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All posts tagged "dance interviews"
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11FeaturedAl Blackstone brings heart and storytelling to VDF 2026
Emmy Award–winning director, choreographer, and educator Al Blackstone is set to make his first visit to Australia for Victorian Dance Festival (VDF)...
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32InterviewsNo limits: Erianthe Akaata’s journey across stage, screen, and beyond
Get to know dancer-singer-model-actor Erianthe Akaata! Can you introduce yourself and share how your journey in the industry began? “My name is...
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8FeaturedMeet the three new company members of Sydney Dance Company 2026
Sydney Dance Company’s 2026 season is poised to be a landmark year, blending bold new works, a celebration of legacy, and the...
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208InterviewsRafael Bonachela to conclude tenure with Sydney Dance Company
Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela will conclude his tenure with Sydney Dance Company in 2028, following nearly two decades of transformative artistic leadership....
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211FeaturedMax Ostler: ‘Dance For Your Life’
Fresh from the success of the Dance Life series, Australian dancer Max Ostler is stepping onto the big screen with Dance For...
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518FeaturedKarli Dinardo: A life led through dance
Under the glow of Broadway’s lights, few performers command the stage with the precision, versatility, and emotional depth of Karli Dinardo. Born...
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1.1KFeaturedMax Simmons: From Brent Street to the USA
From the moment Max Simmons steps into a studio, you can feel it — the confidence of a dancer who has poured...
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1.0KInterviewsChristopher Horsey: Tap into the sound
It started when the wall came down. When one of the original Tap Dogs spoke with Dance Informa prior to his recent...
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567FeaturedDifferences, yet a deep sense of understanding: 4 choreographers reflect on ‘MSTM’
Bringing together four choreographers from different generations and distinct movement lineages, MSTM, presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre this past November, is a...
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958Dance Teacher ResourcesFrom ballet to law and back to ballet: Zara Lim makes a name for herself as an adult ballet teacher
When Zara Lim was a young ballet student, she lived and breathed ballet. She trained at the Victorian College of the Arts...
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1.1KFeaturedNDT’s Genevieve O’Keefe on being reinvented by experience
Genevieve O’Keefe graduated from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She danced with the West Australian Ballet for two years before...
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890InterviewsA celebration of a moment of pause: Tra Mi Dinh’s ‘Somewhere between ten and fourteen’
In just a few short years, choreographer Tra Mi Dinh has carved an unmistakable path through Australia’s contemporary dance landscape. From the...
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1.7KDancer HealthMarie Walton-Mahon: Taking Progressing Ballet Technique to new heights
In the 1980s, Marie Walton-Mahon, OAM, began laying the foundations of what she would later call Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT). In 2005,...
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1.5KFeaturedMelanie Lane’s latest ‘Phantasm’: A mythic…something
It could be the question of the year. What, if anything, is real? Blinded by the blizzard of the now – AI,...
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1.5KInterviewsThe making of a modern muse: Lania Atkins
From the world’s most prestigious stages to the lens of one of ballet’s most iconic photographers, Lania Atkins is emerging as one...
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1.4KFeaturedThe next global choreographic powerhouse: Brendan Yeates in motion
Brendan Yeates has built a remarkable career at the intersection of movement and storytelling. From Broadway blockbusters to the iconic Sydney Opera...
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1.4KFeaturedExploring the significance of Sydney Dance Company’s European tour
As Sydney Dance Company embarks on a landmark European tour, Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela and company dancers Sophie Jones and Ryan Pearson...
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1.5KInterviewsHow to die on stage (and mean it): Robyn Hendricks as Manon
The thing about dancing the plum roles in ballet is that you are not the first; and with that comes expectation and...
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1.5KFeaturedKelly Aykers Full Time Dance: Not just picking cherries
“Nerves are a performer’s nemesis,” notes Kelly Aykers. “No matter how seasoned you are, the nerves have a way of railroading you...
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1.3KInterviewsNext steps: Jayden Hicks leads Transit Dance
While promotions are a time of celebration, they can also come with a sense of responsibility and respect for the journey that...
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1.2KInterviewsFootnote New Zealand Dance’s Anita Hunziker: Emerging stronger on the other side
‘We honour our past, but it does not define our future.’ ~ Anita Hunziker on Footnote New Zealand Dance Footnote New Zealand...
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1.5KInterviewsIvan Gil-Ortega: A vision for the future of Queensland Ballet
As Ivan Gil-Ortega embarks on his new journey as the artistic leader of Queensland Ballet, his 25 years of experience in ballet,...
