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All posts tagged "Chunky Move"
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1.4KFeaturedGideon Obarzanek’s ‘One Infinity’: The mandala of infinite participation
At some point, most of us find ourselves yearning to be part of something bigger. This desire frequently manifests in either the...
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1.0KFeaturedStephanie 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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600FeaturedChunky Move Artistic Director Anouk van Dijk steps down
After seven years at the helm of Chunky Move, Artistic Director Anouk van Dijk has announced her decision to step down. Chunky...
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1.7KDance 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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1.4KFeaturedGideon Obarzanek: Like father, (not) like son!
That Gideon Obarzanek is weaved into the very fabric of contemporary dance in this country is pretty well beyond question. Multiple Helpmann...
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1.7KFeaturedKyle Page of Dancenorth: Winning at Juggling
The winners of the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards were announced late February, and Dancenorth has won the Group Award, worth...
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1.9KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – November 2017
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) dancer Madeleine Graham and UK-based New Zealand choreographer Corey...
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1.7KFeaturedSame but different: Anouk van Dijk’s ‘Depth of Field’ in Aarhus, Denmark
The location or space always partners a performance work. Whether it be a proscenium arch stage, a studio, a black box or...
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1.5KInterviewsNoel Tovey, AM receives 2017 Australian Dance Awards Hall Of Fame citation
When Noel Tovey, AM says something like “it means a lot to me to be recognised in my own country,” he’s hinting...
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1.3KFeaturedThe 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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1.9KFeaturedNicola Gunn at Dance Massive: The verbal equivalent of dance
It begins with a man, a woman and a duck. With stones being thrown. “I was just yelling abuse at a complete...
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2.0KFeaturedMelbourne’s first Asia TOPA: The door is ajar
“Dance is a beautiful thing to program because it’s not language-based,” declares Stephen Armstrong, creative director of Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts...
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3.6KAustralian Dance ReviewsCompany 605’s ‘Inheritor Album’ explores succession at Sydney Festival
Carriageworks, Sydney Festival, Sydney. January 15, 2017. As part of the 2017 Sydney Festival, Canada’s Company 605 brought us its Inheritor Album, an...
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2.2KSpotlightDancers share their Christmas traditions
‘Tis the season to reflect on the past year, spend time with family and loved ones, and create new memories. It’s also...
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2.6KFeatured2017 Dance Massive program announced
Dance Massive, a contemporary dance program in Melbourne that showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming choreographers, has just announced its...
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1.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsChunky Move’s ‘Next Move’: Extending the vocabulary
Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne. Friday, September 9, 2016. Now in its ninth year, Chunky Move’s annual “emerging” showcase umbrella, Next Move, has...
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3.5KSpotlightChunky Move’s Next Move: It will all come out in the mash
Okay, so what is the next move? Where is all this choreography going? As cultural forms evolve, they tend to mimic the...
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2.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsChunky Move’s ‘Lucid’: Like a dream
Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne. May 27, 2016. Who am I? How do I fit in? Or do I? These and other questions...
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3.5KFeaturedI wanna be validated!: Chunky Move’s ‘Lucid’
Recently, when asked to drill into the core of his art, the British classical pianist Stephen Hough suggested that all “great art”...
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3.6KFeaturedWhat’s happening in the NZ dance scene?
New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) is offering a Contemporary Intensive Programme, 19-20 March at Wellesley Studios in Auckland. The Programme is...
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2.3KFeaturedKind of Velvet and Thick: Chunky Move and HTRK collaborate
If it’s full body immersion you’re after, try blending the physicality of contemporary dance with the altered state soundscapes of HTRK (aka...
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3.4KFeaturedI Hear Motion: Hamilton Brothers talk ‘Ruth’
At first glance it might appear that the worlds of chart topping techno pop and the often conceptual domain of contemporary dance...