Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "Contemporary dance"
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47FeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – April/May 2026
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) will host ENHANCE, a three-day recreational...
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41FeaturedChunky Move: In the glow of the future
She says: “So many of my choices have been informed by the show, having embodied it for such a long time. But...
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168InterviewsRafael Bonachela to conclude tenure with Sydney Dance Company
Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela will conclude his tenure with Sydney Dance Company in 2028, following nearly two decades of transformative artistic leadership....
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232FeaturedDance Takes Over Melbourne: First Australian Dance Biennale Powers RISING 2026
Melbourne is set to pulse with extraordinary energy this winter as the inaugural Australian Dance Biennale joins RISING festival, transforming the city...
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246Australian Dance ReviewsGetting swept away: Hofesh Shechter Company in ‘Theatre of Dreams’
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival.14 March 2026. At this year’s Adelaide Festival, Theatre of Dreams by the Hofesh Shechter Company arrived as a...
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249Australian Dance ReviewsThe many energies of life: Stephanie Lake’s ‘The Chronicles’
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival.12 March 2026. Award-winning Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake brings her bold and ambitious The Chronicles to the Adelaide Festival,...
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269InterviewsThe Royal Conservatoire of Scotland offers unique training and opportunities, providing a pipeline of talent to the industry
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) is helping shape the dance landscape in the UK and beyond. The opportunities students receive while...
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703Featured‘Signature Works’: The Australian Ballet preserves masterpieces and creates new ones
Ballet galas are often like a highlights reel – a chance to show off the most crowd-pleasing moments. Signature Works, assembled by...
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553Australian Dance ReviewsAakash Odedra’s ‘Songs of the Bulbul’: An unforgettable offering
Playhouse Theatre, Sydney Opera House.28 January 2026. Birdsong is fleeting – like dance, it exists only in the moment, vanishing as soon...
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346FeaturedWorld Premiere of Double-Bill ‘Sisa-Sisa’ Set for Sydney Festival
Sydney Festival and Bankstown Arts Centre are proud to present the world premiere of Sisa-Sisa, a profoundly moving double-bill of personal dance...
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770Australian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company’s ‘PPY25 Revealed’: Future fabric of the sector
Carriageworks, Sydney.29 November 2025. Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year program has long been recognised for shaping young dancers into adaptable, intelligent artists,...
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778FeaturedAakash Odedra’s ‘Songs of the Bulbul’ set for Melbourne premiere
Award-winning UK choreographer and dancer Aakash Odedra returns to Australia with his stunning, critically acclaimed dance work, Songs of the Bulbul at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne from 3...
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1.1KFeaturedMax Simmons: From Brent Street to the USA
From the moment Max Simmons steps into a studio, you can feel it — the confidence of a dancer who has poured...
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817FeaturedSydney Dance Company’s Bold 2026 Season
In 2026 Sydney Dance Company ignites new artistic collaboration and presents bold choreographic ideas. 2026 will be an exhilarating year that reflects...
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556FeaturedDifferences, yet a deep sense of understanding: 4 choreographers reflect on ‘MSTM’
Bringing together four choreographers from different generations and distinct movement lineages, MSTM, presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre this past November, is a...
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843FeaturedVictor Zarallo and Mia Thompson: Nurturing the next generation at BTQ
The appointment of husband and wife Victor Zarallo as Director of Training, alongside Mia Thompson as Training Coordinator, marks an exciting new...
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734FeaturedArriving at the pivot point: Sydney Dance Company holds company auditions
She sets the scene. “You have zero control and, honestly, neither do they. They have no idea who’s going to walk in...
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862FeaturedAdelaide Festival 2026: Dance and Theatre Highlights from Matthew Lutton’s Bold Debut Program
The 41st Adelaide Festival, the first shaped by Artistic Director Matthew Lutton OAM, puts groundbreaking dance and theatre centre-stage across 17 exhilarating...
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1.2KAustralian Dance ReviewsCollaboration as conversation: del Amo, Healey, Dinh and Christie in ‘MSTM’
Campbelltown Arts Centre, Western Sydney.6 November 2025. In the current landscape of Australian dance, the conditions for independent artists to develop full-length...
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417EventsBangarra Dance Theatre Announces 2026 National Tour: ‘Sheltering’
Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, proudly unveils Sheltering, a...
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1.2KFeaturedBangarra Dance Theatre and The Australian Ballet Unite for World Premiere of ‘Flora’
The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre present Flora, a bold and exhilarating new collaboration choreographed by Frances Rings. This marks the...
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1.0KAustralian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company’s ‘Continuum’: A cosmology of motion
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.22 October 2025. A single inhalation opens Sydney Dance Company’s Continuum. One dancer stands alone in silence, the first sound...
