Dance
RISING launches full festival program for June 2025
Melbourne’s winter festival RISING is “proudly challenging and uncompromisingly inclusive,” according to its co-Artistic Directors.
Here You Come Again, the Dolly Parton musical, is dancing down to Australia
Bring your dancing shoes for a celebration of Dolly's biggest hits in a musical promising southern charm and a dazzling…
Ballet review: Carmen, Regent Theatre
A fresh interpretation of a centuries old story that sizzles and provokes on stage.
Musical review: MJ The Musical, Sydney Lyric Theatre
‘MJ the Musical’ is a dazzling production. But be warned: you may come away from it feeling uncomfortable, sad and…
Dance review: U>N>I>T>E>D, Asia TOPA 2025
A futuristic epic that turned philosophical.
Turning 60 in style: Australian Dance Theatre leaps from the stage to the gallery wall
AD Daniel Riley describes the birth of ADT and an accompanying exhibition documenting the company’s six decades of dance-making.
Dance review: A Quiet Language, Australian Dance Theatre, Adelaide Festival 2025
A complex, compelling production, by turns anguished and joyous, angry and elegiac, honouring six decades of radical dance history.
Ballet review: Relâche: The Last Dance on Earth, Odeon Theatre, Hobart
A fusion of dance, Dadaist performance art and silent film.
Performance reviews: Samsara: A Cine-Concert, Ultimate Safari, LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches) Perth Festival
Three short-run shows at Perth Festival explore a range of topics and mediums.
Dance review: Bunyi Bunyi Bumi, Bunjil Place, Asia TOPA 2025
A dance performance showcasing the interconnectedness of cultures.