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All posts tagged "dance interviews"
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350InterviewsBalancing dance and fatherhood with Victor Zarallo
We rarely get to shine a spotlight on the dads of the dance industry, who skillfully balance the demands of a rigorous...
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627InterviewsDon’t Xerox the King: ‘Elvis’ choreographer Michael Ralph
Of the many things we know about Elvis, it is the thriving impersonator industry that looms as one of the weirdest and...
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846FeaturedThere’s no business like shoe business: Meet Tim Heathcote of MDM Dancewear
Tim Heathcote knows a thing or two about dance. He studied at The Australian Ballet School and is a former soloist with...
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630InterviewsThe homecoming of Australian-born dancer Alison McWhinney
In a significant move since assuming the role of Artistic Director at Queensland Ballet, Leanne Benjamin has announced the homecoming of Australian-born...
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884InterviewsMegan Connelly at The Australian Ballet School: Moving people, not just bodies
You have probably heard a story like this before. “I danced around at home all the time when I was very, very...
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980InterviewsComing from a heart space: Mia Heathcote heads to The Australian Ballet
Mia Heathcote is a shining star of the Australian ballet scene. A graduate of The Australian Ballet School and Principal Artist of...
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1.8KFeaturedLisa Pavane: Leaving with her head held high
Lisa Pavane’s journey with The Australian Ballet School (“the School”) commenced in 1978, when she was accepted as a student, relocating from...
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990InterviewsTy King-Wall: Finding form, accepting flow
As a teenager, he left his home in Tuaranga on New Zealand’s north island and flew ‘across the ditch’ to attend The...
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1.2KDance Teacher ResourcesBallet Without Borders: Taking the bias out of ballet
This story is not about ballet. It is about choice, and who gets to choose. It begins with a girl named Katia....
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1.1KInterviewsMeet the New Breed 2023 choreographers
Sydney Dance Company’s much anticipated annual season of emerging choreographic talent, New Breed, will hit the Carriageworks space this December. The line-up this year is an...
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2.3KInterviewsWorld-class principal artist Lisa-Maree Cullum to take the artistic helm at Tanya Pearson Academy in 2024
The globally renowned Tanya Pearson Academy (TPA) based in Sydney, has recently announced the appointment of Lisa-Maree Cullum as artistic director of...
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1.3KInterviewsFrom concept to campaign: A glimpse into Studio 7 Dancewear’s creative process
Studio 7 Dancewear is a family-owned Australian brand that has grown to become a much loved and trusted label over the past...
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1.2KFeaturedThe challenge of choosing: Todd Patrick talks audition season and the AOC Scholarship Initiative
We all like choice, except sometimes when we are asked to choose. Because some choices can be tough, others easier to avoid....
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1.3KFeaturedEliza Cooper: On creativity flowing with ‘Bat Lake’
Dance Informa got the chance to chat with Sydney-based independent choreographer Eliza Cooper on her life as a choreographer, what inspires her...
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1.2KFeatured‘Fall! Falter!! Dance!!!’: Ryuichi Fujimura’s autobiographical piece in dance
Showcasing this August 11 – 13, FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres presents Dance Bites 2022 season – Let’s DANCE – a double-bill...
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1.2KInterviewsJosh Rhodes and ‘Cinderella’: If the shoe fits…
You might think that pure hearted poor girls, charming princes and fairy godmothers don’t sound like they belong in the disinformed, doom-scroll...
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2.2KInterviewsMeet stunning Sydney-sider Tiana Meehan, Energetiks Model Search Winner!
It was just over a year ago that Tiana Meehan was named the winner in Dance Informa’s annual cover model search with...
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2.6KInterviewsAmy Campbell’s explosive and immersive ‘leap’ – Win Tickets
Leap is the new production choreographed and directed by Amy Campbell. Described as ‘athletic dance immersed coated in passionate live music,’ Campbell’s vision...
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1.1KInterviewsFelicity Bott’s Great Southern Dance: A new regional company highlighting the landscape of the deep south
Felicity Bott took the challenge of the pandemic’s great interruption to all arts organisations to establish Great Southern Dance, a new independent regional dance...
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1.8KFeaturedAmerican ballet star Skylar Brandt twirls through Brisbane’s Ballet International Gala
Brisbane’s long-awaited Ballet International Gala (BIG) event has brought in world-class dancers from some of the globe’s most acclaimed ballet companies, including...
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2.1KFeaturedDavid Hallberg: Looking through a fresh lens
Leaving the global stage for a rehearsal space on the banks of the Yarra was always going to have its moments. It’s...
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1.9KInterviewsLucy Hind and ‘Girl From The North Country’: Are the times truly a changin’?
At first, a musical built around Bob Dylan songs sounds like yet another Boomer nostalgia-fest. However, Conor McPherson’s Depression Era drama Girl From...
