Brisbane Festival invites visitors to “Find Your Fit” when Queensland’s favourite celebration of arts and culture takes over the city in spectacular style from 30 August to 21 September 2024. From family-friendly spectacles to budget-friendly events, international superstars to hometown heroes, brand-new productions to returning favourites – it’s never been easier to “Find Your Fit” […]

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Brisbane Festival, Queensland’s leading arts and culture festival, will return in September with an incredible program of international and national acts and performances. This year’s program features Lighting the Dark, a bold new work by dancer and choreographer living with Down Syndrome, Chris Dyke. Dyke emanates compassion, transcending limitations and inviting us all into his […]

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The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of world premieres, extraordinary immersive experiences, cutting-edge public art, Australian exclusives, free events, trailblazing First Nations programming and an epic live music offering. Once again, Sydneysiders and visitors are invited to rediscover their city differently – from […]

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The Keir Foundation, Australia Council for the Arts and Dancehouse, together with presenting partner Carriageworks, have announced Tra Mi Dinh as the recipient of the $50,000 Keir Choreographic Award for 2022 –  Australia’s most prestigious choreographic award.   Jenni Large was selected as the recipient of the $10,000 Peoples Choice Award.  The recipient of the 2022 Keir Choreographic Award is Tra Mi Dinh for her […]

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After capitvating Adelaide audiences with its critically acclaimed run of NOISE at WOMADelaide 2022, internationally acclaimed Townsville-based dance company Dancenorth will wow local audiences when its brand new work Wayfinder premieres at the Townsville Civic Theatre as part of NAFA from 24 – 25 June.  A summoning of collective awe and wonder, Dancenorth has gathered an all-star artistic hive mind to create this new work […]

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2022 hopefully marks the post-COVID world where we learn to live with the virus safely and the disruptions of the pandemic are limited. During the second and third wave of the pandemic, professional dance companies faced several challenges, including:  How to continue to rehearse, create works and how to stay engaged in their communities during […]

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Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne.26 May 2021. If ever we are tempted to think of art as existing in a pristine space – neatly framed and packaged – the opening of Dancenorth’s RED at Melbourne’s freshly minted RISING Festival served to remind us that art always lives in context. Indeed, it is hard to imagine a more loaded moment […]

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“I feel that people are more open to those experiences now, considering the pretty epic world events of late,” she says. “They want to have the world reflected back at them. They want to think. Be provocated. More than ever. There’s a certain degree of wanting some entertainment and escapism, but I feel that people […]

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Audition season is upon us, and the next generation of students are beginning to consider their future training options. After a challenging year in and out of lockdown, many of Australia’s favourite full time institutes are re-opening their doors for in-person open days and auditions. One such studio is Ev & Bow. Under the direction […]

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What if the virus is a blessing? An invitation? A crack that widens to allow a new way of being and making to emerge? Of course, it is a privilege to ask such questions. As we publish, the death toll is closing in on half a million and the social/economic disruption for multiple millions borders […]

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