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All posts tagged "COVID-19"
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541Top StoriesSydney Dance Company is back
Sydney Dance Company’s Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela today announced the exciting news of the Company’s planned return to the stage, the studio...
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407FeaturedWest Australian Ballet creates seven new positions for dancers
In the shadow of the pandemic, West Australian Ballet has made a bold move to invigorate the Australian dance industry by creating...
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457FeaturedRAD’s Dance Fest back for SA Dancers
In a year when COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions have continued to prevent dancers from accessing their usual training activities in their own...
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472FeaturedSydney Fringe announces ‘The Essence of Fringe’
The Sydney Fringe has announced The Essence of Fringe, a digital program that will be presented from 10 September – 1 October to...
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471FeaturedRegistrations are open for Dancerites, Australia’s First Nations dance competition
Registrations are now open until 6 September for the seventh annual Dancerites, Sydney Opera House’s celebrated national First Nations dance competition. This...
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592FeaturedCirca becomes first major arts company to tour again internationally
The world-acclaimed contemporary circus arts company Circa has premiered the sixth of the 10 new works created during COVID, with a production of Astor...
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515FeaturedRAD WA Festival of Dance sees 400 dancers take to the stage
In a year when snap lockdowns and the threat of lockdown have left many too afraid to plan events, the Royal Academy...
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993Australian Dance Reviews‘The Little Prince’: A timeless, other-worldly journey
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 27 May 2021. Direct from Paris, The Little Prince has finally made it to Australian Shores after a cancelled 2020 mid-COVID season, and it...
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913FeaturedViral 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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981InterviewsFrom history to here: Elandrah Eramiha in ‘Hamilton’
There are many remarkable things about Hamilton. Hailed as a form-changer in musical theatre, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip hop-driven, historical drama has won Tony,...
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1.2KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet mines the Quarry to open 2021 season
Blessed with a natural open air amphitheatre just 13km from the Perth CBD, West Australian Ballet (WAB) was eager to exit the...
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1.0KFeaturedDarlinghurst 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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745FeaturedMove Through Life’s 2021 season: Body and age diversity in Adelaide dance scene
Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes, so when the Facebook page of Adelaide-based dance company for adults Move Through Life (MTL) got trolled...
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925InterviewsYvette 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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1.2KFeatured‘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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684FeaturedSydney 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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736FeaturedMedibank 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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863Australian 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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827Dance 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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3.6KFeaturedAn 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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1.4KAustralian 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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636FeaturedHit musical ‘Once’ announces Australian tour in 2021
A smash hit around the world, Once is based on the movie of the same name by John Carney and features a spell-binding score...
