It seems strange to be writing an article about contemporary dancers and choreographers carrying a legacy from the pioneers of the artform...
Every festival is a mixed bag. Hits, misses, stuff we just forget. Yet for anyone wishing to reduce an event as hectic...
Sydney Dance Company (SDC) opens its 50-year anniversary with a Season One triple bill involving current SDC Maestro Rafael Bonachela and exciting...
You can almost hear the cogs whirring in her head. There is a pause. Then: “I think in life, everything is emotional,”...
On 1 November, Lucy Guerin Inc moved into its new home, WXYZ Studios, in north Melbourne. It’s not just a new home...
Although it sometimes seems as though we are in an age of hyper-polarised opinion, in which a click speed culture is driving...
In what must surely be a first in this country, one of the nation’s premier contemporary dance companies has teamed up with...
There is a blackboard wall in a foyer at a specialist dance venue just north of the river in Melbourne, Australia, where...
While there’s no shortage of advice out there for young dancers, the same can’t be said for aspiring choreographers. For those whose...
Angela Hamilton, director and founder of Sydney-based independent dance company Twisted Element, has made the exciting announcement of the commencement of Wild...
The Keir Foundation, Carriageworks and Dancehouse have announced the eight artists who have been selected for the 2018 Keir Choreographic Award, Australia’s...
For two shows only, 22-23 September, FORM Dance Projects, together with Riverside Theatres, will present Urban Kali, a contemporary multidisciplinary performance that...
Australian Dance Theatre (ADT)’s 2017 season is rich with premieres of new work, site-specific work, touring of repertoire and workshops for young...
Few would argue that one of the most wonderful parts of being human is the capacity to dance, and the potential for...
Every one of us has a way of doing things, a kind of routine for living. This “comfort zone” is where we...
We are used to the idea that a dance work may take years to move from ideation to fruition, but it’s not...
2016 is shaping up to be a busy year for Adelaide’s Australian Dance Theatre. Having just presented the world premiere of Habitus...
Recently, I was invited to see an “unmissable” show. The media release assured me of its astonishing significance, a rare opportunity to...
Carriageworks, Sydney. Thursday, January 21, 2016. Double Blind opens with a stark, sterile, floodlit stage where two dancers immediately engage in a...
Sydney Opera House. January 10, 2016. Fase is considered a seminal work in the history of contemporary dance. First conceived and performed...
Come 2016, Limitless Dance Company hopes to make waves on the contemporary dance scene with its debut season. Founded by Mitchell Turnbull,...
“We call ourselves a 54-year-old start-up,” declares Raewyn Hill down the line from the world’s most isolated capital. “The WA dance community...