Wayne McGregor Archives - Dance Informa Magazine

RNZB in Alice Topp's 'High Tide' for 'Solace'. Photo by Ross Brown.

New Zealand Dance News – June/July 2024

Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! New Zealand’s Fresh Movement Collective will bring its vibrant dance theatre work, MĀUI, to the Sydney...

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Interviews

Moving away from all that exists: Benjamin Curé talks about his Lion Heart for dance

Graeme Murphy, Christopher Wheeldon, Andy Blankenbuehler, Wayne McGregor, Christopher Gattelli, Stephen Page and Benjamin Curé. We spoke to the Director of Lion...

Co3's Storm Helmore entering Paradise in 'ARCHITECT OF THE INVISIBLE' (2023) by Raewyn Hill. Photo by Emma Fishwick.

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Dancers reflect on 2023 and look ahead to a new year

Another year has (so quickly) passed, and 2024 is right around the corner. It’s a great time to reflect on the past...

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Australian Dance Reviews

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...

Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. Photo by Jack Thomson.

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Amanda Britton: Looking for students who have that hunger in their eyes

Amanda Britton, Chief Executive, Principal and Artistic Director of Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, UK is coming to Australia in February on...

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Dance Advice

Training abroad: Hana Kato heads to London Contemporary Dance School

London Contemporary Dance School (LCDS) is home to a diverse student community from all over the world, bound together by their common...

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The Australian Ballet announces retirement of Andrew Killian and Kevin Jackson

The Australian Ballet has announced the retirement of two of its Principal Artists, Andrew Killian and Kevin Jackson, who both leave the...

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For Alice Topp, fairy tales do come true

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Alice, and Alice grew up to be a ballerina with The Australian Ballet....

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Dance 2020: Our most anticipated dance shows of the year

2020 promises to be another busy and creative year for Australia’s legion of dancers, dancelovers and creatives. In the mix includes the...

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Wise on the prize: Jill Ogai, winner of 2019 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award

The Australian Ballet Soloist Jill Ogai has been awarded the 2019 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award. The Telstra award, which exists to promote...

Dayana Hardy Acuña as Giselle with Guest Artist Kevin Jackson as Albrecht. Photo by Scott Dennis.

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Dancing with the Willis: Kevin Jackson’s homecoming with WA Ballet

In ballet, everyone loves Giselle. This 178-year-old tale has love, betrayal, ghosts looking for vengeance and the ultimate forgiveness. Whether they are the...

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘RITUAL’: Twisted Element’s varieties of ritualistic experience

Create or Die, Marrickville.20 September 2019. After a sold out taster earlier this year, Sydney-based community arts group Twisted Element premiered its...

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Is ballet future proof?

It’s not often you meet someone who personifies the broad themes of an article; but a few days after being commissioned by...

Alex Dellaportas. Photo by Connie Smith.

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In conversation with a very bright Spark: Alex Dellaportas

At the age of 18, Alex Dellaportas decided to create a dance company so that she could choreograph and create what she wanted...

Wayne McGregor's 'Tree of Codes'. Photo by Zan Wimberley.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Wayne McGregor, Olafur Eliasson and Jamie xx collaborate for ‘Tree of Codes’ at Melbourne Festival

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 17 October 2017. So much of Tree Of Codes is about surface. Canvas, page, screen – the reflection/refraction...

The Royal Ballet's Francesca Hayward and Steven McRae in 'The Winter's Tale'. Photo by Darren Thomas.

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Australian Dance Reviews

The Royal Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’

Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane. July 5, 2017. In another stellar International Series, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) has delighted audiences with...