Speaking in 1985 at a symposium about the creation of West Side Story, Jerome Robbins said he had wanted to see how far he, Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents could go in bringing thei…
Amber McCartney's solo dance work Tiny Infinite Deaths was a big success when it premiered in 2022 in an artist development program called Pieces, presented by Melbourne's Lucy Guerin …
Christopher Wheeldon is a ballet choreographer who doesn't stay in his lane. Neither did George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille or Jerome Robbins. Ditto Twyla Tharp, still making new work at the …
In Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894) the law of the jungle is the furthest thing from anarchy. Social structures built by the animals are adhered to without fail. They give an often v…
By start time of 8pm Perth's temperature had dropped a little from its high of 41°C to something, well, not much below that. But the sky was clear and humidity low " a perfect night, then…
She was the original Miss Saigon, sent Les Mis stratospheric and sang some of Disney's most memorable songs. She reflects on her legacy, and which of her princesses is best " Jasmine or Mula…
Most of Australia's well-established contemporary dance companies are based in the country's capital cities for obvious reasons. That's where audiences and resources are closest to hand. Ade…
The Australian Ballet's 60th anniversary celebrations came to a close in Sydney with Swan Lake and with promotions for 14 dancers " about 20 per cent of the company. TAB ended 2023 …
Leanne Benjamin has been named Li Cunxin's successor as artistic director of Brisbane-based Queensland Ballet. She is the sixth AD in the company's 63-year history and the first woman to be …
At the end of PPY23 Revealed there were huge shouts of joy from the young dancers who had just performed. For about half of them " and there were more than 50 in total " it was a gradu…
A new production in north London is bringing the rhythms of Jewish storytelling, humour and music to the seasonal theatrical staple What else would you call "Britain's first professional Jew…
Up close is right. It's likely you'll never get nearer the spectacular Sydney Dance Company bodies than this. SDC is usually seen in the conventional 900-seat Roslyn Packer Theatre just …
The Australian Ballet's announcement today that Stephanie Lake is to be its new Resident Choreographer from the beginning of next year is very good news indeed. Lake is one of the country's …
Tradition reigns in The Australian Ballet's new Swan Lake, based on a fondly remembered 1977 production by former artistic director Anne Woolliams. Nearly 50 years on it's still recognisa…
In 2019 Brisbane Festival artistic director Louise Bezzina, then new in her role, travelled the substantial width of Australia to attend the Perth Festival, as you do. There she met British …
There should be much rejoicing in New Zealand dance circles today with the announcement that Ty King-Wall is to be Royal New Zealand Ballet's next artistic director. It's a homecoming for Ki…
A new ballet by Christopher Wheeldon, Oscar, is the centrepiece of David Hallberg's 2024 program for The Australian Ballet. It is being made on the company in what is Hallberg's first ful…
Wubkje Kuindersma's new echoes of VAN GOGH for West Australian Ballet looks wonderful. The artist's work is everywhere in Tatyana van Walsum's designs, almost overwhelmingly so. Intens…
As her play about toxic secrets and old friends hits the stage, the host of The Guilty Feminist podcast explains how studying Wilde and Shaw showed her the subversive power of laughter I'm a…
Whether visiting a gallery or attending a theater, dance or music performance, the fall is packed with arts events that brim with community and camaraderie.
The Australian Ballet's recent appearances at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden got plenty of attention here and in the UK. Travelling somewhat under the radar was another touring venture,…
Sydney Dance Company's generous outreach to contemporary choreographers, INDance, opened its second season last night with works from two West Australian choreographers. Founded last year, t…
When choreographers are asked to make new work for Queensland Ballet's Bespoke the result can be a program of great diversity, as happened last year, or one that inadvertently seems to have …
Australasian Dance Collective is a small company that thinks big. Very big indeed when it comes to Lucie in the Sky, a piece for six dancers and five drones. The title has nothing to do w…
Bangarra Dance Theatre lives and breathes stories of the great southern land. Roaming through time and space it offers a different way of looking at history and place. It opens hearts. It ex…