Touring Tips and Tales
By Rebecca Martin For performing artists, touring can be a double edged sword. It provides the opportunity to travel, experience new places, and perform on different stages in front of varied...
View ArticleLa Traviata
Mrs Macquarie’s Point in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney March 22 2012 By Kristy Johnson. Thursday 22nd of March, media were treated to a rehearsal of Opera Australia’s La Traviata. Set at Mrs...
View ArticleOperamania
Sydney Recital Hall April 13, 2013 By Elizabeth Ashley. Combining the Moscow Novaya Opera Company and orchestra with four soloists from the Imperial Russian Ballet, Operamania was devised by former...
View ArticleLeading cast announced for ‘The King And I’
Broadway hit The King and I is coming to Australia in April next year and Lisa McCune and Teddy Tahu Rhodes will co-star in the Tony Award-winning production. The King and I, being revived by the...
View ArticleHow to Survive as a Freelancer
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Being an independent dance artist is about so much more than just dancing. As a freelancer, you must be resourceful, creative, resilient and pro-active, with top-notch...
View ArticleSouth Pacific
Adelaide Festival Theatre January 16 2014 By Deborah Searle of Dance Informa. One of America’s most popular musicals, South Pacific, has swept into Adelaide. Presented by Opera Australia and John...
View ArticleThe King and I – Win Tickets!
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic Broadway musical The King and I is returning to Australia with strictly limited seasons in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. The King and I was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s...
View ArticleSiobhan Ginty: Commercial Dancer to Creative Team
In an interview with Dance Informa, Siobhan Ginty talks about her career transitions. By Vanessa Ronan-Pearce of Dance Informa. Whether you have just graduated or have been working in the industry for...
View ArticlefLiNG Physical Theatre: wondrous and infinite creative possibilities
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. On the beautiful south coast of New South Wales, big things are happening in youth dance. fLiNG Physical Theatre, based in Bega, is a professionally supported youth...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Dance Teaching
By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. The tragic passing of Gailene Stock in April stirred up many emotions amongst the dance community at large. Former students, current students, colleagues, former...
View ArticleOne Year On: Zachary Lopez
A little while back, I wrote an article on Sophia Natale (which you can read here) one year on from diagnosis of The post One Year On: Zachary Lopez appeared first on Dance Informa Magazine.
View ArticleExpressions Dance Company presents ‘7 Deadly Sins’
Expressions Dance Company indulges its dark side this month, with the world premiere of 7 Deadly Sins. The brand new work by The post Expressions Dance Company presents ‘7 Deadly Sins’ appeared first...
View ArticleDaniel Assetta: Rob Guest Endowment 2015 Winner
Daniel Assetta has just been crowned as the winner of the Rob Guest Endowment for 2015. The endowment is worth $20,000 and is for young artists to enhance their talent through professional development...
View ArticleAutumn Feature: Falling in Love with Dance
This autumn as the leaves begin to fall, Dance Informa looks at why and when dancers “fall” in love with dance. Read on for some inspiring recounts! Tim Harbour, resident choreographer of the...
View ArticleNed Zaina: Life as Dance Captain in the Opera
Ned Zaina, a Melbourne dancer, has been working with Opera Australia on its new production of Turandot. Here, he shares his story on what life is like as Dance Captain for this amazing new show....
View ArticleKalman Warhaft opens Melbourne Institute of Dance
Kalman Warhaft has had an illustrious career as a dancer. He has performed with The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Mod Dance Company, Opera Australia, Opera Queensland and Victorian Opera....
View ArticleSpotlight on Natalie Weir’s Expressions Dance Company
Expressions Dance Company (EDC) has a busy 2017 season: a new signature work, Behind Closed Doors, choreographed by EDC Artistic Director Natalie Weir, is premiering; as is Propel (currently showing),...
View ArticleSouth Australia’s very own dance festival
When Kim Grant-Taylor, Sharon Macrow and Pep Rigano of the Australian Company of Performing Arts (ACPA) went to the Australian Dance Festival in 2016, they came home full of enthusiasm about...
View Article‘My Fair Lady’: A ‘loverly’ night at the theatre
Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 27 August 2017. Celebrating its 60th Diamond Jubilee since first opening on Broadway, My Fair Lady received a standing ovation at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre, commencing an encore...
View ArticleNaima Amar Lopez: Spanish steps from the street to the Opera House stage
The list of famous people who started out as street performers includes such luminaries as BB King, Tracy Chapman and Rod Stewart. They are mostly singers, musicians and comedians; rarely are they...
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