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All posts tagged "Contemporary dance"
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767Australian Dance Reviews‘Flesh Vessel’: Unleashing our imagination
Dancehouse, Melbourne.23 February 2024. It begins slowly, with dancers’ bodies cloaked, obscured. The score hovers, the white stage bordering on sterile. But...
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731Australian Dance ReviewsHarrison Ritchie-Jones and Michaela Tancheff’s ‘Cuddle’: Transplanting a common language
Arts House, Melbourne.20 February 2024. Question. What makes a cuddle a cuddle, as opposed to something more amorous? Answer. Context. As dance...
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1.3KFeatured‘Dance Life’: A front row seat to Brent Street
Step into the studio with Dance Life, the TV series that’s lighting up Amazon Prime, giving you a front-row seat to the hustle...
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1.5KInterviewsNatalie Weir: Passion, process and trust in more than 30 years of choreography
Natalie Weir is perhaps one of Australia’s most lauded choreographers. In demand with companies both domestically and internationally, this Queenslander has created works of...
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1.5KInterviewsMoving away from all that exists: Benjamin Curé talks about his Lion Heart for dance
Graeme Murphy, Christopher Wheeldon, Andy Blankenbuehler, Wayne McGregor, Christopher Gattelli, Stephen Page and Benjamin Curé. We spoke to the Director of Lion...
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1.3KFeaturedDancers from around the world: 3 dance journeys
Dancers, no matter where they come from, have many things in common. They’re passionate, hard workers and, however their dance journey has...
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928Australian Dance Reviews‘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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1.2KFeaturedJoffrey Ballet School, NY returns to Australia for VDF24
The Joffrey Ballet School (JBS), New York will return to Australia this April with its popular masterclass audition series at Energetiks VDF24....
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942Australian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company’s New Breed: A treat for the senses
Carriageworks, Sydney.6 December 2023 Sydney Dance Company is celebrating a decade of New Breed this December, an annual season of works by...
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1.1KFeaturedADC’s Artistic Director Amy Hollingsworth: Pushing interdisciplinary boundaries with intelligence and empathy
To say 2023 was a successful year for Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) is an understatement. Led by Artistic Director Amy Hollingsworth, the...
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958FeaturedDancers reflect on 2023 and look ahead to a new year
Another year has (so quickly) passed, and 2024 is right around the corner. It’s a great time to reflect on the past...
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522Australian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company in Rafael Bonachela’s intimate ‘Somos’
Neilson Studio, Sydney Dance Company.1 November 2023. Sydney Dance Company debuted Rafael Bonachela’s new work Somos in the Neilson Studio Theatre at...
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1.2KFeaturedSydney Festival 2024 promises to be bolder than ever
The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of world premieres, extraordinary...
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907Australian Dance ReviewsUp close and personal: Sydney Dance Company in ‘Somos’
Neilson Studio at Sydney Dance Company, Sydney.1 November 2023. The world premiere and opening night of Somos – which translates to “we are” in...
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1.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsFeeling the rhythm in Paulina Quinteros’ ‘Water Mirror’
Neilson Studio, Sydney Dance Company, Sydney.15 September 2023. After a short but successful run in 2022, Paulina Quinteros’ Water Mirror made a...
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895FeaturedOrganisational muscle: Hilary McKenna becomes executive director of Co3
Social, folk or theatrical; dance activity often coalesces around groups and organisations (associations, troupes, companies, etc.). What this entails is a level...
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1.4KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – October/November 2023
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) has anounced the appointment of its new...
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342Featured‘We want to show we are as one’: Lizzie Gough working on ‘Message In a Bottle’
Lizzie Gough is working as assistant choreographer to Kate Prince on Message In a Bottle, coming to the Sydney Opera House this...
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852FeaturedScimm. Dance Company’s ‘Mechorstra’ to premiere as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival
Scimm. Dance Company is thrilled to announce its groundbreaking performance, Mechorstra, is set to captivate audiences at the 2023 Melbourne Fringe Festival....
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917Australian Dance ReviewsThe depth and beauty of ‘WICKED’ in its Australian tour
Lyric Theatre, Sydney.7 September 2023. Twenty years on from its Broadway premiere, WICKED has flown its way down-under once again, to delight...
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882Australian Dance Reviews‘Walanbaa Yulu-Gi’ Burn the Floor: An electric celebration of dance
The Concourse, Chatswood, Sydney.13 August 2023. Sunday, 13th August 2023, was the final show for the tour of Burn the Floor (Walanbaa...
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1.2KFeaturedCaroline Bowditch: Movement in the making
“How can you work with dance to explore what bodies are capable of?” With this question, Caroline Bowditch (dancer, choreographer and CEO...
