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Claire Ross. Photo by Lindsay Rosenberg.

Credit the Creator: An Instagram account for accountability

Do you know who choreographed the handshake in The Parent Trap? No? What about the Jingle Bell Rock dance from Mean Girls? You might...

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Melbourne International Film Festival’s ‘Bodies in Motion’: Dance on film

Streaming on miff.com.au. 15 August 2021. As part of the Melbourne International Film Festival, there was a special screening of short dance films called Bodies...

Mischa Baka's 'you and I are stood'. Photo by Baka.

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Dance (Lens) highlights dance films from Australia and internationally

Dancehouse, Melbourne. August 2021. Dance (Lens) is a most exciting festival of screen dance organised by Dancehouse in Melbourne. Thirty-three short works are...

Joanne Samuel, Lauren Esposito, Jesse A'hern and Juliet Doherty.

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New teen drama ‘The Red Shoes: Next Step’ begins production

The new teen coming-of-age dance drama, The Red Shoes: Next Step, has commenced production in Sydney. From the creators of the family fantasy adventure...

Photo courtesy of Inspired Dance Youth Film Festival.

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Inspired Dance Youth Film Festival celebrates dance, film and creativity

The Inspired Dance Youth Film Festival, to be held this July, is dedicated to the future of the dance film industry and...

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Fear of loneliness and solitude: ‘Oh Boy!’ at March Dance

Dance Cinema online screening.1 March 2021. As part of March Dance, we are privileged to see Oh Boy! by Hadi Moussally. It is...

Bangarra Dance Theatre in 'Ones Country'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Marking Bangarra’s 30th anniversary in film: ‘Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra’

February 2021. Bangarra is a Wiradjuri word which means “to make fire”. Firestarter is a stunningly photographed film directed by Nel Minchin and Wayne...

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New Zealand Dance News – February 2021

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB)’s Choreographer in Residence Loughlan Prior has premiered a...

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Rowena 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...

Sydney Dance Company's Dance Locale. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Sydney Dance Company launches NSW Festival of Place with series of short films

Sydney Dance Company has launched its involvement in the inaugural NSW Festival of Place, a year-long festival celebrating NSW’s public spaces initiated...

Bangarra Dance Theatre in 'Bennelong'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Two dance films set to premiere

This year’s Adelaide Film Festival program, which runs 14 – 25 October, includes the premiere of dance films from two of Australia’s...

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Dance 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...

'Becoming The Icon' featuring Lilian Steiner and Emile Zile. Photo by James Wright.

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Lilian Steiner and Emile Zile: ‘Becoming The Icon’

On 19 August, Becoming The Icon, the final commission for BLEED (Biennial Live Event in the Everyday Digital), will premiere. Becoming The Icon is a...

'Popsicle' by Katherine Helen Fisher (part of San Francisco Dance Film Festival selection).

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Marquee TV launches first annual Summer Shorts Festival

Marquee TV, the multi-genre performing arts streaming service, will be debuting its first annual Summer Shorts Festival on August 3. During its Summer...

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Dance at the vanishing pointe: A talk with Sue Healey

For Sue Healey, dance has the dual quality of being one of the most embodied artforms that rests on a visceral and...

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Dancenorth’s ‘Common Colours’ is named finalist in short film awards

Dancenorth’s Disability Ambassador, Chris Dyke, recently collaborated with Artistic Director Kyle Page and videographer Robert Crispe to creat Common Colours, a short...