Master magician and illusionist Michael Boyd and special guest Prinnie Stevens arrive with the most magical holiday event of the season, The Christmas Spectacular, returning to the State Theatre from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 December. The Christmas Spectacular is an extravaganza of music, circus, dance and magic that celebrates the joy and excitement of Christmas. This magical show will ignite […]

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Come and experience the most magical holiday event of the season on Thursday 22 December at Sydney’s State Theatre. Christmas Spectacular – A Magical Wonderland is an extravaganza of music, circus, dance and magic that celebrates the joy and excitement of Christmas. Let your senses ignite with a kaleidoscope of Christmas songs, dances and world class variety performers as […]

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After a state-wide search, Queensland Ballet has announced the winner of its annual Suncorp Dream Big Challenge: seven-year-old Giles Nash from Mermaid Beach.  Nash has won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform a walk-on role in Queensland Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. He will also have the incredible opportunity to rehearse with Queensland Ballet at the company’s studio in Brisbane’s West End.   Nash said he was so excited and […]

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Perth’s Christmas ballet tradition continues to grow in 2020 as West Australian Ballet offers its iconic version of The Nutcracker in a dual season alongside multi-work highlight show GALA. “Audiences have loved our biennial tradition of The Nutcracker to ring in the festive season, it’s always such a magical way to end the year,” said Aurélien Scannella, West Australian Ballet […]

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Looking ahead with joy and optimism to its ever-popular Christmas season, the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) will open its magical new production, The Ryman Healthcare Season of The Sleeping Beauty on 29 October. This new production of the quintessential classical ballet has been created by a powerhouse of creativity, led by RNZB Artistic Director Patricia Barker. […]

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It’s been six years since Robert Curran took the reins of the Louisville Ballet in Kentucky. Curran sounds as enthusiastic as ever with plenty of creative ideas bubbling as he seeks to combine Louisville Ballet’s traditional rigour with the emerging dynamic regional artistic scene. Dance Informa ​caught up with Curran during the COVID-19 lockdown that […]

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Queensland Ballet’s 2020 season also happens to be the company’s 60th anniversary. The program is a mixture of much-loved classical works from the canon such as The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, alongside new classical works such as Dracula. Queensland Ballet is even touring to Melbourne, with its production of Dangerous Liaisons. The season kicks […]

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It’s a new year, and surely there will be some trends in the dance world – perhaps a new dance show, or some viral Instagram post, or a catchy song and corresponding dance move. But some things will also always stick around, year after year. Ballet is one of them. Since it is an older […]

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Question without notice: how would you stage Nutcracker with just one dancer? Answer: have Clara dance with a cartoon. Since it debuted in London in December 2017, Romanian-born pianist Alexandra Dariescu’s show The Nutcracker and I has been playing to consistently sold out houses. Now, little more than a year later, she and former English National Ballet […]

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The Nutcracker. It makes most think of snow falling as ballerinas scurry across the stage, Polichinelles running out from under Mother Ginger’s giant skirt, the Cavalier and Sugar Plum Fairy’s majestic pas de deux. Dancers likely also think of long rehearsals, performance jitters, tired bodies and a mix of many emotions. Many modern versions of The […]

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