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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Over two weekends in August, Sydney Dance Company and the Neilson Foundation will be supporting INDance, an independent dance program held in the Neilson Studio at Sydney Dance Company. INDance provides a platform for independent choreographers and creatives to present their work, with the aim of building capacity, improving access and participation across the sector […]

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Arts House, Melbourne.20 February 2024. Question. What makes a cuddle a cuddle, as opposed to something more amorous? Answer. Context. As dance fans, we are used to seeing the same moves. The way the human body articulates (whether in sport, art or combat) tends to evince an underlying lexicon of motion and balance. Knowing this, […]

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For some, the gaps are a problem. For others, an invitation. In the non-literal realm of dance, the gaps, or what Jo Lloyd likes to call the intangibilities, are key. “If I don’t understand the work I’m making, that’s great,” she declares. “If it’s too clear, if I know it, then it’s not it. It’s […]

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Meat Market, North Melbourne. September 28, 2016. Emptying The Bucket starts quietly, almost frozen. A girl runs, two boys remain in pose. Gradually, however, through repeated motifs, this four hander ripples into sensual life and finishes in a writhing, pulsing, passionate sea of connection, desire and exhaustion. Choreographer Nebahat Erpolat’s 2016 Melbourne Fringe work is […]

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