Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "dance interviews"
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306InterviewsJosh 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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649InterviewsMeet 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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518InterviewsAmy 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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285InterviewsFelicity 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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685FeaturedAmerican 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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959FeaturedDavid 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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761InterviewsLucy 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...
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1.3KInterviewsFrancesco Ventriglia on the new Sydney Choreographic Centre and superstar Sylvie Guillem
The Sydney Choreographic Centre is an exciting new establishment which has been designed to elevate the next generation of choreographers. Co-founded by...
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1.8KFeaturedMeryl Tankard: Restless search for a new dance vocabulary
During the COVID lockdown, the dance world faced the challenge of ensuring its survival in a world of social isolation. Denied its...
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1.9KFeaturedMagnetic Force: ‘Moulin Rouge’ draws Kahlia Davis back to the Aussie stage
The cast of Moulin Rouge! The Musical has been announced. Enter a world of splendour and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and...
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1.1KFeaturedSydney Eisteddfod: Out of the living room, into the spotlight
Long before shiny floor TV, there was the Sydney Eisteddfod. Indeed, the first known Eisteddfod event is thought to have occurred in...
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1.3KInterviewsYvette 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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2.3KInterviewsLife after the ballet: David McAllister, back to fandom
Most of us, consciously or otherwise, define ourselves in terms of what we do. I am a dancer, writer, et cetera. For those of us...
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4.3KInterviewsLizzy Howell: Breaking stereotypes and inspiring the next generation
Dance represents many aspects of life and society, and has always been reflective of what is going on in any particular era....
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1.4KFeaturedAustralia’s Ashley Wallen on choreographing ‘Jingle Jangle’
The holidays can be a truly special time for all ages. With joyful music and bright lights all around, we can feel...
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1.5KInterviewsFestival vision: Olivia Ansell lands coveted Sydney Festival director’s role
Sydney Opera House director of contemporary dance, circus and physical theatre, Olivia Ansell has been appointed Sydney Festival Director from 2022. This...
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1.4KFeaturedLucy Guerin: From AO onwards
Sitting in the theatre in late February, watching Lucy Guerin’s Metal, with its metaphors of strength, fluidity and animal imperative, we knew it...
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1.6KInterviewsLouisville Ballet’s Robert Curran: Dancing to southern hospitality
It’s been six years since Robert Curran took the reins of the Louisville Ballet in Kentucky. Curran sounds as enthusiastic as ever...
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5.6KFeaturedBehind the lens with PureDynamics Photography
Dance photography — an art form in its own right. Dance photographers have the unique skill in collaborating with their athletic and...
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2.6KFeaturedHear dance and see music: Unlocking the nuances of William Forsythe’s ’N.N.N.N.’
Sydney Dance Company 2020 season is set with staging works from two contemporary dance masters — Sydney Dance Company’s own Rafael Bonachela...
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1.5KDance AdviceTiffany O’Connor: Nothing can stop her
What is every young performer’s dream? To become a professional and get paid to do what they love so much. Whichever field in the performing arts you’ve chosen...
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3.5KFeaturedCharmene Yap steps into a new role at SDC
Sydney Dance Company (SDC) stalwart Charmene Yap will be finishing her performing career at the end of SDC’s Season 1 tour of Bonachela/Nankivel/Lane....
