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The Australian Ballet in 'Kunstkamer'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

The Australian Ballet announces new era with epic masterwork ‘Kunstkamer’

Sydney Opera House, Sydney.29 April 2022. In staging Kunstkamer, The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David Hallberg has made a bold statement regarding the artistic...

North West Dance Company full time dance

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North West Dance Company: Changing with the entertainment industry

COVID’S impact on the arts and entertainment sector highlights the continual evolution that performers and industry bodies need to undergo. While old...

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On a dance journey with Juliet Burnett

Dance Informa had the privilege of catching up with the captivating Juliet Burnett, on all things dance in her world. Burnett has...

NZSD 3rd Year Contemporary Dance Students Stephanie Halyburton and Eden Kew. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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New Zealand School of Dance: At the forefront of versatility

The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) is internationally renowned as a leading training institution for developing versatile artists. With a strong focus on...

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Australian Dance Reviews

The airy perfection of Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Giselle’

QPAC Theatre, Brisbane. 13 November 2018. Giselle is a classical ballet that every aspiring ballet dancer wants to dance and any serious ballet...

Lana Jones - Giselle - The Australian Ballet 2015. Photo Lynette Wills

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What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? A Closer Look at ‘Giselle’ with Lana Jones

Ballerina Lana Jones is about to dance her dream, as she prepares to take to the boards as Giselle in The Australian...

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Tanya Pearson’s Curtain Call

By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. Tanya Pearson is Australian dance royalty. She is so well known and loved throughout the dance...

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Behind the costumes in The Australian Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’

By Kristy Johnson. Russian-born, New York-based choreographer Alexei Ratmansky has been hard at work creating The Australian Ballet’s latest production, Cinderella, since...

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Dance News Australia

Bolshoi Ballet regional Queensland live simulcast

Audiences across Queensland will have the chance to experience the grandeur of Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet via live simulcast from the Queensland Performing...

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Dance News Australia

From Russia with Sugar Plums

Nutcracker returns to Oz this month for another season of emperor mice, hand-made toys and little girl dreams. By Paul Ransom. NOTE:...

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Bach To The Beat

Eighteenth-century breakdance? Yes, it is possible; and as Yui Kawaguchi explains, even Japanese ballerinas love breaking to Bach. By Paul Ransom. Think...

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Stuttgart Ballet’s Daniel Camargo & Elisa Badenes

By Rebecca Martin. Two of Stuttgart Ballet’s rising stars, Daniel Camargo and Elisa Badenes, journeyed to Melbourne to perform at The Australian...

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Dance Teacher Resources

Dance Quiz – Rudolf Nureyev

This year is the 75th anniversary of ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev’s birth, and 20 years since his death. How much do you know...

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Kristina Chan – Dancing Free

By Linda Badger. With an enviable career, Kristina Chan is one of Australia’s foremost independent dance artists. Having worked with so many...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Swan Lake – The Australian Ballet

Arts Centre Melbourne, State Theatre September 19 2012 By Tamara Searle. ‘The most we can ask of any revival is that it...

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The master of movement invention – Graeme Murphy

By Kristy Johnson. Infinity sees choreographers Graeme Murphy, Gideon Obarzanek and Stephen Page, collaborate in a powerhouse triple bill, for The Australian...