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All posts tagged "Interviews"
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6.4KFeaturedA vision, a dream and a strong mind to work: Kelly Aykers Full Time Dance
Kelly Aykers has had a long career as a dancer, choreographer and teacher. She has danced for multiple mainstage productions with David...
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6.8KFeaturedAussie tap dancer Brianna Taylor’s international success
Aussie tap dancer on the rise, Brianna Taylor, is living her dream as the first Australian to join Los Angeles-based Rhythmatic Tap...
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4.5KFeaturedStephanie Lake’s ‘Colossus’: Stage set for big impact
Stephanie Lake has been described as “one of the most important voices in contemporary choreography”, with “gutsy physicality and kooky poetics”. With...
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3.9KFeaturedCatching up with Lucy Guerin on ‘Split’
Lucy Guerin’s work has been described as “poignant” and “provocative”, “contemporary dance that reaches back to the roots of ancient theatre”. Dance Informa...
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4.7KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet’s new collaboration is so on pointe
“Where I am coming from, we are not really making such a difference between classically trained dancers and contemporary dancers,” declares Aurélien...
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6.2KFeaturedAhoy! Could you have an on-sea dance adventure?
Two Aussies sit having coffee in the elegant Observation Deck on board the new Norwegian Bliss cruise liner. They’re on its inaugural...
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3.3KFeaturedMonica Bill Barnes and ‘The Gallery Workout’: The art of sweating
The notion of getting outside the black box is common enough in dance, and the “site-specific thing” is no longer a novelty....
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7.0KFeaturedItaly’s famed La Scala Ballet to perform in Australia for the first time
In 1971, the journalist Lorenzo Arruga wrote, “This old Giselle has sent me home happy to have breathed ‘dance’.” Arruga had been to a performance of...
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4.9KFeaturedSpeaking with Lydia Pedrana: Using our dance training in other fantastic careers
Lydia Pedrana began dancing at two-and-a-half years old at Dubbo Ballet Studio. Dancing became more than a hobby when she accepted a...
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5.1KFeaturedA Kaleidoscope of Energy: Ella McMillan shows us Energetiks’ new collection
Dancewear brand Energetiks has unveiled its new limited edition collection, Kaleidoscope, full of colourful and fun patterns that will bring a “splash”...
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4.5KFeaturedElysia Baker brings salsa to the Victorian Dance Festival Regional Event
The Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) began in 2012, with a vision to unite the dance community. While the program for the festival has...
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5.2KFeaturedIntroducing street dancer Penelope Shum
When it comes to looking for suitable advocates for dance, there are many qualified candidates who might fit the bill. Some boxes...
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5.0KFeaturedABT’s Stella Abrera goes back to her roots for fundraising gala
Stella Abrera, the first Filipino-American principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, recently visited her birth land (Manila, Philippines) for a fundraising performance...
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6.1KFeaturedGideon Obarzanek: Like father, (not) like son!
That Gideon Obarzanek is weaved into the very fabric of contemporary dance in this country is pretty well beyond question. Multiple Helpmann...
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5.6KFeaturedAngus Little: Aussie on tour with ‘STOMP’
Performing in a highly successful show and doing what you love in front of sell-out audiences around the world is the dream...
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15.8KFeaturedThe girls are back in town: The Irreplaceables Tour
The Irreplaceables – Kendall, Chloe and Kalani, as seen on the hit show Dance Moms – are coming to Oz, and the...
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8.8KFeaturedRomy Vuksan heats up ‘Havana’ for Norwegian Cruise Line
Romy Vuksan is about to set sail for a second time with Norwegian Cruise Line. She is the triple threat: at her...
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7.6KFeaturedLachlan Monaghan: From The McDonald College to the world stage
As a teenager growing up in the ’80s, I was hugely inspired by the TV version of Fame, a fictional show about...
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7.2KFeaturedThe Australian Ballet’s Valerie Tereshchenko: Telstra Dancer of the Year
Congratulations to Australian Ballet Senior Artist Valerie Tereshchenko, 2017 Telstra Dancer of the Year. The talented dancer was one of six nominees...
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5.1KFeaturedKristina Chan’s ‘A Faint Existence’: Environmental movement
Yes, environment. No, not merely the reductionist narrative or narrow polemic of political theatre but the broader existential relationship we are all...
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43.6KFeaturedShannon Holtzapffel talks The Greatest Showman
In the feature film The Greatest Showman, Shannon Holtzapffel plays Captain Constentenous, The Tattooed Man. Holtzapffel is a Dutch-born, Australian trained dancer who...
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17.5KFeaturedMeet rising star Audrey Freeman
Have you seen young dancer Audrey Freeman? No, but really. Have you seen her?? If not, check her out now. With legs...
