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All posts tagged "Chunky Move"
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619FeaturedTaking 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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865FeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – June 2019
Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) audition registrations for full-time training...
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1.0KFeaturedPioneers of Australian contemporary dance: Talking with those carrying on the legacy today
It seems strange to be writing an article about contemporary dancers and choreographers carrying a legacy from the pioneers of the artform...
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666FeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – May 2019
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) performs the second leg of its...
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967FeaturedReflecting on this year’s Dance Massive
Every festival is a mixed bag. Hits, misses, stuff we just forget. Yet for anyone wishing to reduce an event as hectic...
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765FeaturedFrom the rehearsal studio: Chunky Move’s ‘Common Ground’
It’s snowing and early morning in Berlin when I contact Anouk van Dijk, while in Sydney it’s evening in the midst of...
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1.1KFeaturedThe hottest and most anticipated dance events of the year
Just a couple months in, 2019 has already proven to be a busy and creative year for Australia’s legion of dancers, dance...
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824FeaturedYellow Wheel’s dance offerings for young artists
Yellow Wheel, established in Melbourne, in 2012, is an Australian pre-professional contemporary dance company specialising in working with young people and emerging...
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2.2KFeaturedGideon 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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1.7KFeaturedStephanie 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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1.4KFeaturedChunky 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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2.5KDance 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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2.3KFeaturedGideon 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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2.2KFeaturedKyle 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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2.4KFeaturedNew 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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2.2KFeaturedSame 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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2.2KInterviewsNoel 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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1.9KFeaturedThe 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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2.5KFeaturedNicola 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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2.5KFeaturedMelbourne’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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4.9KAustralian 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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2.7KSpotlightDancers 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...