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Kristina Chan's 'Brightness'. Photo by Lin Wei.

Sydney Dance Company presents 2024 ‘INDance’ program of independent contemporary dance

Over two weekends in August, Sydney Dance Company and the Neilson Foundation will be supporting INDance, an independent dance program held in...

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Eliza Cooper: On creativity flowing with ‘Bat Lake’

Dance Informa got the chance to chat with Sydney-based independent choreographer Eliza Cooper on her life as a choreographer, what inspires her...

'Lady Example' by Alice Will Caroline. Photo by Mischa Baka.

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Reflecting on this year’s Dance Massive

Every festival is a mixed bag. Hits, misses, stuff we just forget. Yet for anyone wishing to reduce an event as hectic...

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Charmene Yap’s blueprint for dancing longevity

Dancers can become memorable through a number of ways: Sometimes they are lionised for their youthful athleticism, sometimes for their technical virtuosity,...

Kristina Chan in 'A Faint Existence'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Kristina Chan’s ‘A Faint Existence’: Making a difference

Kristina Chan has been described as “a beguiling dancer”. When I mention this at the beginning of our interview, she is intrigued...

Kristina Chan's 'A Faint Existence' at the Sydney Opera House. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Kristina Chan’s ‘A Faint Existence’ is a meditation in motion

Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 11 May 2018. Kristina Chan’s A Faint Existence originally premiered in 2016, and is now performed as part...

Kristina Chan's 'A Faint Existence'. Photo by Ashley de Przer.

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Kristina 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...

Australian Dance Theatre's remount of 'Construct' by Tanja Liedtke. Photo by Chris Herzfeld Camlight Productions.

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Reconstructing ‘Construct’ and preserving the legacy of Tanja Leidtke

Ten years ago, one of the brightest lights in contemporary dance was unexpectedly, and tragically, extinguished. It was 2am on 17 August...

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The Australian Youth Dance Festival returns this April

The Australian Youth Dance Festival (AYDF) is back in 2017, and for the first time ever, AYDF will be held in a...

Sydney Dance Company's PPY. Photo by Gez Xavier Mansfield Photography.

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Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year shows great potential

Carriageworks, Sydney. December 7, 2016. Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year (PPY) 2016 Season showcased some very exciting performances and great talents of the...

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‘Champions’: A female football festival frenzy

It was the late Dutch maestro Johan Cruyff who once said that “dancers are the cleverest with their feet [and] next are...

NZSD students Jacob Edmonds & Jag Popham. Photographed by Stephen A’Court

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New Zealand School of Dance Choreographic Season 2016: ‘SCOPE’

This month, May 20-28, New Zealand School of Dance students are preparing for their Choreographic Season, SCOPE. The Season is a collection...

Sydney Dance Company New Breed, Reign. Choreography by Daniel Riely. Photo by y Peter Greig.

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Sydney Dance Company presents ‘New Breed’ 2015

Carriageworks, Sydney. December 8, 2015. Sydney’s Carriageworks is the ideal performance space for some of Sydney’s new breed of emerging choreographers. In...

Sydney Dance Company in rehearsal for Daniel Riley's 'Reign'. Dancer Janessa Duffy. Photo by Peter Greig.

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So you want to be a choreographer? Part 1: Old Breed

For most dancers, the ultimate goal is to become a performer. Whether you are starting out, a struggling full-time student or an...

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New Breed 2015: Breeding the Next Generation of Dance Creators

Sydney Dance Company (SDC) and Carriageworks continue their commitment to fostering emerging choreographers with their 2015 New Breed line-up of Daniel Riley,...

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‘Puncture’ premieres at Sydney Festival

Riverside Theatre, Parramatta January 23, 2015 By Dolce Fisher of Dance Informa. If the social dance scene has lost its manners in...

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Features

iOU Dance: You want sauce with that?

By Paul Ransom of Dance Informa. iOU 3 climbs into the leotards this month and fires up the BBQ for a very...

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You Can’t Miss The Australian Dance Awards!

The Performance Lineup has been Announced! Artistic Director of the Australian Dance Awards, Anton, is extremely excited about this year’s program. “The...