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Earl Carpenter and Katie Hall in 'The Phantom of the Opera'. Photo by Alastair Muir.

Opera Australia brings ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to Sydney Opera House

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, finally making its highly...

Julie Lea Goodwin as Hanna Glavari and the Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia’s production of 'The Merry Widow' at the Sydney Opera House. Photo by Prudence Upton.

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Australian Dance Reviews

The triumphant return of Opera Australia’s ‘The Merry Widow’

Sydney Opera House, Sydney.9 January 2021. There was a buzz and excitement as well as quite a few bedazzled masks, as audiences...

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Darlinghurst Theatre Company comes into ‘BLOOM’

As restrictions on public gatherings continue to ease in NSW, Darlinghurst Theatre Company has unveiled its month-long BLOOM Festival which will open on 29...

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A silver lining: Todd McKenney’s industry mask marketplace

Within a couple of weeks, Todd McKenney’s new project to assist others in the entertainment industry has become a roaring success. Almost...

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Interviews

Hard work and high kicks: Tyrone Anthony’s jam-packed career

Melbourne dancer Tyrone Anthony is back in Australia. After an exhilarating few years at the lavish Moulin Rouge in Paris, Anthony has...

Nigel Huckle, Rodney Dobson. Rob McDougall, Anthony Warlow, Georgina Hopson, Rowena Wallace, Alinta Chidzey of 'The Secret Garden'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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‘The Secret Garden’ musical cast share their secrets

Dance Informa was at the exclusive media call for The Secret Garden musical in Melbourne, and had the opportunity to ask the lead cast...

Andrew Hallsworth (left). Photo by Steven Grace Photography.

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Broadway extraordinaire Andrew Hallsworth heads to VDF

Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) 2020 is fast approaching, and a huge number of incredible instructors have been announced as part of this...

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2019 Australian Tap Dance Festival shuffles in this spring

The eighth annual Australian Tap Dance Festival will shuffle into Melbourne this spring, 28 September – 5 October, featuring a world class...

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Choreographer Julio Monge on Australia’s new ‘West Side Story’ in Sydney

Opera Australia has a new version of West Side Story coming to Sydney in March. It will be staged on the open-air...

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Iconic dance spaces around the world: Sydney Opera House

The next instalment of Dance Informa’s series, Iconic Dance Spaces Around the World, looks at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. One of...

Naima Amar Lopez in Opera Australia's 'Don Quichotte'. Photo by Prudence Upton.

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Naima Amar Lopez: Spanish steps from the street to the Opera House stage

The list of famous people who started out as street performers includes such luminaries as BB King, Tracy Chapman and Rod Stewart....

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘My Fair Lady’: A ‘loverly’ night at the theatre

Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 27 August 2017. Celebrating its 60th Diamond Jubilee since first opening on Broadway, My Fair Lady received a standing...

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South Australia’s very own dance festival

When Kim Grant-Taylor, Sharon Macrow and Pep Rigano of the Australian Company of Performing Arts (ACPA) went to the Australian Dance Festival...

EDC's Alana Sargent and Richard Causer. Photo by Jeff Camden.

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Spotlight on Natalie Weir’s Expressions Dance Company

Expressions Dance Company (EDC) has a busy 2017 season: a new signature work, Behind Closed Doors, choreographed by EDC Artistic Director Natalie Weir,...