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All posts tagged "choreographers"
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60Australian Dance Reviews‘Annie the Musical’: Making the sun come out
Capitol Theatre, Sydney.3 April 2025. The sun came out in Sydney last night as Annie the Musical opened at the Capitol Theatre,...
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121InterviewsFootnote New Zealand Dance’s Anita Hunziker: Emerging stronger on the other side
‘We honour our past, but it does not define our future.’ ~ Anita Hunziker on Footnote New Zealand Dance Footnote New Zealand...
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148FeaturedBallet Collective Australia: Artistic development for Australia’s most exciting ballet students
Ballet Collective Australia (BCA) is thrilled to offer a unique opportunity for young dancers across Australia to be part of an extraordinary...
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127Australian Dance ReviewsEmma Harrison places women at the centre of her exploration in ‘High Octane’
Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney.28 March 2025. Emma Harrison’s High Octane bursts onto the stage with the energy of a revved-up engine, a...
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160Australian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company in ‘Somos’: Breathing in the essence of Spain
27 March 2025.Neilson Studio, Sydney Dance Company, Sydney. Sydney Dance Company has revived Rafael Bonachela’s Somos for a second season, once again...
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167Australian Dance ReviewsChunky Move’s ‘U>N>I>T>E>D’ leaves us uplifted
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne.27 Feb 2025. Techno paganism seems to beat at the cyborg heart of Chunky Move’s maximalist sci-fi vision...
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161Australian Dance ReviewsLucy Guerin Inc in ‘One Single Action in an Ocean of Everything’: Intent communicated through movement
AC Arts, Main Theatre, Adelaide.1 March 2025. We wait in the dark theatre. The sounds of the audience murmuring fills the space, while...
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294Australian Dance ReviewsEmma Riches delivers a unique and creative work with ‘never are’
East Sydney Community and Arts Centre, Sydney.1 February 2025. If you are not an avid supporter of the contemporary dance in Sydney,...
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163Australian Dance ReviewsMelati Suryodarmo’s ‘Lapse’: A quiet and thunderous journey
Martin Myer Arena, Melbourne.6 March 2025. It is sometimes said that we live on the border of order and chaos, embracing and/or...
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230Australian Dance ReviewsMelanie Lane’s ‘Pulau’: A dark but ecstatic realm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.22 February 2025. As choreographer Melanie Lane told Dance Informa back in December, “I always work in these...
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549InterviewsDana Caspersen: Choreographic thinking to understand and navigate conflict
In William Forsythe’s Artifact, dancer Dana Caspersen carves through space as though it is made of matter. Caspersen is a fierce talent...
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326InterviewsMelanie Lane’s ‘Pulau’: If we are all islands, it is the sea we share
One of the most problematic challenges for an artist is to be asked to make work that is a ‘response to’ another...
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502FeaturedIndescribable: Garry Stocks’ ‘Melancholia’
It is one thing to describe a work as a hybrid of tap and contemporary, it is another to encapsulate the arc of such...
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553FeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – February/March 2025
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! At the start of 2025, the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) is...
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354FeaturedThe choreography of chaos: Melati Suryodarmo’s ‘Lapse’
She summarises it thus, “Probably, when you see my dance, it is not like a choreography you would normally understand, nor is...
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342FeaturedHarrison Ritchie-Jones brings us into a parallel universe with ‘TANTRUM for 6’
Breakout choreographer Harrison Ritchie-Jones (CUDDLE) is making waves with his eclectic and unconventional approach to dance. Clashing forms and styles with high...
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389Top StoriesMarco da Silva Ferreira premieres ‘CARCAÇA’ in London and Perth
Prior to discovering street dance at the age of 16, portuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira was a competitive swimmer. He studied Health...
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565Australian Dance Reviews‘Strictly Ballroom’: A life lived in fear is a life half lived
The Court Theatre, Christchurch, New Zealand.12 December 2024. If you’re seeking a night filled with heart, lively dance and an inspiring message...
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396Australian Dance ReviewsStephanie Lake’s ‘The Chronicles’: Transcending boundaries of movement, music and emotion
Stephanie Lake’s The Chronicles is a mesmerizing and evocative dance work that transcends the boundaries of movement, music and emotion. Playing at...
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746Dance Teacher ResourcesThe Jesse Rasmussen Tap Syllabus NEW from Comdance
Dancer, choreographer and Creative Director Jesse Rasmussen has always had a natural affinity and passion for his craft. Predominantly a tap dancer...
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690FeaturedSydney Festival’s 2025 program
Summer in Sydney is set to soar to new heights with the unveiling of a blockbuster Sydney Festival program for 2025. Running...
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632InterviewsSydney Dance Company’s New Breed 2024: Siobhan McKenna and Amber McCartney
Sydney Dance Company’s New Breed is an annual showcase of some of Australia’s most exciting emerging choreography. With New Breed, Australian choreographers...
