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Alisdair Macindoe in 'Dumulmeori (where two rivers meet).' Photo by Eun Jung Lee.

‘Dumulmeori (Where two rivers meet)’: The body interprets freely

Dancehouse, Melbourne.7 October 2025. The title sets the tone. Confluence. The point at which two rivers become one. Think Murray/Darling, Negro/Amazon, the...

James Batchelor's 'Resonance' at The Substation. Photo by Sarah Walker.

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Australian Dance Reviews

This may be the legacy: James Batchelor’s ‘Resonance’

Substation, Melbourne.1 October 2025. We talk a lot about legacy; but what is it and how does it map out? In an...

Tegan Jeffrey-Rushton's 'Overture.' Photo by Sam Roberts.

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The private humanity behind the curtain: Tegan Jeffrey-Rushton’s ‘Overture’

Eternity Playhouse, Sydney. 1 October 2025. What happens before the performance begins? Overture, directed and choreographed by Tegan Jeffrey-Rushton, takes audiences into the...

Future Makers' 'Move FM' presents Kate Clerkin's 'Still, We Move.' Photo by Nat Cartney.

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A hint at Sydney’s choreographic future: Future Makers’ ‘Move FM’

Neilson Studio, Sydney Dance Company, Sydney.27 September 2025. Presented as a part of Sydney Fringe Festival, Move FM is the latest offering...

Genevieve O'Keefe and NDT in 'Figures in Extinction.' Photo by Rahi Rezvani.

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NDT’s Genevieve O’Keefe on being reinvented by experience

Genevieve O’Keefe graduated from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She danced with the West Australian Ballet for two years before...

Tra Mi Dinh's 'Somewhere between ten and fourteen'. Photo by Pedro Greig.

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Interviews

A celebration of a moment of pause: Tra Mi Dinh’s ‘Somewhere between ten and fourteen’

In just a few short years, choreographer Tra Mi Dinh has carved an unmistakable path through Australia’s contemporary dance landscape. From the...

New Zealand School of Dance's Performance Season 2025.

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New Zealand Dance News – Oct/Nov 2025

Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! Footnote New Zealand Dance is celebrating 40 years of daring, world-class, trailblazing contemporary...

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DirtyFeet’s ‘Out of the Studio’: Giving artists space to discover

Nielson Studio, Sydney Dance Company, Sydney.20 September 2025. DirtyFeet’s Out of the Studio remains one of Sydney’s most vital choreographic incubators, a...

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Events

DRILL Performance Company Announces ‘Interwoven’

DRILL Performance Company, in collaboration with Tasmanian Youth Orchestras, proudly presents Interwoven, a captivating performance blending contemporary dance, live music, and structured...

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IDEA’25 Returns to Sydney with an Audacious Celebration of Independent Dance

FORM Dance Projects is thrilled to announce the return of IDEA – Independent Dance Exchange Australia, Sydney’s trailblazing festival of workshops, performances, and...

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News

Melbourne Fringe 2025 Curated Program Unleashed

Dancing to power the future, sperm donor interviews live on stage, and a show in a box – the 2025 Melbourne Fringe...

Rebecca Jensen's 'Slip'. Photo by Sarah Walker.

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Sydney Dance Company’s INDance Week 1: Rebecca Jensen and Amy Zhang

Neilson Studio, Sydney Dance Company, Sydney.14 August 2025. Sydney Dance Company’s INDance program, supported by the Neilson Foundation and curated by Artistic...

Alice Collins with PPY in studio at Sydney Dance Company. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Artist Incubator: Inside Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year

For young dancers with professional aspirations, the successful leap from student to artist is all about self-discovery – uncovering who you are...

Stella Clarkson (NZDC artist in partnership with NZSD) with the company of 'Home, Land and Sea'. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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New Zealand Dance News – August/September 2025

Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! The start of August finds the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) mid-tour with...

Melanie Lane's 'Phantasm'. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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Melanie Lane’s latest ‘Phantasm’: A mythic…something

It could be the question of the year. What, if anything, is real? Blinded by the blizzard of the now – AI,...

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Lucy Guerin Inc. Announces PIECES 2025 Artists

Lucy Guerin Inc. is excited to unveil the three incredible choreographers who will be creating new works for PIECES 2025: Jenni Large,...

Sydney Dance Company New Breed 2025. Photo courtesy of Sydney Dance Company.

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Sydney Dance Company announces 2025 ‘New Breed’ choreographers

Sydney Dance Company and Carriageworks, along with Principal Partner The Balnaves Foundation, proudly announce the emerging choreographers commissioned to create new works...

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Chunky Move Showcases Melanie Lane’s Bold New Work: PHANTASM

Feminine supernatural forces rise from the shadows this August as Chunky Move premieres PHANTASM, the haunting new contemporary dance work from leading Australian...

Jarrod Draper and Todd McKenney in 'CATS'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Filled with nostalgia: ‘CATS the Musical’ celebrates 40th Australian anniversary

Celebrating a milestone Australian anniversary, CATS the Musical, has returned to where it first opened and delighted audiences 40 years ago at...

Sydney Dance Company in 'Impermanence.' Photo by Pedro Greig.

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Exploring the significance of Sydney Dance Company’s European tour

As Sydney Dance Company embarks on a landmark European tour, Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela and company dancers Sophie Jones and Ryan Pearson...

Sydney Dance Company Teacher Training. Photo by @wendellt.

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Dance Teacher Resources

Cultivating thoughtful, skilled and adaptable dance educators: Sydney Dance Company’s Teacher Training Course

Dance education is constantly evolving. Where no uniformity of standardised training for educators in the recreational space exists, Sydney Dance Company’s training...