Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "Contemporary dance"
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1.3KDance Teacher ResourcesSpotlight on dance syllabi: Part One
Most Australian dance studios offer at least one, so what is it that makes dance syllabi valuable in the studio landscape and...
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1.0KFeaturedElevating artistry and versatility: AMPA’s Dance Department spotlight
The dance department at Academy of Music and Performing Arts (AMPA) is gearing up for its August season, NOVA, at the NIDA...
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904InterviewsMarina Tamayo: A Flamenco choreographer with unmatched duende
Marina Tamayo, renowned Flamenco choreographer and artist, is celebrated for her profound artistic expression. She is often described as possessing ‘duende’ –...
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868FeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – June/July 2024
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...
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626FeaturedCirca reimagines ‘Swan Lake’ with ‘Duck Pond’
Circa, Australia’s leading circus company, will take flight in Duck Pond, an exuberant take on Swan Lake. Circa is one of the...
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548Australian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company in ‘Momenta’: Transcending physical limitations
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.28 May 2024. In Momenta, Sydney Dance Company strips back to reveal the physics of human connection through time....
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1.0KDance Teacher ResourcesBroadway-themed dance concert ideas
Want to create a fun musical theatre or Broadway themed performance? Here are some fun and inspiring concert and recital ideas. The...
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810InterviewsL.A. Dance Project dancers talk Benjamin Millepied’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’
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...
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540Australian Dance ReviewsUnwrapped ‘SILENCE’: Karul Projects at Sydney Opera House
Studio Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney.8 May 2024. Gold Coast based Karul Projects presented SILENCE, created by Thomas E.S. Kelly (Minjungbal-Yugambeh, Wiradjuri...
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1.2KFeatured‘The Australian Ballet On Tour’ brings elite performances to audiences outside major cities
The Australian Ballet is thrilled to announce its 2024 On Tour program, bringing an enchanting repertoire of classical favourites and contemporary works to communities...
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954FeaturedEmbodied learning at Sydney Opera House: Dance and Architecture
Sydney Opera House is offering some unexpected opportunities for engagement outside of performances. One of these offerings is a Dance and Architecture workshop incorporating STEAM pedagogies, weaving arts and...
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944FeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – April/May 2024
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) is proud to announce the many...
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791FeaturedThe New Zealand School of Dance presents 2024 Choreographic Season, ‘Liminal’
The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) presents 2024 Choreographic Season, ‘Liminal’ This year’s Choreographic Season provides a platform for 3rd year contemporary...
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857FeaturedChunky Move: Permission to be beautiful
How easy it is to be distracted by ugliness. The daily doomscroll clicks buttons in our brains that tempt us into declinist and dystopian thinking. Yet,...
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742FeaturedRISING announces epic 2024 program of new music, art and performance
RISING, Melbourne’s premiere festival of new music, art and performance, has unleashed its sweeping 2024 program, featuring 105 events, more than 480...
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647FeaturedGame play: Joshua Monten at Sydney Opera House
Joshua Monten Dance Company is being presented for the first time in Australia from 17 – 18 May at Sydney Opera House. The...
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594FeaturedRegistrations open for The Right Foot 2024
Registrations are now open for DirtyFeet’s The Right Foot Creative contemporary dance workshops for people with and without disabilities between the ages...
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592Featured‘Class Act’ and ‘Silence’ make their Sydney premieres in new UnWrapped Season
This May, the Sydney Opera House’s UnWrapped series presents two new Australian works by critically acclaimed independent artists Mish Grigor and Thomas...
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742Australian Dance ReviewsRaghav Handa’s ‘The Assembly’: A Mind and heart journey
Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney.7 March 2024. Raghav Handa is an acclaimed Indian Australian choreographer, whose latest work The Assembly, presented by and...
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790Australian Dance ReviewsBook review: ‘Dance Cultures Around the World’
Book: Dance Cultures Around the WorldAuthor: Lynn E. Frederiksen and Shih-Ming Li Chang, Human Kinetics, July 2023. Edited by Lynn E. Frederiksen...
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1.2KDancer HealthStill dancing: Spring for Seniors at the Sydney Opera House
There is increasing interest for delivery of different modes of engagement in arts for children and families, but also for older adults. Whilst...
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747Australian Dance Reviews‘Flesh Vessel’: Unleashing our imagination
Dancehouse, Melbourne.23 February 2024. It begins slowly, with dancers’ bodies cloaked, obscured. The score hovers, the white stage bordering on sterile. But...
