The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia has announced the 16 talented Australian semi-finalists who have been selected to compete in The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2024. This prestigious international ballet competition will showcase the exceptional skills of young dancers from around the world. The semi-finals will be held at RAD Headquarters in London […]

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The musical phenomenon CHICAGO has finished its run at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and has its final stops in Australia – Adelaide and Canberra. The longest-running show now playing on Broadway, this scorching hot masterpiece includes a dazzling score that includes “All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango” and “Razzle Dazzle.” Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, […]

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This month, Queensland Ballet launched The Ballet Boys Project, a series of initiatives designed to explore and address the decline of boys in ballet and dance. Since 2020, Queensland Ballet Academy has seen a 36 percent decline in male enrolments, a downward trend that Christian Tàtchev, Director of Queensland Ballet Academy, observes is evident across the professional […]

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The Royal New Zealand Ballet has appointed a new artistic director; 36-year-old Italian Francesco Ventriglia. Francesco trained at the Ballet School of La Scala, Milan, joining the world-renowned ballet company of La Scala in 1997. He performed a wide range of repertoire including the Bronze Idol in Natalia Makarova’s La Bayadère, and Hilarion to Sylvie […]

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By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Looking for something dancey to do or see in Sydney this winter? Here are our top five picks for winter. 1. Big Dance A biennial festival founded by the Mayor of London in 2006, Big Dance is the world’s largest celebration of dance. This month, it’s coming to Australia! […]

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By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. You’ve done it, I’ve done it, and no doubt every dancer has done it: taken a job without pay whether it is for personal experience or as a favour to someone.  Helping people out and gaining experience is all well and good but the fact that there are far […]

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By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. This autumn there are plenty of dance events to see and take part in around Sydney. Here are our Top Five picks. 1. Be moved by Sydney Dance Company From March 15 to April 5 at Sydney Theatre, the acclaimed Sydney Dance Company will present the triple bill Interplay. […]

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By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Two dynamic New Zealand contemporary dance companies will perform at one of Europe’s most prestigious dance festivals this month. Okareka Dance Company and The New Zealand Dance Company have been invited to perform at the 2014 Holland Dance Festival. The festival attracts international audiences to see performances by choreographers and […]

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Last month a brand new dance chat show hit the web that is already taking the world by storm. Hosted by two of Australia’s leading choreographers Yvette Lee and Paul Malek, whose combined choreographic careers are glittered with credentials such as So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, Rock of Ages and Hair The Musical, the […]

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By Rebecca Martin. Bang! Crash! Tap! hits the Melbourne stage this September hot off the heels of Raw Dance Company’s successful overseas tour. Dubbed “disarmingly phenomenal” by De Volkskrant in Europe and described as “expert hoofers” by The New York Times, the production is set to show local audiences why Raw Dance Company is one […]

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