Kris Nelson will assume the role of Festival Director for Sydney Festival from 2026 to 2029, leading the festival into its milestone 50th edition in 2026. The Sydney Festival Board shared the exciting news today, with Nelson joining the fold following a six-and-a-half year stint as Artistic Director and CEO at the prestigious London International […]

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The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of world premieres, extraordinary immersive experiences, cutting-edge public art, Australian exclusives, free events, trailblazing First Nations programming and an epic live music offering. Once again, Sydneysiders and visitors are invited to rediscover their city differently – from […]

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Sydney Opera House director of contemporary dance, circus and physical theatre, Olivia Ansell has been appointed Sydney Festival Director from 2022. This is a coveted position overseeing one of Australia’s premier summer festivals with a large budget and a widespread international cultural impact. Starting her role in November 2020, Dance Informa was delighted to speak […]

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On the eve of the Sydney Opera House’s upgrade of the Concert Hall, the final performance prior to its two-year closure will be a blast off by ​Cirque Stratosphere ​celebrating the historically transforming power of the original 1969 moon landing. Stand aside for the countdown. 10. Stratosphere will be a giant leap into the entertaining world of […]

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Dance Informa had the opportunity to talk to Olivia Ansell, Head of Theatre, Dance and Circus at the Sydney Opera House prior to the Sydney premiere of À Ố Làng Phố, a Vietnamese circus/dance theatre production.  We asked how this Vietnamese circus group came to perform in Sydney.  Prior to her current role, Ansell was producing the Perth […]

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Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 16 January 2019. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical, In the Heights, once again takes to the stage in Sydney. After a smashing season at the Hayes Theatre in 2018, the show returns, with some original cast and crew, for a short season as a part of Sydney Festival 2019, and the […]

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The French dance company Ballet Preljocaj will be performing its world-acclaimed work, Snow White, at the Sydney Opera House from 6 – 10 June 2018. Inspired by the original Brothers Grimm fairytale of 1812, the Company Director, Angelin Preljocaj, has created an erotically charged interpretation of the fairytale. Combined with the S/M aesthetics of Jean-Paul Gaultier costumes, […]

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The Elite Masterclass Series will return to The McDonald College in April 2018. The program aims to give intermediate to advanced ballet and dance students exposure to exclusive training from industry professionals from around the world. In 2018, faculty will include Olivier Vercoutère, professor of ballet at University of Music and Theatre in Munich; Gina […]

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By Kristy Johnson. His works have the power to instil new ways of thinking about day-to-day issues, and The Yard is no exception. Having won the title of ‘Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance’ at this year’s Australian Dance Awards, Shaun Parker continues to thrive as a choreographer and storyteller. Dance Informa caught up […]

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