Most Australian dance studios offer at least one, so what is it that makes dance syllabi valuable in the studio landscape and for dancers in training? In April, Vitality Dance Teacher Conference at VDF24 sat down with some of the biggest names in international dance syllabus organisations to find out what they offer, what makes […]

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Dancehouse, Melbourne.23 February 2024. It begins slowly, with dancers’ bodies cloaked, obscured. The score hovers, the white stage bordering on sterile. But then it happens. From crisp abstraction emerges an extraordinary fluidity, an organic engine. Fragile, inexact, yet exhilarating. The flesh vessel we all know, navigating space and time with tenacious beauty. This is why […]

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Dance Informa had the wonderful opportunity to pick the brains of three world-renowned contemporary choreographers. Learn what Hofesh Shechter, Franck Chartier and Desmond Richardson had to say about contemporary dance and its role in contemporary society. How would you define contemporary dance? What differentiates it from other related styles and movement vocabularies? Hofesh Shechter, artistic […]

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Dance Informa got the chance to chat with Sydney-based independent choreographer Eliza Cooper on her life as a choreographer, what inspires her and the creation of her second full-length work, Bat Lake, which runs 13 – 15 October at the Lennox Theatre. Cooper is an incredibly talented artist with a keen eye for the quirky and unusual, […]

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Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) is taking the original iteration of THREE: Lister / Lane / Shechter on the road and down Australia’s East Coast this Autumn Winter.  For the first time in three years, the Collective is back on tour with this trio of works from renowned choreographers Jack Lister, Melanie Lane and Hofesh Shechter. The stunning triple bill from […]

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The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has started Series 3 of its newest podcast series, Why Dance Matters, with an exciting line-up of guests. The new podcast series features interviews with an eclectic mix of fascinating personalities – some from the world of dance sharing their views on its future and some surprising guests who see […]

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London Contemporary Dance School (LCDS) is home to a diverse student community from all over the world, bound together by their common language and love for dance. Hana Kato, a dancer from Australia, shares her experience as an international dance student in London. “I have always wanted to study overseas and explore dance in different […]

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Three Australian premieres will soon be unveiled from choreographers Jack Lister, Melanie Lane and Hofesh Shechter. Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) presents the triple bill, THREE, at QPAC’s Playhouse from May 26-29.  THREE was just days away from its April 2020 premiere when it was cancelled due to COVID-19.  Brisbane’s own rising star of the choreographic world, Jack […]

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She emerges from the rehearsal studio, where she is working with her company dancers on a re-stage of a short piece she first appeared in over a decade ago. Her name is Amy Hollingsworth, and she is the AD of the Brisbane-based Australasian Dance Collective. In early April, the piece she is working on will […]

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After 35 years as Expressions Dance Company, the Brisbane-based ensemble will now be known as Australian Dance Collective.  With collaboration and artistic excellence at its heart, Australian Dance Collective Chair Marian Gibney said the name change was part of the evolution of the company, aligning its history and vision. “The board is incredibly proud of what […]

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