The Sydney Opera House has announced the full program of competing dance groups, hosts and special guest performances for DanceRites 2024. The free celebration of First Nations dance, song and culture will welcome nearly 300 performers to the Opera House Forecourt when it returns on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October. Twenty dance groups representing over 40 […]

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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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Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney.29 August 2024. New Zealand/Aotearoa’s Fresh Movement Collective (FMC) brought its poignant, poetic and explosive dance theatre show MĀUI to the Sydney Opera House this August. A company of 30 performers from a variety of Pacific island nation backgrounds, told their collective origin story in the folklore narrative of the […]

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Dance greats like Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Gregory Hines all wore Capezio. A dance and footwear icon with a rich history, Capezio has been there for dancers every step of the way since 1887. Capezio’s renowned K360 tap shoe has long since been the tap shoe of choice for professionals, but right now everyone […]

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Tim Heathcote knows a thing or two about dance. He studied at The Australian Ballet School and is a former soloist with Sydney Dance Company. He has designed for international dance retail companies, is the CEO of MDM Dancewear, and the co-founder of The Library Aesthetic Dance Media. He has a lot to offer and […]

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Young dance makers are merging traditional and contemporary forms at Sydney Opera House in August. Fresh Movement collective is presenting an epic retelling of the beloved myths of Māui through contemporary, hip hop and cultural dance. Māui is a central mythological figure in the origin stories of the Pacific Islands. “Our background is in hip […]

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Sydney Opera House, Sydney.5 June 2024. Choreographer Benjamin Millepied and L.A. Dance Project presented a gripping reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless classic in his version, Romeo and Juliet Suite, at Sydney Opera House Joan Sutherland Theatre on opening night, Wednesday, June 5th.  Fresh from its acclaimed Parisian run, this production brought a daring amalgamation of cinema, dance and […]

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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 Opera House for an Australian premiere tour from 29 – 31 August. MĀUI tells the story of the heroic demi-god who appears as a prominent figure in Pacific folklore. The show opens with the shared […]

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Discover Washington Heights at the Sydney Opera House when Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ground-breaking debut musical In the Heights arrives for a strictly limited six-week season from 20 July to 25 August.  Setting Miranda on a trajectory to superstardom, In the Heights earned 13 nominations at the 2008 Tony Awards with four wins including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The Broadway smash-hit tells […]

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Benjamin Millepied, choreographer of the Academy Award-winning Black Swan, will be presenting a daring reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless classic, Romeo & Juliet this coming June 5-9 at Sydney Opera House Joan Sutherland Theatre.  Fresh from a sold-out run in Paris, L.A. Dance Project will be bringing to Sydney a bold fusion of cinema, dance, and theater, breathing […]

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