Dance Australia

WHEN you’re a dancer, you’d do almost anything to perform. Especially as you have spent years in training, especially when it is your life-long passion, especially when you’re starting out and need experience, especially if you want to be seen. You’d

BIG in scope and execution, the first Ballet International Gala (BIG) is scheduled to take place at two venues in Queensland in January: Qld Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane from January 26 to 30 followed by another on the Gold Coast. BIG is being

CHUNKY Move, Melbourne’s contemporary dance company, starts the year with a premiere of Yung Lung, described as “a rave on Mount Olympus”, at the Sydney Festival from January 20 to 23 and then moves on to Melbourne at the Substation, Newport, from Fe

SELDOM have the words “end of an era” been so aptly chosen when Bangarra Dance Theatre announced that Stephen Page will step down as Bangarra Artistic Director in early 2023. Page’s resignation marks the end of a 32-year tenure at Bangarra, during

TWO highly respected, familiar faces have announced their departures. Nicolette Fraillon, Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Australian Ballet and Artistic Director of Orchestra Victoria, will make her final farewell performances this year i

AUSTRALIAN Dance Theatre is transitioning to a new stage of its venerable history with the departure of Garry Stewart and the appointment of Daniel Riley, most recently an important member of Bangarra. The company farewelled Stewart with a repeat o

Q What should I look for when leasing a premises to run my dance school? It is important to thoroughly check the premises before you sign any contracts. Any defects or wear and tear can find a claim being declined. For example, if water has seeped t

LET’S not mention pandemics and lockdowns and vaccinations, cancellations and postponements. Let’s forget about the past nearly two years of Covid-19. Companies are returning to the stage, with fabulous programs on which to feast in the year ahead. T

OPERA Australia has announced that its much awaited production of Phantom of the Opera will now be presented at the Sydney Opera House from August 19 and Arts Centre Melbourne from October 30. This new production broke box office history at the Opera

AFTER a much interrupted first year as artistic director of the Australian Ballet, David Hallberg has announced a new season – this time with far more chance of getting it underway. It includes some of the best bits of last year’s program which never