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Creative intellect at its best: Sydney Dance Company presents ‘Ascent’

Ascent, co-commissioned by Canberra Theatre Centre, is an inspired triple bill that will be performed by Sydney Dance Company at the Sydney Opera...

Renée Sigouin, Cindy Salgado, Rena Narumi, Tiffany Tregarthen, Matthew Peacock, Jermaine Spivey, David Raymond and Doug Letheren in 'Revisor'. Photo by Michael Slobodian.

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Exciting dance happenings at Adelaide Festival 2023

Adelaide Festival 2023 is kicking off this week, and you won’t want to miss some of the exciting dance events happening at...

Gravity & Other Myths in 'The Mirror'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Gravity & Other Myths in ‘The Mirror’: A unique circus experience

Sydney Opera House, Sydney.14 February 2023. Gravity & Other Myths (GOM) have brought their latest offering The Mirror contemporary circus show to...

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Bangarra Dance Theatre’s ‘Dance Clan’ continues the tradition of storytelling

The Studio Theatre at Bangarra, Sydney. 10 February 2023. We are welcomed to the performance of Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Dance Clan by...

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Sydney Dance Company takes to the stage with triple-bill ‘Ascent’

In 2023, Sydney Dance Company takes to the stage of the Sydney Opera House as part of its 50th anniversary with the...

Lux Eterna's 'The 8th Day'. Photo by Lux Eterna.

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March Dance 2023: Sydney’s independent dance scene takes over

Supported by the City of Sydney, from 1 – 31 March, the March Dance festival includes over 100 artists, 10 companies, 11...

Australian Dance Theatre in Daniel Riley's 'Tracker'.

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Australian Dance Theatre presents ‘Tracker’ at Adelaide Festival 2023

Daniel Riley’s major new work, Tracker, will be one of the centrepieces of the upcoming 2023 Adelaide Festival. Using the extraordinary story of Riley’s...

Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. Photo by Jack Thomson.

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Amanda Britton: Looking for students who have that hunger in their eyes

Amanda Britton, Chief Executive, Principal and Artistic Director of Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, UK is coming to Australia in February on...

Madalene Macera, Charlie Wilkins and Bhodi Hudson in 'Exposed' by Restless Dance Theatre. Photo by Roy Vandervegt.

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FRAME: A biennial of dance is coming to Melbourne

FRAME: A biennial of dance is coming to Melbourne and surrounds this March. The inaugural FRAME program is an invitation to celebrate...

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Campbelltown Arts Centre presents ‘The Other Side’ with dancer Brianna Kell

Campbelltown Arts Centre (C-A-C) is proud to present The Other Side, a new performance piece that is a physical, sonic and visual...

Patricia Barker in the studio. Photo by Stephen A'Court, courtesy of RNZB.

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RNZB Artistic Director Patricia Barker retires after 43 years in ballet

The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) has anounced the retirement of Artistic Director Patricia Barker. In her five-and-a-half years at the helm...

Chunky Move in Joel Bray's 'Garabari'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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Join the circle and dance: Joel Bray and Chunky Move present ‘Garabari’

Garabari, a new large-scale immersive performance work choreographed by Joel Bray, one of Australia’s fast rising stars, will have its world premiere at Arts...

Lucy Guerin Inc. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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Lucy Guerin Inc announces 2M bequest from Chloe Munro AO

Ian McDougall, Chair of leading Australian dance company Lucy Guerin Inc (LGI), has announced that Chloe Munro AO, the former LGI Chair...

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Sydney Dance Company announces innovative 2023 season

Sydney Dance Company has announced its 2023 Annual Program, a year of dance that showcases breathtaking artistry and dynamism. “For Sydney Dance...

Stephanie Lake's 'The Universe Is Here'. Photo by Pedro Greig.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Sydney Dance Company dazzles in triple bill ‘Resound’

Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.29 October 2022. Sydney Dance Company’s Resound is a challenging, thought-provoking triple bill that showcases the superlative dancing of the Sydney...

Transit High School Academy students on stage in BPM. Photo by Paul Malek.

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Transit High School Academy: A high school for dancers

If you could dream of your ideal schooling environment, it would be dancing around the clock, right? Transit High School Academy is the secondary...

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Four independent choreographers kick off inaugural INDance

Over two weeks in August, Sydney Dance Company and City of Sydney will be supporting INDance, an inaugural independent dance program in the...

'Jagad' by Monica Lim, Rianto and Melanie Lane. Photo by Hananta Kusuma.

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‘Jagad’ by Monica Lim, Rianto and Melanie Lane: How many universities do we inhabit?

Complex realities merge with inner worlds in the mystical and striking new dance work by Monica Lim, Rianto and Melanie Lane: Jagad. Inspired...

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‘Let’s DANCE’: A double bill for Chris Chua and Ryuichi Fujimura

FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres present Let’s DANCE, from 11 – 13 August, a double-bill by Chris Chua (BeatStorm) and Ryuichi Fujimura (Fall! Falter!! Dance!!!), FORM’s...

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Stephanie Lake’s bravest ‘Manifesto’

Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne.10 June 2022. Imagine if the H.M.S. Pinafore had been taken over by cult leaders or extremists, and G&S camp replaced with...