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All posts tagged "Contemporary dance"
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7.1KFeaturedThe latest with Australian Dance Theatre AD Garry Stewart and dancer Matte Roffe
Australian Dance Theatre (ADT)’s 2017 season is rich with premieres of new work, site-specific work, touring of repertoire and workshops for young...
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9.9KDance AdviceDoes dance have a responsibility to bring us joy?
Few would argue that one of the most wonderful parts of being human is the capacity to dance, and the potential for...
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5.6KFeaturedMatthew Day: Stepping into unsettled space
Every one of us has a way of doing things, a kind of routine for living. This “comfort zone” is where we...
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4.7KFeaturedShake the disease: Ashley Dyer’s ‘Tremor’
We are used to the idea that a dance work may take years to move from ideation to fruition, but it’s not...
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11.6KFeaturedAustralian Dance Theatre’s Garry Stewart
2016 is shaping up to be a busy year for Adelaide’s Australian Dance Theatre. Having just presented the world premiere of Habitus...
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107.0K11FeaturedIs that Dance? A writer’s response to recent dance trends
Recently, I was invited to see an “unmissable” show. The media release assured me of its astonishing significance, a rare opportunity to...
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6.2KAustralian Dance ReviewsStephanie Lake’s ‘Double Blind’ at Sydney Festival
Carriageworks, Sydney. Thursday, January 21, 2016. Double Blind opens with a stark, sterile, floodlit stage where two dancers immediately engage in a...
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6.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsAnne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s ‘Fase’ at Sydney Festival
Sydney Opera House. January 10, 2016. Fase is considered a seminal work in the history of contemporary dance. First conceived and performed...
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7.5KFeaturesLimitless Dance Company gets ready for debut season
Come 2016, Limitless Dance Company hopes to make waves on the contemporary dance scene with its debut season. Founded by Mitchell Turnbull,...
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4.9KTop StoriesIn Company with Others: Perth’s New Co3
“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...
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7.2K1Australian Dance Reviews‘A Pre-emptive Requiem for Mother Nature’ by Dancenorth
Sunday, August 9, 2015. School of Arts Theatre, Townsville, QLD. Melbourne-based dancer, composer and choreographer Alisdair Macindoe presents A Pre-emptive Requiem for...
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4.8KAustralian Dance Reviews‘On View: Live Portraits’ by Sue Healey
Performance Space, Carriageworks, Sydney. July 18, 2015. Choreographed and directed by Sue Healey, On View: Live Portraits presented seven fabulous performers in...
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6.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsBangarra Dance Theatre presents ‘Lore’
Sydney Opera House. July 4, 2015. Two visually stunning, marvellously danced works—both world premieres—were presented in the latest thrilling programme by Bangarra...
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5.3KAustralian Dance ReviewsTransit Dance Company presents ‘Every Inch Of Me’
Arts House: Meat Market, Melbourne. June 20, 2015. It’s a frigid night in the side streets of North Melbourne. Nonetheless, an expectant...
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5.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsAn Eclectic Selection by Mark Morris Dance Group
Sydney Opera House. June 3, 2015. Founded in New York City in 1980 by Artistic Director and Choreographer Mark Morris, the Mark...
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5.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsTukre: A Bravura Solo by Raghav Handa
Parramatta Riverside Theatre, Sydney May 1, 2015 Mesmerizing, powerful and hypnotic, this is a bravura solo by Raghav Handa. Translated, Tukre means...
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16.9KAustralian Dance Reviews‘Frame of Mind’ by Sydney Dance Company
Sydney Theatre March 9, 2015 By Elizabeth Ashley of Dance Informa. Sydney Dance Company’s latest program, Frame of Mind, offers a myriad of contrasts...
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9.8KFeaturesWelcoming Contemporary Dance Company of Western Australia!
By Elle Evangelista of Dance Informa. Over the past 20 years, the contemporary dance industry has seen a strong dominance in full-time companies...
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3.7KAustralian Dance Reviews‘Complexity Of Belonging’ by Chunky Move and Melbourne Theatre Company
Sumner Theatre, Melbourne October 9, 2014 By Paul Ransom of Dance Informa. You know when you’re in the presence of pure class....
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11.5KFeaturesThree of Perth’s Emerging Dance Artists Re-form Uncollected
By Elle Evangelista of Dance Informa. As WAAPA continues to be at the forefront of creating great dancers, Perth’s contemporary dance scene also...
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6.8KFeaturesDance at Melbourne Fringe Festival
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. The iconic Melbourne Fringe Festival rolls into town again this month, bringing treats from all corners...
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3.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsHofesh Shechter’s ‘Sun’
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House August 27, 2014 By Lynne Lancaster of Dance Informa. Sun is the masterpiece of Hofesh Schechter, a...
