Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "Choreographer"
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2.0KInterviewsFrom the rehearsal studio: A talk with Stephanie Lake on ‘Skeleton Tree’
Dance Informa had the opportunity to chat with choreographer Stephanie Lake during a break in rehearsals for her latest work, Skeleton Tree....
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3.9KNeed to KnowAlison Currie: Before the time is up
There is a delightful paradox at play right now: the constancy of change. Indeed, if there is one thing that unifies everything...
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2.8KFeaturedShaun Parker and Company premieres ‘KING’
It’s like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from going under… At first glance, the connection between the...
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5.2KFeaturedMatthew Slattery: The long road from Cooma to Boston Ballet
At the age of 28, Matthew Slattery is about to realise a dream; but it so nearly didn’t happen. Indeed, his journey...
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3.3KFeaturedKristina Chan’s ‘A Faint Existence’: Making a difference
Kristina Chan has been described as “a beguiling dancer”. When I mention this at the beginning of our interview, she is intrigued...
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4.4KFeaturedSharon Eyal’s L-E-V Dance Company: The heart of ambiguity
You can almost hear the cogs whirring in her head. There is a pause. Then: “I think in life, everything is emotional,”...
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4.8KFeaturedChoreographer Julio Monge on Australia’s new ‘West Side Story’ in Sydney
Opera Australia has a new version of West Side Story coming to Sydney in March. It will be staged on the open-air...
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4.1KFeatured‘Un Poyo Rojo’ at Adelaide Festival: Look what’s in the locker
There’s no need to be shy, even though the correct terminology, direct from one of the horses, is cock. A red cock,...
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3.8KFeaturedNGA highlights the significant work of Merce Cunningham
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA)’s American Masters exhibition was shown at the gallery, running 24 August – 11 November 2018. Highlighted...
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5.2KInterviewsMeryl 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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3.6KFeaturedBangarra’s ‘Dubboo’: Blood and song (and 20 Tina Turners)
The word “family” is one of the many overused memes of marketing; but in the case of Bangarra Dance Theatre, its application...
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10.9KFeaturedBlake John Wood: Melbourne-bound for VDF 2019
Blake John Wood is one of Australia’s newest creative visionaries to hit the entertainment scene. With access to the country’s hottest dancers,...
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3.1KFeaturedMaking ‘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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7.6KFeatured103-year-old dancer Eileen Kramer launches her first book
Eileen Kramer may well be the longest working dancer and choreographer in Australia, if not the world. The 103-year-old continues to create...
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3.4KFeaturedCan I have a word with you? Neale Whittaker’s first full-length contemporary work
Although it sometimes seems as though we are in an age of hyper-polarised opinion, in which a click speed culture is driving...
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4.4KFeaturedStephanie Lake’s ‘Colossus’: Stage set for big impact
Stephanie Lake has been described as “one of the most important voices in contemporary choreography”, with “gutsy physicality and kooky poetics”. With...
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3.8KFeaturedCatching up with Lucy Guerin on ‘Split’
Lucy Guerin’s work has been described as “poignant” and “provocative”, “contemporary dance that reaches back to the roots of ancient theatre”. Dance Informa...
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9.0KFeaturedMeg Stuart: Trans-personal hygiene
On stage, there is a drum kit. It is a warm early autumn night, and the auditorium is tightly packed for the...
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8.5KDance AdviceChoreography Advice Series: Sydney Dance Company’s Rafael Bonachela
While there’s no shortage of advice out there for young dancers, the same can’t be said for aspiring choreographers. For those whose...
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5.0KFeaturedKristina Chan’s ‘A Faint Existence’: Environmental movement
Yes, environment. No, not merely the reductionist narrative or narrow polemic of political theatre but the broader existential relationship we are all...
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7.0KFeaturedOmer Backley-Astrachan: In the liminal space between us
Civilisation has bestowed many things on humanity, not the least of which is a way of living and being together that would...
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5.3KFeaturedChoreographer Nathan M. Wright talks ‘The Rocky Horror Show’, The Commonwealth Games and more
Juggling choreography for three professional productions is not an easy task, especially when they are staged at the same time on two...
