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Ty King-Wall: Finding form, accepting flow

As a teenager, he left his home in Tuaranga on New Zealand’s north island and flew ‘across the ditch’ to attend The...

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Dancers from around the world: 3 dance journeys

Dancers, no matter where they come from, have many things in common. They’re passionate, hard workers and, however their dance journey has...

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Tim Podesta Creative announces audition for latest work at VDF24

Choreographer Tim Podesta is coming to Energetiks VDF this year to audition for his latest work, appearing in Melbourne this July. Tim...

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2024 Auckland Arts Festival celebrates the arts with over 60 events

Auckland’s annual celebration of the arts returns to the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau this summer as Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland...

Loughlan Prior in rehearsal with The Australian Ballet School for 'Possum Magic'. Photo courtesy of Prior.

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Working with kids and animals: Loughlan Prior on ‘Possum Magic’

“I never thought I would create a ballet with animals in it,” declares Loughlan Prior after another day of rehearsal, “if only...

Ghenoa Gela's 'Gurr Era Op'. Photo by Ashley de Prazer.

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Ghenoa Gela at Sydney Festival: What if the village was ours?

How would you feel if your home was being erased? Inundated. For most, this is a rhetorical question; yet, for the people...

Sydney Dance Company New Breed 2023 choreographers. Photo by Pedro Greig.

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Meet the New Breed 2023 choreographers

Sydney Dance Company’s much anticipated annual season of emerging choreographic talent, New Breed, will hit the Carriageworks space this December. The line-up this year is an...

Gary Chryst (right) in rehearsal. Photo courtesy of Chryst.

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Fosse’s ‘Chicago’ legacy continues in Gary Chryst

In a rehearsal studio, a lean man with white hair stands, feet apart, arms at his sides, relaxed but poised, ready for...

GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. Photo by Lennart Sjöberg.

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Sydney Festival 2024 promises to be bolder than ever

The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of world premieres, extraordinary...

Stefan Lagoulis. Photo courtesy of Lagoulis.

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Stefan Lagoulis: Ready for the big no-brainer

We rarely see it, even though we know it’s there. The hours, the rejections, the sticky tape that holds the facade in...

Li Cunxin AO. Photo courtesy of Queensland Ballet.

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Li Cunxin AO: A victim of his own success and a rare unicorn?

When we think of Li Cunxin AO and Queensland Ballet, it’s hard not to think of the successful and savvy businessman/artist who...

Co3 in 'Architect of the Invisible'. Photo by Stefan Gosatti.

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Organisational muscle: Hilary McKenna becomes executive director of Co3

Social, folk or theatrical; dance activity often coalesces around groups and organisations (associations, troupes, companies, etc.). What this entails is a level...

Courtney Monsma and the 'Wicked' ensemble. Photo by David Hooley.

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Chills every single time: Christian Ambesi in ‘Wicked the Musical’

Twenty years since its premiere on Broadway, Wicked the Musical returns to Australia. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, and adapted...

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World-class principal artist Lisa-Maree Cullum to take the artistic helm at Tanya Pearson Academy in 2024

The globally renowned Tanya Pearson Academy (TPA) based in Sydney, has recently announced the appointment of Lisa-Maree Cullum as artistic director of...

'Message In A Bottle'. Photo by Lynn Theisen.

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‘We want to show we are as one’: Lizzie Gough working on ‘Message In a Bottle’

Lizzie Gough is working as assistant choreographer to Kate Prince on Message In a Bottle, coming to the Sydney Opera House this...

Studio 7 Dancewear. Photo by Daniel Enright.

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From concept to campaign: A glimpse into Studio 7 Dancewear’s creative process

Studio 7 Dancewear is a family-owned Australian brand that has grown to become a much loved and trusted label over the past...

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Broadway smash hit ‘Rent’ to tour Australia in 2024

Award-winning producer LPD Productions has declared there is “no day like today” as it announced the multi-Tony Award-winning rock musical by Jonathan...

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Trish Squire’s Spectrum Talent Agency: Longevity and an open mind

There are times when the clues are hidden in plain sight. As much as we might talk about the arts, we are...

Caroline Bowditch teaching Creative Movers by Rambert Grades at Victorian Dance Festival 2023. Photo by Belinda Strodder.

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Caroline Bowditch: Movement in the making

“How can you work with dance to explore what bodies are capable of?” With this question, Caroline Bowditch (dancer, choreographer and CEO...

Stephanie Lake's 'Manifesto'. Photo by Roy Van Der Vegt.

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Stephanie Lake’s dance sensation ‘Manifesto’ returns to Melbourne

Stephanie Lake’s explosive Manifesto is coming to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse from 25 – 28 October much to the delight of Melbourne audiences who may missed out on the...