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All posts tagged "Sydney Opera House"
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1.9KAustralian Dance ReviewsRosalind Crisp’s ‘DIRtywork’: Stories of environmental destruction
Sydney Opera House, Sydney.15 September 2019. DIRtywork is a most strong and striking environmental dance/lecture by Australian dance luminary Rosalind Crisp, presented as...
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2.3KFeaturedÀ Ố Làng Phố workshop with SOH and Arts Unit NSW Education
Dance Informa had the opportunity to talk to Olivia Ansell, Head of Theatre, Dance and Circus at the Sydney Opera House prior...
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6.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsAn intimate view of Natalia Osipova: ‘Pure Dance’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney.27 August 2019. A superstar ballerina. Six virtuosic works. Pure Dance is ballet luminary Natalia Osipova’s latest creative project...
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4.2KFeaturedDavid Hallberg: A pure dancer returns
When David Hallberg returns to perform with ballet luminary Natalia Osipova in Pure Dance at the Sydney Opera House, it caps a remarkable comeback. ...
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2.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsThe Australian Ballet’s ‘Verve’ gives a triple dose of contemporary ballet
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 5 April 2019. Verve gives Sydney a triple dose of contemporary ballet. All three works by The Australian Ballet...
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2.8KFeaturedInside Joey McKneely’s ‘West Side Story’ in Australia
2018 marked a century since the birth of artistic geniuses and collaborators Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein, the creators of the iconic...
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7.5KFeaturedJoshua Taylor: The Adelaide boy who made it into one of the greatest musicals of all time
Last year, South Australian performing arts student Joshua Taylor decided to audition for West Side Story, just for the audition experience, and...
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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...
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2.4KAustralian Dance ReviewsExplosive and exciting: ‘In the Heights’ at Sydney Festival
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...
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4.4KFeaturedSharon Eyal’s L-E-V Dance Company: The heart of ambiguity
You can almost hear the cogs whirring in her head. There is a pause. Then: “I think in life, everything is emotional,”...
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3.3KAustralian Dance ReviewsLucas Jervies’ new ‘Spartacus’ at The Australian Ballet
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 9 November 2018. Staging Spartacus is a challenge for any ballet company, as it demands artistic...
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3.5KFeaturedThe Australian Ballet’s ‘Spartacus’ reimagined: A conversation with choreographer Lucas Jervies
Spartacus tells the story of a gladiator who leads a slave rebellion against the Roman Empire, not in the quest for power but...
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3.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsThe Tap Pack at Sydney Opera House: Tap dancing at its finest
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 17 October 2018. “Tonight is smooth and delicious like a cocktail,” says a member of The Tap Pack...
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4.2KFeaturedThe Tap Pack to take the stage at Sydney Opera House
After a triumphant season on London’s West End, The Tap Pack is back in its hometown, preparing for its debut at the...
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3.7KFeaturedMeet the 2018 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominees
Six dancers with The Australian Ballet have been announced as nominees for the prestigious Telstra Ballet Dancer Award 2018. Now in its...
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4.2KAustralian Dance ReviewsLucy Guerin Inc mesmerises Sydney with ‘SPLIT’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 8 August 2018. The audience are seated in the ‘Studio’ at the Sydney Opera House, where graduated seating...
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5.0KFeaturedEight finalists announced for the Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship
Eight promising ballet students have been selected to compete in the final round of the Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship on Sunday 26...
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3.8KFeaturedCatching up with Lucy Guerin on ‘Split’
Lucy Guerin’s work has been described as “poignant” and “provocative”, “contemporary dance that reaches back to the roots of ancient theatre”. Dance Informa...
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5.5KFeaturedIconic dance spaces around the world: Sydney Opera House
The next instalment of Dance Informa’s series, Iconic Dance Spaces Around the World, looks at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. One of...
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4.4KAustralian Dance ReviewsBangarra Dance Theatre brings Aboriginal history to life in ‘Dark Emu’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 14 June 2018. Bangarra Dance Theatre’s latest work, Dark Emu, is visually stunning and superbly choreographed and danced. More abstract...
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6.6KFeaturedBallet Preljocaj’s ‘Snow White’ premieres at the Sydney Opera House
The French dance company Ballet Preljocaj will be performing its world-acclaimed work, Snow White, at the Sydney Opera House from 6 – 10 June...
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5.8KFeaturedStephen Page’s ‘Dark Emu’: The animation of negative space
That a recently published book which examines pre-colonial land management amongst Australia’s First Nation peoples should directly inspire a dance work isn’t...
