premiere, touring nationally from 2024. Originally...

'SILENCE' by Karul Projects. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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‘Class Act’ and ‘Silence’ make their Sydney premieres in new UnWrapped Season

This May, the Sydney Opera House’s UnWrapped series presents two new Australian works by critically acclaimed independent artists Mish Grigor and Thomas...

Stephanie Lake's 'Manifesto'. Photo by Roy Van Der Vegt.

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Stephanie Lake’s dance sensation ‘Manifesto’ returns to Melbourne

Stephanie Lake’s explosive Manifesto is coming to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse from 25 – 28 October much to the delight of Melbourne audiences who may missed out on the...

Australasian Dance Collective in 'Aftermath'. Photo by David Kelly.

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Danny Harley and Australasian Dance Collective reunite for ‘Aftermath’

The Kite String Tangle’s Danny Harley and Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) reunite in the high-octane collaboration, Aftermath, at South Bank Piazza during Brisbane Festival 2022. Premiering at...

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Dancenorth announces new major work to premiere at North Australian Festival of Arts

After capitvating Adelaide audiences with its critically acclaimed run of NOISE at WOMADelaide 2022, internationally acclaimed Townsville-based dance company Dancenorth will wow local audiences when...

Australasian Dance Collective's 'Forgery'. Photo by David Kelly, edited by Alisdair Macindoe.

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A unique performance experience, every single time: Australasian Dance Collective’s ‘Forgery’

The theatre darkens and the lights come up on a performance that is completely unknown – for not just the audience but...

Circa in 'Leviathan'. Photo by Damien Bredberg.

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The uncertainty of making: Brisbane Festival will push ahead

Back in March, Dance Informa spoke with Amy Hollingsworth about the upcoming season of a show called Three. We all know what happened...

Australasian Dance Collective's 'Arc'. Photo by David Kelly.

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Australasian Dance Collective’s ‘Arc’: 38 dancers in landmark production for Brisbane Festival

In a stunning first for Australasian Dance Collective (ADC), 38 dancers will take to South Bank’s River Quay Green to premiere Arc at Brisbane...

Dancenorth's 'DUST'. Photo courtesy of Dancenorth.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Dancenorth takes risks in ‘DUST’

Carriageworks, Sydney. 9 January 2019 From using Fitballs on a Northern Queensland beach (Tectonic), to exploring environmental and political issues through...

Dancenorth in 'Attractor'. Photo by Gus Kemp.

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The 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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Desirelines: Music You Can See, Dance You Can Feel

Dance, music and animation collide in Desirelines, the electric new chamber ballet by Collusion set to premiere at the Judith Wright Centre...

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Australian Dance Reviews

American Ballet Theatre remasters classic ‘Swan Lake’

Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane August 28, 2014 By Elizabeth Ashley of Dance Informa. Since 2010, the Brisbane Festival under Artistic Director...