All posts tagged "Contemporary dance"

Footnote New Zealand Dance’s Anita Hunziker: Emerging stronger on the other side

‘We honour our past, but it does not define our future.’ ~ Anita Hunziker on Footnote New Zealand Dance Footnote New Zealand...

Emma Harrison's 'High Octane.' Photo by Nat Cartney.

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Emma Harrison places women at the centre of her exploration in ‘High Octane’

Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney.28 March 2025. Emma Harrison’s High Octane bursts onto the stage with the energy of a revved-up engine, a...

Sydney Dance Company in Rafael Bonachela's 'Somos.' Photo by Pippa Samaya.

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Sydney Dance Company in ‘Somos’: Breathing in the essence of Spain

27 March 2025.Neilson Studio, Sydney Dance Company, Sydney. Sydney Dance Company has revived Rafael Bonachela’s Somos for a second season, once again...

Chunky Move in 'U>N>I>T>E>D'. Photo by Gianna Rizzo.

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Chunky Move’s ‘U>N>I>T>E>D’ leaves us uplifted

Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne.27 Feb 2025. Techno paganism seems to beat at the cyborg heart of Chunky Move’s maximalist sci-fi vision...

Lucy Guerin Inc's 'One Single Action in an Ocean of Everything.' Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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Lucy Guerin Inc in ‘One Single Action in an Ocean of Everything’: Intent communicated through movement

AC Arts, Main Theatre, Adelaide.1 March 2025. We wait in the dark theatre. The sounds of the audience murmuring fills the space, while...

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Emma Riches delivers a unique and creative work with ‘never are’

East Sydney Community and Arts Centre, Sydney.1 February 2025. If you are not an avid supporter of the contemporary dance in Sydney,...

Melati Suryodarmo's 'Lapse.' Photo by Michael Pham.

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Melati Suryodarmo’s ‘Lapse’: A quiet and thunderous journey

Martin Myer Arena, Melbourne.6 March 2025. It is sometimes said that we live on the border of order and chaos, embracing and/or...

Studio Stocks in 'Melancholia.' Photo by Bill Simpson.

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Indescribable: Garry Stocks’ ‘Melancholia’

It is one thing to describe a work as a hybrid of tap and contemporary, it is another to encapsulate the arc of such...

Australasian Dance Collective in 'Relic.' Photo by David Kelly.

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The dance is in the DNA: Amy Hollingsworth talks Australasian Dance Collective

“Forty years for a contemporary dance company is, I think, in any climate, but especially this one, something to be proud of.”...

Harrison Ritchie-Jones' 'Tantrum for 6.'

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Harrison Ritchie-Jones brings us into a parallel universe with ‘TANTRUM for 6’

Breakout choreographer Harrison Ritchie-Jones (CUDDLE) is making waves with his eclectic and unconventional approach to dance. Clashing forms and styles with high...

Marco da Silva Ferreira's 'CARCAÇA.' Photo by velislavvelislav.

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Marco da Silva Ferreira premieres ‘CARCAÇA’ in London and Perth

Prior to discovering street dance at the age of 16, portuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira was a competitive swimmer. He studied Health...

Sydney Dance Company's Sam Winkler. Photo by Jez Smith.

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Sydney Dance Company announces new dancers

Sydney Dance Company is delighted to introduce five remarkable dancers joining the ensemble: Mathilda Ballantyne, Mali Comlekci, Sonrisa Hubbard, Eka Perunicic and...

Stephanie Lake's 'The Chronicles.' Photo by Jacquie Manning.

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Stephanie Lake’s ‘The Chronicles’: Transcending boundaries of movement, music and emotion

Stephanie Lake’s The Chronicles is a mesmerizing and evocative dance work that transcends the boundaries of movement, music and emotion. Playing at...

NZSD 2nd Yr Contemporary Dance Students Aylin Atalay and Anna Hosking. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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New Zealand School of Dance and The New Zealand Dance Company announce exciting partnership

The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) and the The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) are thrilled to announce the signing of...

Sydney Dance Company's New Breed 204 choreographer Siobhan McKenna. Photo by Pedro Greig.

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Sydney Dance Company’s New Breed 2024: Siobhan McKenna and Amber McCartney

Sydney Dance Company’s New Breed is an annual showcase of some of Australia’s most exciting emerging choreography. With New Breed, Australian choreographers...

Sydney Dance Company New Breed 2024 choreographer Piran Scott. Photo by Pedro Greig.

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Sydney Dance Company’s New Breed 2024: Piran Scott and Dean Elliott

Sydney Dance Company’s New Breed is an annual showcase of some of Australia’s most exciting emerging choreography. With New Breed, Australian choreographers...

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Marco Laudani and Ginevra Cicatello: ‘On Stage Sydney’ Masterclass

In the ever-evolving world of dance, the relationships built over the years often foster the most inspiring collaborations. This is undoubtedly true...

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Chunky Move in the magic of Antony Hamilton’s ‘4/4’

Union Theatre, Melbourne.1 November 2024. As a language, mathematics is universal. Beautiful and brutal, its truths as unforgiving as its mystery. Perhaps...

DirtyFeet's Out of the Studio. Photo by Nat Cartney.

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DirtyFeet’s Out of the Studio 2024: Emerging voices

Neilson Studio at Sydney Dance Company, Sydney.20 September 2024. This year celebrates 10 years of DirtyFeet’s proudly Out of the Studio program,...

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