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Travis Wall: It’s finally happening

Dancers all across Australia are anticipating the tour of contemporary dance idol Travis Wall, thanks to Dance Informa and Energetiks. Wall is...

French Cancan. Photo by S. Franzese, courtesy of Moulin Rouge.

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The iconic Moulin Rouge seeks dancers to enchant

Established in 1889, the Moulin Rouge has since become one of the world’s most legendary cabarets. This July-August, Australian dancers will have...

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Panpapanpalya: Sharing dance with the world

Adelaide is in for a treat this July when the second Joint Dance Congress, Panpapanpalya, comes to town. Panpapanpalya (which you can...

Australian Classical Youth Ballet. Photo by Peter Riley.

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Australian Classical Youth Ballet: Opening up classical ballet for young South Australians

For a young, aspiring ballet dancer, there is nothing quite like the opportunity to work in a professional context, to be part...

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Travis Wall coming to Sydney

So we all know who Travis Wall is, right?! He’s not only been nominated for seven Emmy’s, he’s won two, and he’s...

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Sydney Dance Company’s PPY: Ode to the philosophy of the tendu

Since 2014, Sydney Dance Company (SDC)’s Pre-Professional Year (PPY) continues SDC’s commitment to training young dancers, continuing the strategy that Rafael Bonachela...

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Joffrey Ballet School’s Era Jouravlev awards opportunities for young dancers

Era Jouravlev has dedicated her life to ballet – to preserving the art form and passing it on to the next generation...

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Preparing the next generation: Meet Sydney College of Dance’s Xanthe Geeves and Leslie Abraham

A career as a professional dancer is notoriously fraught. You hear stories of very short careers, often due to burnout, injury or...

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Is ‘exposure’ killing our industry?

It’s all too common these days within the arts industry. There’s no avoiding it, and it doesn’t matter how qualified or experienced...

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Kyle Page of Dancenorth: Winning at Juggling

The winners of the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards were announced late February, and Dancenorth has won the Group Award, worth...

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Iconic dance spaces around the world: Les Brigittines

The next installment of Dance Informa’s series, Iconic Dance Spaces Around the World, looks at Les Brigittines in Brussels, Belgium. The image of Brussels is...

Rosslyn Wythes Choreographic Lab, dancers left to right Kate MacDonald, Ashlee Barton, Annabel Saies, Emma Harrison, Courtney Scheu and Ivey Wawn. Photo by Pia Moore.

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DirtyFeet celebrates 10 years of impacting dance in Sydney

You would be hard pressed to find an independent contemporary dancer in Sydney who hasn’t had a brush with DirtyFeet. What was...

Adam Rennie in 'The Rocky Horror Show'. Photo by Rob Maccoll.

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Adam Rennie steps in to ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ and wows the crowd

Suppose it’s a Monday afternoon and you are on a winery tour in Adelaide. You get a phone call. The star of...

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Omer Backley-Astrachan: In the liminal space between us

Civilisation has bestowed many things on humanity, not the least of which is a way of living and being together that would...

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Federal government cuts financial assistance for diploma level dance students

A week ago, Dance Informa got an email from a distressed parent, after her daughter had to pull out of her WAAPA dance...

Portia Talib in dancewear from Energetiks' Florise Collection. Photo by Energetiks.

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Meet Model Search Winner Portia Talib

Young Perth-based dancer Portia Talib is the new face of Energetiks and Victorian Dance Festival (VDF)! After winning the Dance Informa and...

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Nominate your Teacher for a New Year Gift: VDF TEACHERS DAY

Our teachers inspire us. They guide us. They love us. And we love them. Tell us why your dance teacher should win...

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‘Murphy’: The Australian Ballet’s tribute to an Australian icon

If you’ve followed contemporary dance or ballet in Australia at any stage since the 1970s, you will have heard of Graeme Murphy....

Narelle Benjamin in 'Cella'. Photo by Pippa Samaya.

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In conversation with Narelle Benjamin: Sydney Festival and ‘Cella’

Collaborating and dancing with Paul White in their own creation, Cella, at Sydney Festival 2018, Narelle Benjamin shared with Dance Informa details about...