Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 6 April 2018. An iconic Australian figure for over 50 years, Tasmanian boy Graeme Murphy OA carved out a...
If you’ve followed contemporary dance or ballet in Australia at any stage since the 1970s, you will have heard of Graeme Murphy....
Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 20 November 2017. Currently showing at the Capitol Theatre is The Australian Ballet in a revival of David McAllister’s...
Ten years ago, one of the brightest lights in contemporary dance was unexpectedly, and tragically, extinguished. It was 2am on 17 August...
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 15 May 2017 This glorious revival of Graeme Murphy’s Nutcracker: The Story of Clara by The Australian Ballet...
There is a line somewhere, a point of balance, where mystery and magic meets engagement and accessibility. For a high-profile company working...
Every four years, Canada’s National Ballet School hosts the Assemblée Internationale (AI), an international dance festival for some of the world’s most...
Unlike an end-of-year showcase or performance, ballet exams can add extra pressure on a dancer regardless of how much they love ballet....
Kalman Warhaft has had an illustrious career as a dancer. He has performed with The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Mod Dance...
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney. December 4, 2016. After a gap of a decade, the Australian Ballet School brought its...
Carriageworks, Sydney. November 2015. Haunting, mesmerizing and incredibly powerful, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Ochres sinuously slithers, stamps and jumps across the stage at...
Parramatta Riverside, Sydney. November 10, 2015. Natalie Weir’s whirlwind, tempestuous production of Carmen Sweet as performed by Expressions Dance Company will knock...
State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne. September 20, 2015. Each year, The Australian Ballet School’s graduate showcase provides a great opportunity to witness...
Seymour Centre, Sydney. September 9, 2015. Using the much-loved opera as a base and hints of The Force of Destiny and Don...
Ballerina Lana Jones is about to dance her dream, as she prepares to take to the boards as Giselle in The Australian...
Capitol Theatre, Sydney February 20, 2015 By Lynne Lancaster of Dance Informa. This stunning revival of Graeme Murphy’s masterpiece, now regarded by...
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. “Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake marks a turning point not just in his own creative development,...
Remi Wortmeyer has come a long way from his first ballet class in Adelaide at the age of three. He is now...
1. Ethan Stiefel is the current Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. His name was made more famous in mainstream...
Parramatta Riverside, Sydney May 16, 2013 By Lynne Lancaster. Sydney has been very lucky this past week to have visits from both...
By Laura Di Orio. At the age of 18 months, when most kids are perfecting their walk, Reed Luplau was beginning to...
By Rain Francis. In the Australian Ballet’s 50th year Dance Informa is celebrating the company by highlighting three of the Ballet’s Principal...