Dance

Dance Review: GALA, WA Ballet
Aurélien Scannella celebrates eight years as Artistic Director of the West Australian Ballet company.

Adelaide Fringe at 60
Over six decades to date, the Adelaide Fringe has been both a playground and a career springboard for Australian and…

Review: Beethoven 9, Circa and Cheetham, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Just as Beethoven’s Ninth blends instrumental music and choral music to thrilling effect, so too the fusion of orchestral music…

Can outdoor events develop dance literacy in new audiences?
Supercell Festival of Contemporary Dance has moved its performance program outdoors and abolished ticket charges in order to reach audiences…

Review: Hofesh Shechter’s Grand Finale, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
A weighty, admirable yet bleak work for the end of days.

Back from the brink: Ausdance National saved from closure
Despite heralding its own demise in August, advocacy body Ausdance National has been saved by its own members.

Tomorrow Makers, Dancenorth (Townsville QLD)
The Townsville company’s last production of the year gave insights into the dancer’s creative processes.

Eight new dance commissions compete for $50,000 Keir Award
The biennial Keir Choreographic Award is dedicated to the commissioning of new choreographic work and promoting innovative, experimental and cross-artform…

Career spotlight on Indigenous dancer and change-maker
How Marilyn Miller uses her artistic practice to lift people up and lead change.

Ausdance WA faces the chop
If Ausdance WA fails to secure its funding next month, the West could lose its major dance advocate.