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All posts tagged "COVID-19"
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133FeaturedSydney 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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109FeaturedMedibank 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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400Australian 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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412Dance 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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2.3KFeaturedAn 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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580Australian 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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286FeaturedHit 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...
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695FeaturedMelbourne’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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261FeaturedWhich schools have won at Wakakirri 2020?
As a result of COVID-19, Wakakirri 2020, Australia’s largest performing arts festival for schools, was forced to pivot away from its regular live...
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336FeaturedSydney 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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156FeaturedSydney’s immersive theatre show, ‘The Power of Love’, draws on history of iconic venue
Produced by Here Today, The Power of Love is an immersive theatre and dining experience that draws on the history of Sydney’s iconic Grand Pacific...
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632FeaturedDayton 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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519FeaturedRowena 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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522Australian Dance ReviewsPerformance Space Live-on-the-Line: Sue Healey’s ‘Live Action Relay’
23 October 2020. Streamed online for Liveworks 2020. A musician crouched in desert plants and red-tinged dirt, the sounds he creates on various...
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545Dance 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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622FeaturedDarlinghurst Theatre Company comes into ‘BLOOM’
As restrictions on public gatherings continue to ease in NSW, Darlinghurst Theatre Company has unveiled its month-long BLOOM Festival which will open on 29...
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415InterviewsNothing 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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442FeaturedWA 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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373Dance AdviceAuditions in the time of COVID: ‘PIPPIN’ at Sydney Lyric
Looking at the girls who had been in the callback for PIPPIN, patiently waiting on the outdoor balcony of The Star, they were...
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761FeaturedQueensland 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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566Dancer HealthAnnouncing SOUND MIND for Mental Health Month
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the Australian live entertainment industry, leaving thousands of gig-to-gig onstage and offstage professionals with unlimited unemployment....
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445FeaturedDance film project ‘Everything Gone’ premieres
Everything Gone, a dance film project that is part of ongoing Australian dance series Deep End, premiered over the weekend via Film...
