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Lucy 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...

Robert Curran with Company Dancer Ashley Thursby. Photo by Sam English.

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Louisville 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...

Lela Johnson. Photo by Renate Hechter PureDynamics Photography/@puredynamicsphoto.

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Behind 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...

Impermanence Sydney Dance Company by Pedro Greig

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Hear 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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Tiffany 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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Charmene 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....

Nick Power's 'Between Tiny Cities'. Photo by Prudence Upton.

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Nick Power: B-boy between the street and stage

Nick Power has been breaking for much of his life, and using it not just to explore the world but to also...

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Tianna Koolloos: ‘Learning from Dusty Button changed my life’

Certain events can be absolutely life-changing, and life certainly took a fabulous turn for aspiring ballerina Tianna Koolloos after participating in the...

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103-year-old dancer Eileen Kramer launches her first book

Eileen Kramer may well be the longest working dancer and choreographer in Australia, if not the world. The 103-year-old continues to create...

Li Cunxin. Photo courtesy of Queensland Ballet.

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Stockbroker to dreamer: Queensland Ballet’s Li Cunxin

The Queensland Ballet (QB) is heading off to China this month. Nothing unusual about that, except that the Artistic Director is Li...

Lilian Steiner in 'Memoir for Rivers and the Dictator'. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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Lilian Steiner on living a life full of dance

Dance Informa had the opportunity to chat with freelance dancer/choreographer Lilian Steiner, fresh off the back of the Sydney leg of the...

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Ahoy! Could you have an on-sea dance adventure?

Two Aussies sit having coffee in the elegant Observation Deck on board the new Norwegian Bliss cruise liner. They’re on its inaugural...

Lydia Pedrana for Lottoland. Photo by Guy Davies.

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Speaking with Lydia Pedrana: Using our dance training in other fantastic careers

Lydia Pedrana began dancing at two-and-a-half years old at Dubbo Ballet Studio. Dancing became more than a hobby when she accepted a...

Valerie Tereshchenko. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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The Australian Ballet’s Valerie Tereshchenko: Telstra Dancer of the Year

Congratulations to Australian Ballet Senior Artist Valerie Tereshchenko, 2017 Telstra Dancer of the Year. The talented dancer was one of six nominees...

Fabian Mack. Photo by Adrian Chong, Excessive Productions.

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Australian dancer Fabian Mack: Dreaming Bigger

From the moment Australian dancer Fabian Mack first realised the movie Moulin Rouge was a world famous production in Paris, she dreamed...

'Rocky Horror Show'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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Choreographer Nathan M. Wright talks ‘The Rocky Horror Show’, The Commonwealth Games and more

Juggling choreography for three professional productions is not an easy task, especially when they are staged at the same time on two...

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Artistic Vision

What it Takes to Be a Dance Company’s Artistic Director By Laura Di Orio. When an audience sees a performance, it notices...

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Australian Dance Awards

Ausdance in association with QPAC presents the AUSTRALIAN DANCE AWARDS Spend the evening with Australia’s best dance artists! Dance lovers take note...