We are giving away 2 Family Passes (2 adults and 2 children) for the Imperial Ice Stars in Swan Lake on Ice for the performance at The Sydney Coliseum on Wednesday 8 January 2025 at 2pm! With Tchaikovsky’s glorious music, exhilarating new choreography from leading ice director Tony Mercer, and dazzling costumes, this innovative portrayal […]

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The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced the medallists of The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2024 final, which took place at His Majesty’s Theatre in London on 8 September. The Fonteyn competition is the pinnacle for young dancers trained in the RAD syllabus, with previous medallists including the likes of Royal Ballet Principal […]

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Last year, Vitality Dance Teacher Conference at Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) introduced free online professional development sessions for dance educators to keep them feeling ‘refreshed’ between conferences. This year, Dance Teacher Refresh returns with a duo of sessions focussed specifically on you as dance educators. Following a recent survey conducted with educators in partnership with […]

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The world largest breaking competition has completed the three East Coast City Cypher events across Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.  Red Bull BC One, the global one-on-one breaking competition, sees thousands of breakers competing for a chance to represent at the Red Bull BC One Wold Final. Australia showcased its talent over the three Cypher events where the […]

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This July, Sydney audiences are invited to experience Convergence, a stunning fusion of martial arts and Chinese dance, brought to life by Hong Kong Dance Company (HKDC) at the Seymour Centre. There are three performances from 12 to 13 July, and this transcendent production combines power, speed and aesthetics in a display that has profound […]

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The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced that former leading artist with Ballet Black José Alves will be joining the panel of judges for The Fonteyn 2024. Alves will be judging the competition’s semi-finals that will take place at the RAD’s state-of-the-art Aud Jebsen Studio Theatre at its HQ in London. Alves joins Dame […]

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After four decades of supporting The Australian Ballet, Telstra has announced it is expanding the partnership to regional areas through a brand-new program, Let’s Dance, designed to provide opportunities for young dancers and inspire the next generation. Let’s Dance presented by Telstra and The Australian Ballet, allows regional students of diverse backgrounds and abilities the […]

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Dystopia may well be the current nightmare of choice, but that has not stopped some of us dwelling on the notion of utopia. Indeed, people have long envisioned forms of paradise, some in the afterlife, others more Earthly. From the meditative to the murderous, we have concocted spiritual practices, political ideologies, and speculative fictions in […]

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Megan Connelly will be the fifth director in The Australian Ballet School’s 60-year history, building upon the legacy of outgoing director Lisa Pavane and esteemed predecessors, Marilyn Rowe AM OBE, Gailene Stock CBE AM and founding director Dame Margaret Scott AC DBE. The Artistic Director and Head of School is a strategic and creative leadership […]

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TodayTix, the digital gateway to cultural experiences, has announced a $45 digital lottery for the highly successful season of the beloved musical, Wicked, in Melbourne. After opening at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre on 2 March following the smash hit Sydney season, “Broadway’s Biggest Blockbuster” (The New York Times) has garnered five star critical reviews and glowing […]

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