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Natalie Weir: Passion, process and trust in more than 30 years of choreography

Natalie Weir is perhaps one of Australia’s most lauded choreographers. In demand with companies both domestically and internationally, this Queenslander has created works of...

Australasian Dance Collective in Amy Hollingsworth's 'Lucie In the Sky'. Photo by David Kelly.

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ADC’s Artistic Director Amy Hollingsworth: Pushing interdisciplinary boundaries with intelligence and empathy

To say 2023 was a successful year for Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) is an understatement. Led by Artistic Director Amy Hollingsworth, the...

Dani Rowe. Photo courtesy of Alexander Reneff-Olson.

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A nurturing leader: Dani Rowe takes the helm at Oregon Ballet Theatre

Dani Rowe never dreamed of being an artistic director of a ballet company, but she now joins the ranks of woman leading...

Patricia Barker in the studio. Photo by Stephen A'Court, courtesy of RNZB.

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RNZB Artistic Director Patricia Barker retires after 43 years in ballet

The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) has anounced the retirement of Artistic Director Patricia Barker. In her five-and-a-half years at the helm...

Great Southern Dance. Photo by Paul Wakelam.

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Felicity 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...