Pina Bausch Archives - Dance Informa Magazine

Book 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...

'The Rite of Spring'. Photo by Florian Heinzenziob.

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The 2022 Adelaide Festival program announced

The 2022 Adelaide Festival program encourages us all to return to live performance with joy and anticipation, and will gather together a community of...

'Claudel' at the Sydney Opera House. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Meryl Tankard: Restless search for a new dance vocabulary

During the COVID lockdown, the dance world faced the challenge of ensuring its survival in a world of social isolation. Denied its...

Yang Liping's 'Rite of Spring'. Photo by Yijian Li.

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Eastern aesthetics and philosophy in Yang Liping’s ‘Rite of Spring’

State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne.6 October 2019. The Rite of Spring was made famous first by the collaboration between Stravinsky and Diaghilev...

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Circa Contemporary Circus meets ‘English Baroque’

Ever felt like running away to join the circus? Well, here is your opportunity because the circus is coming to town! Circa...

NZSD Second Year classical ballet students Cadence Barrack and Louis Ahlers. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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What’s happening in NZ?

Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! Auckland-based dancer Emma Cosgrave was the 2018 delegate for the Ausdance...

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The Australian Ballet’s Alice Topp goes from corps to choreographer in ‘Verve’

Exclusively to Melbourne this month, The Australian Ballet is presenting Verve, a triple bill of high-octane contemporary ballets created by past and...

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Aussie Scott Elstermann is the youngest-ever recipient of the Pina Bausch Fellowship

An independent dancer and choreographer based in Perth, Scott Elstermann is the youngest recipient ever of the Pina Bausch Fellowship. The international...

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Iconic dance spaces around the world: Palais Garnier

Dance, in its myriad forms, is the creative connection that artists and performers strive to forge with an audience. But just as...

Gecko's 'Institute'. Photo by Prudence Upton.

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Gecko brings thought-provoking ‘Institute’ to Sydney Festival

Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, Sydney Festival, Sydney. January 25, 2017. As part of this year’s Sydney Festival, we were brought Institute by...

'If It's All in My Viens', choreographed by Martin Hansen. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti for Dancehouse..

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Four finalists’ work at the 2016 Keir Choreographic Awards

Carriageworks, Sydney May 5, 2016. Sydney was privileged to have Carriageworks host the 2016 Keir Choreographic Awards. This year’s selection of finalists featured four...

The Adelaide Festival presents 'Nelken' by Pina Bausch. Photo by Tony Lewis.

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Pina Bausch’s ‘Nelken’ premieres in Australia at Adelaide Festival of Arts

10 March 2016. Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide. The late German choreographer Pina Bausch is known for pushing boundaries and creating the unexpected....

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An Eclectic Selection by Mark Morris Dance Group

Sydney Opera House. June 3, 2015. Founded in New York City in 1980 by Artistic Director and Choreographer Mark Morris, the Mark...

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Neil Ieremia’s Black Grace makes Edinburgh debut

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival on the planet, and Kiwis are about to...

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Remote Control Dance

With 3,000 kilometres between rehearsals and a world of difference between their locations, two of Australia’s flagship regional dance companies have set...