Dance
Are local artists enough to save our festivals without international headliners?
Can 'hyperlocal' arts programming save Australia’s previously thriving festival scene? Or are audiences still looking for the big names from…
Dance Review: Sydney Dance Company's Impermanence
The meaning of ‘impermanence’ has changed over the past year, personally and globally.
Artist-led think tank established to support indie dance sector
Think Tank Dance Assembly will advocate for independent dance practitioners in the wider dance sector.
Must see performing arts of 2021: Part Two – dance and circus
Our Performing Arts Editor Richard Watts selects more of the shows he’s most excited to see in 2021.
‘This is a pause, not a stop’: lockdown devastating for Perth artists
PICA and Perth Festival have postponed the opening of numerous events, while Fringe World has cancelled five nights worth of…
Dance Review: Cinderella, Ballet Theatre Queensland
Ballet Theatre Queensland presents an adaptation of Charles Perrault’s fairy tale Cinderella at QPAC Playhouse.
Performance review: After Erika Eiffel, Let Me Dry Your Eyes, and Zinc (MONA FOMA)
Three new works presented as part of MONA FOMA 2021, created by BIG hART, Second Echo Ensemble and Hobart-based artist…
Dance Review: The Complication of Lyrebirds, C-A-C (Sydney Festival)
This debut work by Jasmin Sheppard is a potent and poetic metaphor for many First Nations Australians as they confront…
Dance Review: Explicit Contents (Sydney Festival)
Rhiannon Newton's latest offering is a meditation on the human body’s relationship to its sensory environment.
Dance Review: All Expenses Paid, Stompin (MONA FOMA)
Stompin's latest work was originally supposed to be presented in April 2020, and has benefitted from the extra-long development process.