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All posts tagged "Contemporary dance"
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816Australian Dance ReviewsLucy Guerin’s ‘One Single Action’: Activating our own storytelling capacity
Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne. 14 June 2024. It looks like a simple proposition. Two dancers, a plain set and an orb hung like a moon. In a...
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657Australian Dance ReviewsChunky Move’s ‘You, Beauty’: Dancing with love and cruelty
Immigration Museum, Melbourne.5 June 2024. The thing about beauty is that it can sometimes be a tyrant, much as desire and suffering...
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603FeaturedEt in arcadia ego: Melanie Lane’s new dance opera
Dystopia may well be the current nightmare of choice, but that has not stopped some of us dwelling on the notion of...
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733FeaturedJoin the Adelaide Festival 2025 mass dance celebration
The 2025 Adelaide Festival will be held 28 February – 16 March 2025. The Festival’s opening weekend will include a mass dance...
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690InterviewsLost for words? Dance! Aakash Odedra Company returns with ‘Little Murmur’
First, imagine misspelling your own name. Not once or twice but throughout childhood and adolescence. Now, rather than rack your brain for...
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1.5KDance Teacher ResourcesSpotlight on dance syllabi: Part One
Most Australian dance studios offer at least one, so what is it that makes dance syllabi valuable in the studio landscape and...
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1.1KFeaturedElevating artistry and versatility: AMPA’s Dance Department spotlight
The dance department at Academy of Music and Performing Arts (AMPA) is gearing up for its August season, NOVA, at the NIDA...
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1.0KInterviewsMarina Tamayo: A Flamenco choreographer with unmatched duende
Marina Tamayo, renowned Flamenco choreographer and artist, is celebrated for her profound artistic expression. She is often described as possessing ‘duende’ –...
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989FeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – June/July 2024
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! New Zealand’s Fresh Movement Collective will bring its vibrant dance theatre work, MĀUI, to the Sydney...
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715FeaturedCirca reimagines ‘Swan Lake’ with ‘Duck Pond’
Circa, Australia’s leading circus company, will take flight in Duck Pond, an exuberant take on Swan Lake. Circa is one of the...
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649Australian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company in ‘Momenta’: Transcending physical limitations
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.28 May 2024. In Momenta, Sydney Dance Company strips back to reveal the physics of human connection through time....
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1.2KDance Teacher ResourcesBroadway-themed dance concert ideas
Want to create a fun musical theatre or Broadway themed performance? Here are some fun and inspiring concert and recital ideas. The...
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945InterviewsL.A. Dance Project dancers talk Benjamin Millepied’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’
Benjamin Millepied, choreographer of the Academy Award-winning Black Swan, will be presenting a daring reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless classic, Romeo & Juliet this coming...
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630Australian Dance ReviewsUnwrapped ‘SILENCE’: Karul Projects at Sydney Opera House
Studio Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney.8 May 2024. Gold Coast based Karul Projects presented SILENCE, created by Thomas E.S. Kelly (Minjungbal-Yugambeh, Wiradjuri...
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1.3KFeatured‘The Australian Ballet On Tour’ brings elite performances to audiences outside major cities
The Australian Ballet is thrilled to announce its 2024 On Tour program, bringing an enchanting repertoire of classical favourites and contemporary works to communities...
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1.0KFeaturedEmbodied learning at Sydney Opera House: Dance and Architecture
Sydney Opera House is offering some unexpected opportunities for engagement outside of performances. One of these offerings is a Dance and Architecture workshop incorporating STEAM pedagogies, weaving arts and...
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1.0KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – April/May 2024
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) is proud to announce the many...
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850FeaturedThe New Zealand School of Dance presents 2024 Choreographic Season, ‘Liminal’
The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) presents 2024 Choreographic Season, ‘Liminal’ This year’s Choreographic Season provides a platform for 3rd year contemporary...
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949FeaturedChunky Move: Permission to be beautiful
How easy it is to be distracted by ugliness. The daily doomscroll clicks buttons in our brains that tempt us into declinist and dystopian thinking. Yet,...
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840FeaturedRISING announces epic 2024 program of new music, art and performance
RISING, Melbourne’s premiere festival of new music, art and performance, has unleashed its sweeping 2024 program, featuring 105 events, more than 480...
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751FeaturedGame play: Joshua Monten at Sydney Opera House
Joshua Monten Dance Company is being presented for the first time in Australia from 17 – 18 May at Sydney Opera House. The...
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635FeaturedRegistrations open for The Right Foot 2024
Registrations are now open for DirtyFeet’s The Right Foot Creative contemporary dance workshops for people with and without disabilities between the ages...
