Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "Interviews"
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3.1KFeaturedHow to thrive in the USA: Catching up with Amanda Collins
Dance Informa got to catch up again with Amanda Collins, who has now spent a few years working in New York, on...
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2.2KFeaturedEight new commissions for the Keir Choreographic Award
The Keir Foundation, Carriageworks, Dancehouse and the Australia Council for the Arts have announced the eight artists and collectives who have been commissioned to make...
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2.4KFeaturedDirtyFeet’s The Right Foot: Everybody dance now!
For the last seven years, Sydney-based independent company DirtyFeet has been opening up the world of contemporary dance. Since 2012, its (dis)ability...
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3.1KFeatured‘Samsara’: Our journey to the ocean
“In the same space, there are two things working,” says Chinese dance star Hu Shenyuan. We are in a rehearsal break, sitting...
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2.8KFeaturedSydney Dance Company’s ‘ab[intra]’ part of the Paris Opera Gala
The Opening Gala evening of the Paris Opera Ballet season is a special moment in the calendar of the mystical Opéra National de...
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4.6KFeaturedHomegrown dancers medal at 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition
This August saw the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) host the Genée International Ballet Competition in Toronto, Canada, for the first time...
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2.7KFeaturedBangarra Dance Theatre: How to make a fire
We are in Melbourne, early spring, and the house is packed once again. 30 Years Of Sixty Five Thousand is finishing its near...
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3.4KFeaturedHofesh Shechter: Dance’s ‘Grand Finale’
The Hofesh Shechter Company’s Grand Finale returns to Melbourne this month after performing in the Adelaide Festival in March earlier this year. There...
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3.5KFeaturedAntony Hamilton: On the march with ‘Token Armies’
When Chunky Move, Melbourne’s premiere independent dance company, announced the appointment of Antony Hamilton as artistic director and co-CEO with Kristy Ayre,...
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3.2KFeaturedDancing with the Willis: Kevin Jackson’s homecoming with WA Ballet
In ballet, everyone loves Giselle. This 178-year-old tale has love, betrayal, ghosts looking for vengeance and the ultimate forgiveness. Whether they are the...
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2.5KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet appoints its first female Chair
The future is looking bright at West Australian Ballet. As well as dazzling programs in the capital and internationally, the company has a...
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9.9KFeaturedHyo Shimizu wins City of Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship
The prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod ballet scholarship has been won this year by 16-year-old Hyo Shimizu. This is his first year in the...
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3.1KFeaturedThe McDonald College introduces Senior Contemporary Dance Program
Imagine the opportunity to immerse yourself in dance with the guidance of one of Australia’s most loved contemporary companies, while finishing your...
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2.9KFeaturedAngelique Cassimatis in ‘Hair’: The more things change, the more they stay the same
If time is the ultimate distance, how far is 50 years? Amidst a slew of recent high profile golden jubilees (moon landing,...
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3.5KFeaturedYang Liping’s ‘Rite of Spring’: The universal ritual
For choreographers, The Rite Of Spring is as close to a rite of passage as it gets. Made famous by the scandalous Ballets...
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4.2KFeaturedDavid Hallberg: A pure dancer returns
When David Hallberg returns to perform with ballet luminary Natalia Osipova in Pure Dance at the Sydney Opera House, it caps a remarkable comeback. ...
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3.3KFeaturedADT’s ‘North/South’: Polar opposites attract
You are at a bus stop. There is a snowstorm. You are waiting. Or perhaps you are an explorer, your companions already...
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3.5KFeaturedNick 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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2.3KFeaturedProposing ways of being: Erik Kaiel’s work ‘Tetris’
Tetris is a contemporary dance work being presented at the Arts Centre Melbourne this September. Credited as a work for children, Tetris is...
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5.5KFeaturedKaya Weight: Big ballet break with RNZB at just 17
Every serious dance student’s dream is to land a contract, get paid to dance and fulfil their passions. For most, it is...
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3.6KFeaturedLucy Doherty’s ‘Reminiscence’ heads to Dance on Camera Festival
Reminiscence, a short film created by Australian dancer and choreographer Lucy Doherty, has been announced as part of the line up of...
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2.5KFeaturedCatching up with Cameron Mitchell on ‘Catch Me If You Can’
Lauren Peters (the producer who brought us Cry-Baby, High Fidelity and Rent) is thrilled to announce the stellar cast of the upcoming,...
