In this second instalment of our Choreography Advice Series (you can find our first interview with Sydney Dance Company’s Rafael Bonachela here),...
That Gideon Obarzanek is weaved into the very fabric of contemporary dance in this country is pretty well beyond question. Multiple Helpmann...
The winners of the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards were announced late February, and Dancenorth has won the Group Award, worth...
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...
The location or space always partners a performance work. Whether it be a proscenium arch stage, a studio, a black box or...
When Noel Tovey, AM says something like “it means a lot to me to be recognised in my own country,” he’s hinting...
It’s not often that we get to legitimately quote ourselves in the articles we pen, but this is one such instance because,...
It begins with a man, a woman and a duck. With stones being thrown. “I was just yelling abuse at a complete...
“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...
Carriageworks, Sydney Festival, Sydney. January 15, 2017. As part of the 2017 Sydney Festival, Canada’s Company 605 brought us its Inheritor Album, an...
‘Tis the season to reflect on the past year, spend time with family and loved ones, and create new memories. It’s also...
Dance Massive, a contemporary dance program in Melbourne that showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming choreographers, has just announced its...
Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne. Friday, September 9, 2016. Now in its ninth year, Chunky Move’s annual “emerging” showcase umbrella, Next Move, has...
Okay, so what is the next move? Where is all this choreography going? As cultural forms evolve, they tend to mimic the...
Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne. May 27, 2016. Who am I? How do I fit in? Or do I? These and other questions...
Recently, when asked to drill into the core of his art, the British classical pianist Stephen Hough suggested that all “great art”...
New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) is offering a Contemporary Intensive Programme, 19-20 March at Wellesley Studios in Auckland. The Programme is...
If it’s full body immersion you’re after, try blending the physicality of contemporary dance with the altered state soundscapes of HTRK (aka...
At first glance it might appear that the worlds of chart topping techno pop and the often conceptual domain of contemporary dance...
Here is the latest dance news from New Zealand: The 2015 Creative New Zealand Choreographic Fellowship has been awarded to experimental dancer...
By Paul Ransom of Dance Informa. 2014 Helpmann Award Best Male Dancer James Vu Anh Pham throws off the shackles and dons...
By Paul Ransom of Dance Informa. Q: What happens when a young dancer gets the chance to run an established federally funded...