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All posts tagged "COVID-19 pandemic"
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240FeaturedViral viability: Is theatre sustainable at 75% capacity?
Walk into Theatreworks in St Kilda, and you can see what COVID has done. The foyer has been turned into a café,...
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491FeaturedDarlinghurst Theatre Company announces 2021 season
In 2021, Darlinghurst Theatre Company has been redefined: part theatre company, part experience maker. Consolidating its breakthroughs during the past year with some...
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619Australian Dance ReviewsThe re-opening of Melbourne commercial theatre following lockdowns with ‘Come From Away’
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne.28 January 2021. Come From Away is a musical based on a true story. Amidst the September 11 attacks in 2001,...
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443InterviewsYvette Lee: Looking forward to her best year yet
The 2021 dance year has started, and although it still looks a little different to previous years, there’s a lot to look...
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482Featured‘Les Misérables’ returns by popular demand in Sydney
Tickets are now on sale to Les Misérables, back by popular demand for a return season in 2021. The world’s most popular musical...
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494FeaturedSydney Festival embarks on 25 days of Australian-made masterpieces
During a period defined by uncertainty, Sydney Festival has defied the odds, marking its opening with a city-wide celebration of Australian art...
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483Australian Dance Reviews‘Frozen’: The hit Broadway musical is taking Sydney by storm
10 December 2020. Capitol Theatre, Sydney. It was seven years ago when Disney’s animated film Frozen opened in cinemas in the USA, smashing records...
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400FeaturedMedibank and Sydney Dance Company create ‘World’s Fittest Dance’
Medibank has announced the launch of the World’s Fittest Dance as part of its Live Better program, collaborating with Australia’s leading contemporary dance company, Sydney Dance...
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579Australian Dance ReviewsThank God for theatre: ‘PIPPIN’ reopens Broadway in Australia
Sydney Lyric at The Star, Sydney.3 December 2020. After what seemed like an eternity, Sydney audiences are once again eagerly sitting in...
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577Dance Teacher ResourcesAn invitation for an opportunity to REFLECT
How would you reflect on your 2020 experience? The COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the lives of performing artists across Australia. As challenges...
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3.1KFeaturedAn artist’s guide to the new normal
“We’re artists,” she says. “We have to regenerate ourselves all the time. So, I have no qualms that myself and my competitors will...
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830Australian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company’s ‘New Breed’ 2020: Performing under the new normal
Carriageworks, Sydney.26 November 2020. As large swathes of the globe were undergoing renewed COVID second wave lockdowns, Sydney Dance Company was tentatively...
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951FeaturedMelbourne’s dance scene emerges from lockdown
As Victoria emerges from one of the world’s most stringent lockdown periods, a new normal begins. For Melbourne’s dance industry, the hope...
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458FeaturedSydney Dance Company announces annual program for 2021
Sydney Dance Company is pleased to announce its 2021 Annual Program, comprising of the world premiere of the eagerly anticipated collaboration between...
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780FeaturedDayton Tavares and cast offer something for everyone in ‘Magic Mike Live’
Described as “a feverish spectacle” by London’s Evening Standard, there’s no doubt that Magic Mike Live is an exciting addition to the Australian theatre...
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607Dance AdviceChoreography Days: The virtual residency you didn’t know you needed
Meet Hania (Hanna) Szymczak. From being a Fulbright Fellow in Germany (from 2016-2017) to traveling the world (she’s been to 50 countries!) to...
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707FeaturedRowena and Joel Rasmussen bring us ‘Closing Miss Rosie’s’
Rowena Rasmussen, film director and choreographer, and husband Joel Rasmussen, urban choreographer and emerging cinematographer, have created a short dance film as a...
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802Dance Teacher ResourcesReturn to dance: Managing Mirror Shock
Dancers generally use mirrors as a resource for self-evaluation and self-improvement. Due to the COVID-19 interruptions, many dancers in Victoria have been...
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589InterviewsNothing can stop the magic of The Oneill Twins
The Oneill Twins have been dancing for almost 20 years. They’ve competed on the world hip hop stage, performed with J Lo...
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625FeaturedWA Festival of Dance sees young dancers return to the stage in 2020
In a year that has seen the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) postpone almost all of its national student events programme, the...
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1.1KFeaturedQueensland Ballet presents ‘Giselle’ at HOTA
Gold Coast’s Home of the Arts (HOTA) will light up when Queensland Ballet presents Ai-Gul Gaisina’ production of Giselle on the outdoor stage, from...
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1.4KDance AdviceVictorian studios: Help them reopen
Dance schools across Victoria are in a frustrating situation. As community sports and even school camps have been given the green light...
