Chunky Move’s award-winning dance work 4/4 will return to Naarm/Melbourne this November, for three highly-anticipated performances presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture (UMAC) at the Union Theatre. This limited run gives hometown audiences a final chance to experience the enthralling work before Chunky Move premieres 4/4 in the UK and Europe, kicking off the six city tour […]

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Of the many things we know about Elvis, it is the thriving impersonator industry that looms as one of the weirdest and most persistent. Indeed, there is an air of kitsch about the Tupelo born singer that not even Luhrmann glitz can hide. Yet, none of that serves to dampen audience enthusiasm for the hip […]

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Sydney Lyric Theatre, Sydney. 27 May 2023.  MAMMA MIA! The Musical – what a show! The Sydney premiere on Saturday, 27 May at Sydney Lyric Theatre was an opening night to remember.  The evening commenced with a buzzing red carpet, with the Who’s Who of Sydney including stars such as Rebecca Gibney from Packed to The […]

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The new teen coming-of-age dance drama The Red Shoes: Next Step will debut in cinemas around Australia during the April 2023 school holidays, the film’s Australian distributor Screen Inc. has confirmed today. The film’s teaser trailer, poster and three first-look images have recently been released. From the creators of the family fantasy adventure box-office hit […]

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Bangarra has announced that Senior Artist Beau Dean Riley Smith will depart after celebrating 10 extraordinary years with the company.  Riley Smith is an Aboriginal man from the Wiradjuri Nation of Central New South Wales and the Gamilaraay Nation of New South Wales. He auditioned for Bangarra after graduating from NAISDA and joined in 2013. […]

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Think of juggling, and what comes into your head? Is it a live scored show which deftly threads skilled and precise throws and catches, choreographed moves that entice the eye, and rhythm that pulsates through the performers and audience into a multi sensory performance? After seeing Escalate, it will be.  Escalate, from Throw Catch Collective, […]

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There are many remarkable things about Hamilton. Hailed as a form-changer in musical theatre, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip hop-driven, historical drama has won Tony, Olivier and Grammy Awards, plus the Pulitzer Prize, and been an audience hit since its off-Broadway debut in 2015. Yet, perhaps the most interesting aspect of it is that its titular hero should be […]

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In 2021, Darlinghurst Theatre Company has been redefined: part theatre company, part experience maker. Consolidating its breakthroughs during the past year with some of its greatest successes prior to the outbreak of the global pandemic, the 2021 season will be the most wide-ranging in the company’s history, as it redefines what can be put in a theatre […]

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Stephanie Lake has been described as “one of the most important voices in contemporary choreography”, with “gutsy physicality and kooky poetics”. With a number of impressive dance industry accolades, including the Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship in 2013, and the Helpmann, Green Room and Australian Dance Award, this unassuming woman seems slightly surprised to find herself with a […]

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Every year, the Commonwealth Government’s peak arts funding body, The Australia Council, announces a number of Fellowships, whereby it awards practising artists ongoing funds spread over two years. The 2017 recipient for dance was Melbourne-based choreographer Stephanie Lake. Having already won Australian Dance Awards, Helpmann Awards and a Green Room Award, and garnered acclaim for […]

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