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All posts tagged "Martha Graham"
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1.6KAustralian Dance ReviewsCo3 Contemporary Dance in ‘GLORIA’: Grieving with a sense of hope
Digital screening, co3.org.au/show/gloria.December 2022. I was privileged to catch a digital screening of Co3 Contemporary Dance’s GLORIA to review, filmed during a...
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1.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsBook review: ‘Falling Through Dance and Life’ by Emilyn Claid
Book: Falling Through Dance and LifeAuthor: Emilyn Claid, Bloomsbury Publishing, July 2022. Falling Through Dance and Life is a dense, medium sized...
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1.9KAustralian Dance ReviewsLynn Garafola’s ‘La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern’ gives Nijinska her rightful place
Oxford University Press.May 2022. Finally — La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern — a book that gives Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972) her rightful place in...
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3.3KDance AdviceTaking it to the streets: 5 ways dance translates to everyday life
You can take the person out of the dance class, but can you take the dance class out of the person? Even...
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9.5KDance AdviceNew release: ‘The Essential Guide to Contemporary Dance Techniques’
There is much to enjoy in The Essential Guide to Contemporary Dance Techniques for professionals and hobbyists alike. The guide, published by Crowood Press, focusses on...
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2.6KAustralian Dance ReviewsLate Night Library Talking Bodies: Julie-Anne Long
Surry Hills Library, Sydney. 7 March 2019. The first of these exciting “talks” (lecture/demonstrations/part-performance) as part of March Dance was by dance...
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5.5KDance AdviceDancing one final song of the body: Retiring from the stage
“A dancer, more than any other human being, dies two deaths: the first, the physical when the powerfully trained body will no...
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4.5KDance AdvicePaying tribute to my first love: Dance
With Valentine’s Day behind us, many of my clients continue to voice sadness or even disdain around this time of year with...
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4.5KFeaturedPhillip Adams BalletLab’s ‘EVER’: Please observe the silence
“I take great pride in failure,” Phillip Adams declares, with more than hint of provocation. “I allow myself to take a bullet...
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10.4KDance AdviceDoes dance have a responsibility to bring us joy?
Few would argue that one of the most wonderful parts of being human is the capacity to dance, and the potential for...
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3.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsEkosDance Company brings Indonesian culture to Sydney Festival
Carriageworks, Sydney. January 8, 2017. As part of this year’s Sydney Festival, Indonesia’s EkosDance Company brought us two intriguing dance works: first,...
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3.4KAustralian Dance ReviewsDancendents double bill presented by PACT
PACT Theatre, Sydney. August 27, 2015. Two quite different, but in some ways complementary, works were presented as part of the Dancendents programme...
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5.6KAustralian Dance ReviewsSylvie Guillem brings ‘Life In Progress’ to Sydney
Thursday, August 20, 2015. Sydney Opera House. Sylvie Guillem is regarded as one of, if not the, best dancer of her generation....
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8.7KDance Teacher ResourcesReading Between The Lines: Our Favourite Dance Books
You’ve watched their videos online, seen live performances, and stalked their social media pages but you still want to know more about...
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7.4KFeaturesVicki Van Hout Down in the Long Grass
By Paul Ransom of Dance Informa. Drawing inspiration from the homeless population of Darwin and the women of Arnhem Land, choreographer Vicki...
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41.2KFeaturesWhat’s contemporary dance these days?
BEST OF 2013: A favourite article from the June Edition. By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. When I was a young dance...
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What is contemporary dance these days?
By Rebecca Martin. When I was a young dance student, contemporary dance was weird angular movement that was abstract and uncommon. As...
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5.7K1InterviewsThe Brilliantly Painted Dancer
Inspired by traditional painting, indigenous choreographer Vicki Van Hout brings ancient brush strokes to life in Briwyant. By Paul Ransom. Dance, like...
