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Stephanie Lake's 'Colossus'. Photo by Mark Gambino.

Sharing the big umbrella: Jo Lloyd and Stephanie Lake at Melbourne Festival

This year’s Melbourne International Arts Festival has already made news. Not only is it Jonathan Holloway’s final year as Artistic Director, but...

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2019 Australian Tap Dance Festival shuffles in this spring

The eighth annual Australian Tap Dance Festival will shuffle into Melbourne this spring, 28 September – 5 October, featuring a world class...

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Victorian State Schools Spectacular presents ‘Made of Stars’

The 2019 Victorian State Schools Spectacular (VSSS) is fast approaching and as always promises to be an incredible show. This year’s production, Made...

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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....

Li Cunxin with QB dancers. Photo by Georges Antoni.

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‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ Li Cunxin honoured with an Order of Australia

Li Cunxin has had a distinguished career, first as a dancer, then as a stockbroker, author and as Artistic Director of Queensland...

NZSD 3rd Year Students Alessia Augello and Cheyanne Teka. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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New Zealand’s newest major arts festival and more…

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! This August, the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) will present three landmark danceworks...

Kimberly Bartosik's 'I hunger for you'. Photo by Jim Coleman.

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Kimberly Bartosik’s ‘I hunger for you’: Ecstasy and (Dis)connection

Hunger. It’s something we all know, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. It drives us, sometimes to genius, sometimes to madness. No wonder...

Annie Aitken as Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie

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Romy Vuksan and cast excited for ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’

The Production Company has announced its full cast of the Broadway smash, Thoroughly Modern Millie, which opens in Arts Centre Melbourne’s State Theatre...

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Taking the ballet body forward

Last month, we asked, “Is ballet future proof?” This month, we dig deeper, and ponder what comes next for an artform sandwiched...

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‘Just take the journey’: Richard J Hinds on ‘Come From Away’

Come From Away has flown in the talented Richard J Hinds from 16,000 km away (New York City), to bring the award-winning musical...

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Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s ‘LAC’: A Swan Lake for darker times

The Australian Ballet will be collaborating with the Ballets de Monte-Carlo to produce the Australian premier of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s LAC. This is a...

Danielle Micich. Photo by Ashley de Prazer.

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Pioneers of Australian contemporary dance: Talking with those carrying on the legacy today

It seems strange to be writing an article about contemporary dancers and choreographers carrying a legacy from the pioneers of the artform...

Australian Youth Dance Festival. Photo by LUSY Productions.

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Australian Youth Dance Festival going strong for 20 years

“Freedom, being bold and taking risks. I love that, and I love that for young people.” So says Alice Lee Holland, a...

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Is ballet future proof?

It’s not often you meet someone who personifies the broad themes of an article; but a few days after being commissioned by...

Elizabeth Walker. Photo by Christopher Duggan.

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IBW presents Balanchine Series with Elizabeth Walker

Australian/New Zealand ballet students have a rare opportunity to study Balanchine Style® and Technique® at the upcoming series of International Ballet Workshops...

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NICA: In circus, 600 fails equal success

Of all the creative physical performance disciplines, it is perhaps circus that is the most beguiling. With its mix of artistry, acrobatics...

Elma Kris in 'Turtle' from 'Coroborree'. Photo by Greg Barrett.

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A farewell for Bangarra’s Elma Kris

After an extensive career as a long-standing senior member of Bangarra Dance Theatre, the highly-esteemed Elma Kris is retiring from full-time dancer,...