Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "choreography"
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44FeaturedExtreme sports and dance unite in ISH Dance Collective’s ‘Elements of Freestyle’
In an explosion of extreme urban sports, dance, music and theatre laced with adrenaline, the Netherlands’ ISH Dance Collective will make its Australian premiere...
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222InterviewsDana 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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124InterviewsMelanie 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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203FeaturedIndescribable: 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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278FeaturedNew 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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147FeaturedThe 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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139FeaturedHarrison 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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233Top 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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383Australian 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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265Australian 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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763Dance Teacher ResourcesBallet needs boys to survive: The ballet industry has evolved, when will society?
Last edition, we heard from Queensland Ballet Academy Artistic Director Christian Tàtchev about the crisis affecting the future of ballet being seen...
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425Australian Dance Reviews‘Holiday Inn’ at Hayes Theatre Co: Not just a show but a celebration
Hayes Theatre, Sydney.24 November 2024. Step into a world of snowflakes, song and dance as Holiday Inn, presented by Well Done Creative...
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509FeaturedSydney 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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518InterviewsSydney 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...
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450InterviewsSydney Dance Company’s New Breed 2024: Piran Scott and Dean Elliott
Sydney Dance Company’s New Breed is an annual showcase of some of Australia’s most exciting emerging choreography. With New Breed, Australian choreographers...
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538FeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – December 2024/January 2025
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s (RNZB) popular Tutus on Tour returns in February 2025, marking...
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321Interviews‘A Christmas Carol’: Jan Di Pietro’s Christmas treat for Melbourne
Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol is returning to Melbourne for the festive season. Choreographer, dance maker and educator Jan Di Pietro is...
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485Australian Dance ReviewsChunky Move in the magic of Antony Hamilton’s ‘4/4’
Union Theatre, Melbourne.1 November 2024. As a language, mathematics is universal. Beautiful and brutal, its truths as unforgiving as its mystery. Perhaps...
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514Australian Dance ReviewsDirtyFeet’s Out of the Studio 2024: Emerging voices
Neilson Studio at Sydney Dance Company, Sydney.20 September 2024. This year celebrates 10 years of DirtyFeet’s proudly Out of the Studio program,...
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556Australian Dance ReviewsArabella Frahn-Starkie’s ‘Pictures & Ghosts’: Still things moving
Guild Theatre, Melbourne.9 October 2024. We know that everything is ephemeral, even though we mostly reside in the delusion of permanence. In...
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794Australian Dance Reviews‘Molly’ at Melbourne Fringe: We are all actors
Guild Theatre, Melbourne. 2 October 2024. The arcs of narrative and the more figurative trajectories of dance can make for troublesome geometry; not...
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757InterviewsBindu Rajendren: When the dance is the journey
On October 26, a dancer will take to a stage in Brisbane for an intimate showcase. She will be wearing an ivory...
