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Book review: ‘Ed Watson: A Different Dance’ by Sarah Crompton

Book: Ed Watson: A Different DanceAuthor: Sarah Crompton, Prestel Publishing, May 2023 Sarah Crompton’s Ed Watson: A Different Dance is a visually...

English National Ballet's Jeffrey Cirio and Erina Takahashi in 'Creature' by Akram Khan. Photo by Laurent Liotardo.

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English National Ballet in Akram Khan’s ‘Creature’: Giving us much to ponder

Streamed online.April 2023. Akram Khan’s Creature for the English National Ballet is a most intriguing, desolate work that is perhaps a bit...

Stephanie Lake's 'The Universe Is Here'. Photo by Pedro Greig.

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Sydney Dance Company dazzles in triple bill ‘Resound’

Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.29 October 2022. Sydney Dance Company’s Resound is a challenging, thought-provoking triple bill that showcases the superlative dancing of the Sydney...

Amy Manford, Josh Piterman and Blake Bowden of 'Phantom of the Opera' Australia. Photo by Jake Terrey.

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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Australian cast has been announced

Opera Australia, in association with The Really Useful Group, will present Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, and are delighted to...

David McAllister. Photo by Georges Antoni, courtesy of The Australian Ballet.

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David McAllister awarded RAD’s coveted Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award

At a gala lunch attended by hundreds of ballet lovers, David McAllister AM, the immediate past artistic director of The Australian Ballet, was...

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‘Gene Kelly: The Legacy’: An American in plain clothes

Patricia Kelly says it plainly, “Most spouses don’t write down most of what their wives or husbands say because it isn’t their...

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Lion Heart Dance Company’s ‘Clash’: Narrative and technique

Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne.6 September 2019. Even the strongest dance fan is in danger of moments of switching off during a dance...

EDC in 'The Dinner Party'. Photo by David Kelly.

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Who wins in Expressions Dance Company’s ‘The Dinner Party’?

Riverside Parramatta, Sydney. 15 June 2019. Greed. Power. Love, loyalty, desire and guilt. Expressions Dance Company (EDC)’s The Dinner Party is a reworked...

Bangarra in 'Dark Emu'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Bangarra Dance Theatre brings Aboriginal history to life in ‘Dark Emu’

Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 14 June 2018. Bangarra Dance Theatre’s latest work, Dark Emu, is visually stunning and superbly choreographed and danced. More abstract...

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New Adventures’ ‘The Car Man’ on DVD tells a gripping story through dance

Choreography: Matthew Bourne. A film – 115 minutes. Released November 2017. Welcome to the small town of Harmony… Hot, slick, steamy and...

The 'Lord of the Flies' workshop. Photo by Paul Ransom.

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‘Lord of the Flies’ workshops: Boys behaving brilliantly!

A warm Saturday morning in February. A rehearsal room deep in the catacombs of the Melbourne Arts Centre. A group of boys...

'Lord of the Flies'. Photo by Helen Maybanks.

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Matthew Bourne’s ‘Lord of the Flies’: The search for young men

It’s an internationally renowned director and dance company, and they’ve chosen The Arts Centre Melbourne as their first partner outside Britain to...