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All posts tagged "choreographers"
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2.2KFeaturedKimberly Bartosik’s ‘I hunger for you’: Ecstasy and (Dis)connection
Hunger. It’s something we all know, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. It drives us, sometimes to genius, sometimes to madness. No wonder...
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5.4KFeaturedThe Monaco Maestro Jean-Christophe Maillot in his own words
On the eve of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s Australian premiere of LAC, Dance Informa caught up with the creative brains behind this quirky reworking of...
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3.4KFeaturedTaking the ballet body forward
Last month, we asked, “Is ballet future proof?” This month, we dig deeper, and ponder what comes next for an artform sandwiched...
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2.4KAustralian Dance ReviewsEliza Cooper builds her voice in ‘Old Life/Dead Life’
The Old 505 Theatre, Sydney. 24 May 2019. Old Life/Dead Life is the first full-length work by emerging choreographer Eliza Cooper. After...
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3.2KFeaturedRachel Arianne Ogle: Set in darkness, rise in light
It is one of the lovely glories of dance that, with the body as its brush, it can paint the vastness of...
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1.9KAustralian Dance ReviewsDirtyFeet alumni present works in development
East Sydney Community and Arts Centre, Sydney. 23 March 2019. As part of March Dance, this exciting programme presented four works in...
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2.8KFeaturedInside Joey McKneely’s ‘West Side Story’ in Australia
2018 marked a century since the birth of artistic geniuses and collaborators Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein, the creators of the iconic...
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2.1KInterviewsFrom 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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4.0KNeed 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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2.9KFeaturedShaun 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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2.5KFeaturedUpside down under: Bendigo presents ‘Demolish’
Our reflex, most often, is to understand demolition in terms of damage and destruction. However, contextualised differently, we can regard the act...
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4.5KFeaturedStephanie 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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5.8KDance 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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8.6KDance 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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4.9KFeaturedArts House presents new works by Stephanie Lake and Melanie Lane
In what amounts to a “mini festival” of two, Arts House in North Melbourne will play host to world premieres from two...
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4.7KFeaturedDance Architect choreographic award open to young applicants
Young dance artists with an interest in choreography are being given the chance to take part in an exciting new competition. Dance...
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10.6KDance AdviceChoreographic Advice: 8 Ways to Get Your Work Seen
Starting a career as a choreographer can be tough. It often takes years of making work to book regular performances for your...
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107.1K11FeaturedIs that Dance? A writer’s response to recent dance trends
Recently, I was invited to see an “unmissable” show. The media release assured me of its astonishing significance, a rare opportunity to...
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11.5KFeaturesThree of Perth’s Emerging Dance Artists Re-form Uncollected
By Elle Evangelista of Dance Informa. As WAAPA continues to be at the forefront of creating great dancers, Perth’s contemporary dance scene also...
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4.3KDance AdviceCreativity: Put It In Bold – Part 1
By Jo McDonald. As I sit down to write this article, I’m at a loss for how to start it. I sit...
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5.5K1InterviewsShaun Parker on ‘The Yard’
By Kristy Johnson. His works have the power to instil new ways of thinking about day-to-day issues, and The Yard is no...
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12.8KInterviewsMelbourne’s Underground Celebrating Choreographers and Community
By Rain Francis. Collaboration The Project strives to provide Australian dancers, choreographers and artists with performance and creative opportunities on Australian shores....
