Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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2.7KClosing the circle: Belinda Strodder’s ‘Phantom’ family story
“Ours is a very personal story,” she confides, “but it makes you wonder how many of these stories are actually out there.”...
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2.4KRed Bull Dance Your Style announces 2022 season
The world’s best street dancers will come together this spring for the return of premiere one-on-one street dance competition Red Bull Dance...
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2.6KAmy Campbell’s explosive and immersive ‘leap’ – Win Tickets
Leap is the new production choreographed and directed by Amy Campbell. Described as ‘athletic dance immersed coated in passionate live music,’ Campbell’s vision...
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1.4KAustralasian Dance Collective is back on tour
Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) is taking the original iteration of THREE: Lister / Lane / Shechter on the road and down Australia’s East Coast this...
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1.1KFelicity Bott’s Great Southern Dance: A new regional company highlighting the landscape of the deep south
Felicity Bott took the challenge of the pandemic’s great interruption to all arts organisations to establish Great Southern Dance, a new independent regional dance...
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1.9KRoyal New Zealand Ballet dancer finds silver lining in injury
A chronic stress fracture in his shin forced Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) dancer Jamie Delmonte to rethink his day-to-day, and with...
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1.4KThe McDonald College enriches students with 5th Elite Masterclass series
This year, The McDonald College will be holding its fifth Elite Masterclass series on April 11-13. Renowned for excellence in performing arts, the school will have...
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1.7KAmerican ballet star Skylar Brandt twirls through Brisbane’s Ballet International Gala
Brisbane’s long-awaited Ballet International Gala (BIG) event has brought in world-class dancers from some of the globe’s most acclaimed ballet companies, including...
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2.3KBringing ‘9 TO 5’ to life: A talk with Lisa Stevens and Emma Hawthorne
The countdown is on to the much anticipated Australian premiere of 9 TO 5 The Musical, Dolly Parton’s smash-hit West End musical, which...
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2.7KMind the gaps: Jo Lloyd’s ‘Handsome’
For some, the gaps are a problem. For others, an invitation. In the non-literal realm of dance, the gaps, or what Jo...
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2.1KDavid Hallberg: Looking through a fresh lens
Leaving the global stage for a rehearsal space on the banks of the Yarra was always going to have its moments. It’s...
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1.8KLucy Hind and ‘Girl From The North Country’: Are the times truly a changin’?
At first, a musical built around Bob Dylan songs sounds like yet another Boomer nostalgia-fest. However, Conor McPherson’s Depression Era drama Girl From...
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2.9KMao’s Last Dancer signs on to stay at Queensland Ballet and will grace the stage in 2022
After a decade of directorship with Queensland Ballet (QB), Artistic Director Li Cunxin AO has signed on for another three years, with big...
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2.6KDance Photography Mentorship at VDF
Renowned, award-winning dance photographer Belinda Strodder is Victorian Dance Festival‘s official photographer. At Energetiks VDF 2021 this October, Belinda has a unique...
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2.6KJackson Reedman: In a world of chocolate
Golden ticket, anyone? In the midst of the ongoing coronadrama, any kind of theatre seems like a treat, especially if served with...
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2.2KFrancesco Ventriglia on the new Sydney Choreographic Centre and superstar Sylvie Guillem
The Sydney Choreographic Centre is an exciting new establishment which has been designed to elevate the next generation of choreographers. Co-founded by...
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1.3KGoing above and beyond: RISING Festival
“I feel that people are more open to those experiences now, considering the pretty epic world events of late,” she says. “They...
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2.5KAmy Campbell re-ignites ‘A Chorus Line’ at Darlinghurst Theatre Company
When A Chorus Line opened on Broadway in 1975, it created a storm, and now it’s to come back to life in the Darlinghurst...
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8.4KTodd Patrick: Opening doors at Patrick School of the Arts
Patrick School of the Arts (PSA), a renowned industry performing arts school based in Melbourne, offers a mix of part-time and full-time...
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3.4KMeryl Tankard: Restless search for a new dance vocabulary
During the COVID lockdown, the dance world faced the challenge of ensuring its survival in a world of social isolation. Denied its...
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4.0KMagnetic Force: ‘Moulin Rouge’ draws Kahlia Davis back to the Aussie stage
The cast of Moulin Rouge! The Musical has been announced. Enter a world of splendour and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and...
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2.9KEv & Bow: Innovation, passion and outstanding results
Audition season is upon us, and the next generation of students are beginning to consider their future training options. After a challenging...
