Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "Sydney Dance Company"
-
3.7KDance AdviceDance at the vanishing pointe: A talk with Sue Healey
For Sue Healey, dance has the dual quality of being one of the most embodied artforms that rests on a visceral and...
-
2.8KFeaturedSDC’s spring dance classes to jump start the season
The school holidays are just around the corner, and is its usual custom, Sydney Dance Company (SDC) throws open its studio doors...
-
10.0KFeaturedHyo Shimizu wins City of Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship
The prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod ballet scholarship has been won this year by 16-year-old Hyo Shimizu. This is his first year in the...
-
4.3KFeaturedSimonne Smiles on her new ballet, ‘Gold’
Simonne Smiles, Sydney-based dancer and emerging ballet choreographer, is creating a new Australian-themed ballet, developing it from the ground up. With a unique...
-
3.1KFeaturedThe McDonald College introduces Senior Contemporary Dance Program
Imagine the opportunity to immerse yourself in dance with the guidance of one of Australia’s most loved contemporary companies, while finishing your...
-
4.4KFeaturedCharmene Yap steps into a new role at SDC
Sydney Dance Company (SDC) stalwart Charmene Yap will be finishing her performing career at the end of SDC’s Season 1 tour of Bonachela/Nankivel/Lane....
-
3.5KFeaturedCatching up with Sydney Dance Company’s PPY
It’s the end of Term 2 for the Pre Professional Year (PPY) students at Sydney Dance Company (SDC), and there’s a buzz...
-
2.8KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – June 2019
Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) audition registrations for full-time training...
-
7.7KFeaturedPioneers of Australian contemporary dance: Talking with those carrying on the legacy today
It seems strange to be writing an article about contemporary dancers and choreographers carrying a legacy from the pioneers of the artform...
-
3.0KDance AdviceButoh inspiration meets performance filtration: SDC PPY trio in Term II
Dance Informa caught up with our trio of budding artists in the Sydney Dance Company (SDC)’s Pre Professional Year (PPY) Program as they delve deeper...
-
3.8KFeaturedAmy Hollingsworth leads EDC through ‘The Dinner Party’
In January 2019, Amy Hollingsworth became artistic director of the Brisbane-based Expressions Dance Company (EDC). The UK Observer described Hollingsworth as one...
-
2.5KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – May 2019
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) performs the second leg of its...
-
3.1KFeaturedIn conversation with Sydney Dance Company’s Dimitri Kleioris
Dimitri Kleioris is one of six new dancers who have recently joined Sydney Dance Company (SDC). Dance Informa had the opportunity to interview...
-
2.3KAustralian Dance Reviews‘Season One’ celebrates 50 years of Sydney Dance Company
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney. 5 April 2019. Season One is the first programme celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sydney Dance Company (SDC) – a...
-
3.2KInterviewsRani Luther’s next role: Behind the scenes at Queensland Ballet
Melbourne-born Rani Luther has recently joined Queensland Ballet (QB) in the role as Ballet Mistress and Creative Associate. Luther has danced with...
-
2.8KDance AdviceSDC Pre-Professional Year 2019: Generation Next
It’s only one month into the Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year (PPY) 2019, and this batch of dancers/artists are chomping at the...
-
4.3KFeaturedFrom the rehearsal studio: Sydney Dance Company’s ‘Season One’
Sydney Dance Company (SDC) opens its 50-year anniversary with a Season One triple bill involving current SDC Maestro Rafael Bonachela and exciting...
-
2.6KFeaturedDance as life: Geoffrey Watson awarded 2019 Tanja Liedtke Fellowship
Tanja Liedtke was to take up the artistic directorship of Sydney Dance Company in 2007, when she was tragically killed in a...
-
2.2KAustralian Dance ReviewsThe connection between movement and sound in Gideon Obarzanek’s ‘Recital’
Riverside Theatres Parramatta, Sydney. 28 February 2019. Recital is a duet performed by APRA Award-winning percussionist Claire Edwardes and former Sydney Dance...
-
4.5KFeaturedThe hottest and most anticipated dance events of the year
Just a couple months in, 2019 has already proven to be a busy and creative year for Australia’s legion of dancers, dance...
-
4.0KInterviewsCharmene Yap’s blueprint for dancing longevity
Dancers can become memorable through a number of ways: Sometimes they are lionised for their youthful athleticism, sometimes for their technical virtuosity,...
-
3.3KFeaturedKristina Chan’s ‘A Faint Existence’: Making a difference
Kristina Chan has been described as “a beguiling dancer”. When I mention this at the beginning of our interview, she is intrigued...
