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'Malevo' at Sydney Opera House. Photo by Jordan Munns.

‘Malevo’: A South American spectacle of rhythm and tradition

Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney.17 January 2024. The Sydney Opera House Concert Hall witnessed an explosion of raw energy and cultural...

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Remote Control Dance

With 3,000 kilometres between rehearsals and a world of difference between their locations, two of Australia’s flagship regional dance companies have set...

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Paea Leach’s new work for Chunky Move

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. “I wanted to begin from or return to an almost empty idea for creating a work....

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Keir Choreographic Award offers $30,000 cash prize

By Grace Edwards of Dance Informa. “It’s time to be brave. You’ll have all the right ingredients you need to make a...

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What’s contemporary dance these days?

BEST OF 2013: A favourite article from the June Edition. By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. When I was a young dance...

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Who is Menagerie?

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Ask anyone what their favourite aspect of a given experience was and so often you get...

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Paula Lay: She danced between then and now

From starring at the Underbelly Festival on Cockatoo Island in August, to wrestling with the impermanence of the body, dancer and choreographer...

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The Nagging Uneasiness of Comfort

Are we too comfortable for our own good? And how can contemporary dance help us out with this? Choreographer Victoria Chiu is...

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What is contemporary dance these days?

By Rebecca Martin. When I was a young dance student, contemporary dance was weird angular movement that was abstract and uncommon. As...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Future Perfect – Jo Lloyd

Arts House Meat Market, Melbourne March 21, 2013 As part of Dance Massive By Meg Evans. The future perfect tense is expressed...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Chunky Move’s 247 Days

Merlyn Theatre, Malthouse, Melbourne March 16 2013 As part of Dance Massive By Grace Edwards. Chunky Move’s 247 Days is described as...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Anthony Breslin’s ‘Trybe – An Opera In Paint’

Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne 14 March, 2013 By Rebecca Martin. Take Anthony Breslin’s tribal and masculine painting style, add in Stephen Agisilaou’s...