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All posts tagged "McDonald College"
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1.5KInterviewsDavid Yow at International Summer School: Inspiration and awareness
It is sometimes said that dance, like other artforms, is unforgiving. As a dancer, one is never complete; and for a young...
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2.8KFeaturedHow ballet can bring us joy in troubling times
May you live in interesting times. Whether this is a Chinese curse or a Western imagining of such is largely academic. The...
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2.7KFeaturedMcDonald College creates career pathways for young emerging contemporary dance artists
Young dancers considering a career in the performing arts can be stumped by the maze of options confronting them. Who do you...
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3.6KFeaturedInspire, aspire, ignite: McDonald College’s International Summer School
Inspire; Aspire; Ignite. Those are the words used to describe the International Summer School’s (ISS) key training programs. Established by the McDonald...
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4.7KFeaturedAudition for ‘CATS’ with Melbourne City Ballet’s Youth Theatre Program
Melbourne City Ballet (MCB) has launched a Youth Theatre program (MCYT), and will produce its first musical this year. The company is...
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3.7KFeaturedThe McDonald College: The all-round performance model
Since 1984, The McDonald College has been filling a niche in the Australian education landscape. From its co-ed, non-denominational campus in Sydney’s...
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4.2KFeaturedFor Todd Patrick, the future is creative
It is stating the obvious to say that the world is changing at an ever increasing pace. Technology, globalisation, climate change, the...
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3.6KFeaturedThe McDonald College joins with Sydney Dance Company for senior contemporary program
In what must surely be a first in this country, one of the nation’s premier contemporary dance companies has teamed up with...
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5.3KAustralian Dance ReviewsPremier State Ballet pursues dreams in ‘La Bayadère’
Riverside Parramatta, Sydney. 23 September 2017. The Premier State Ballet has been a staple part of the Sydney Ballet scene for over...
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4.8KFeaturedPremier State Ballet is ready to challenge itself with ‘La Bayadère’
La Bayadère is one of the most iconic works for classical ballet. It is a striking and difficult work, something for a...
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6.7KFeaturedThe McDonald College: Not cutting cookies
The dream of becoming a performer is not uncommon. After all, we live in a celebrity obsessed culture. At some point, almost...
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8.8KFeaturedKip Gamblin as ‘The Bodyguard’: Using his dance training on screen and on stage
The Bodyguard is the next big musical to tour Australia, and returning to the stage from some time on screen is trained dancer...
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11.8KFeaturedFrom Alstonville to McDonald College: Charlie Slater
So what do you do if you’re a seven- or eight-year-old boy and both your mum and your sister appear to be...
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7.3KInterviewsMcDonald College students take on the YAGP
Young Australians Alexander Koulos and Jordan Micallef of The McDonald College of Performing Arts have much to look forward to as they...
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21.1KInterviewsBallet dancer Damian Smith returns home to talk life and goals
He’s one of the country’s most accomplished male ballet dancers, although many Australian audience members may have never heard of him. That’s...
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5.8KFeaturesSiobhan Ginty: Commercial Dancer to Creative Team
In an interview with Dance Informa, Siobhan Ginty talks about her career transitions. By Vanessa Ronan-Pearce of Dance Informa. Whether you have...
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8.6KDance AdviceMaking the Most of your Full Time Dance Graduation
BEST OF 2013: A favourite article from the January Edition By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. After all the blood, sweat, tears,...
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4.5KNewsNZ Dance News – May
By Rain Francis. Douglas Wright returned recently from The Netherlands. His company performed the acclaimed work Rapt at Lucent Danstheatre in Holland’s...
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4.7KDance Advice
Making the most of your graduation
By Rebecca Martin. After all the blood, sweat, tears, hairspray, blisters, bruises, melt downs, costume changes and fun, it’s time to graduate...
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13.7K1InterviewsQueensland Ballet’s Three New Principals
By Kristy Johnson. Keian Langdon, Hao Bin and Meng Ningning will join fellow Queensland Ballet dancers Rachael Walsh, Clare Morehen and Christian...
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4.3K1Australian Dance ReviewsDance of Champions
Sydney Eisteddfod McDonald’s Dance of Champions Science Theatre, University of New South Wales September 11 2011 By Linda Badger. Once again, Dance...
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13.6K1Dance AdviceIt’s academic …
Dancing your way through high school By Paul Ransom. We all know the rules: start early, practise relentlessly, never give up. Dance...
