Dance
![Afrocentric. Image is black dancer, dressed in white performing in gallery space at front of the NGV, beside a large black sculpture of a young black woman. There is audience seated around the space.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/afro-e1705885592939.jpg?w=310)
Performance review: Afrocentric, National Gallery of Victoria
Nightly performances that celebrate the African diaspora in Australia.
![‘La Bayadère‘ being staged at Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, 1901. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Vintage photograph of ballet production with performers standing outside of a temple setting.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/IMG_3925-e1705459824175.jpeg?w=310)
Hindu leader decries ballet production
Throughout the years, Rajan Zed has protested against numerous productions of ‘La Bayadère’, a piece of classical ballet that is…
![Malevo. A line-up of five bare-chested males raise their drumsticks above their heads and over the drums attached in front of them.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/Jordan_Munns_@jordankmunns-11.jpg?w=310)
Performance review: Malevo, Sydney Opera House
The South American all-male dancing and drumming troupe makes its Australian debut.
![Grease. A group of musical theatre performers dressed in 50s clothes sit and stand on the stage facing forward.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/GREASE-2024-photo-Jeff-Busby_2619_Edit.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Grease: The Musical, Her Majesty's Theatre
It's colourful and energetic certainly, but this production does not do anything to update the original flavour.
![Five dancers wearing sleeveless organe tops and loose grey pants move-animal-like across on the stage on all fours. Behind them in a black and white digital animation of stylised animals including a rhino, camels and a giraffe.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/ArtsHub-editorial-image.png?w=310)
Dancing with wolves in the national capital
The work of one of the world’s greatest contemporary choreographers has never been seen in Canberra – until now.
![Publicity image for Future D. Fidel's 'La Belle Epoque' at Theatre Works. Photo: Morgan Roberts. A black man is seen emerging from the shadows with a large chain necklace and what appears to be a floating crown above his head.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/LE_BELLE_EPOQUE_PhotobyMorganRoberts.jpeg?w=310)
What’s in store in 2024 for the performing arts (part five)
From indie theatre to choral masterpieces, 2024 has much to offer in the performing arts.
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Performance review: TRIPTICO, ARA Darling Quarter Theatre, NSWÂ
A dance theatre celebration of the life and works of Australian artists Elena Kats Chernin and Wendy Sharpe.
![Cinderella. Image is a ballet dancer in a blue layered costume dancing with arms out to the side and balanced en pointe with one leg raised behind her. She is on a stage with a large moon and starry sky as the backdrop. A male and female dancer are on the left and right hand side of the stage respectively.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Cinderella_Kit-Thompson_credit-Kate-Longley-1.jpg?w=310)
Ballet review: Storytime Ballet: Cinderella, Arts Centre Melbourne
A magical storytime ballet that’s a delight for children and adults alike.
!['Revenge Tales and Romance' in 'New Breed 2023' by Sydney Dance Company. Photo: Pedro Greig. A centre figure with blond hair, a pink cowboy hat and a star-studded leotard kneels on stage with her head facing up. Two figures are lying on the ground, head turned towards the centre and their bodies partially cropped from view.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/NB23_Revenge_Tales_And_Romance_231205_160_hires_byPedroGreig-e1702339103550.jpg?w=310)
Dance review: New Breed 2023, Carriageworks
Unwavering talent with evocative works showcasing the newest developments in contemporary dance.
![Possum Magic. A troupe of young ballet dancers on stage dressed as various Australian animals.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Possum-Magic.-Photo-by-Sergey-Konstantinov-522A0067-3.jpg?w=310)
Ballet review: Possum Magic The Ballet, Arts Centre Melbourne
Mem Fox's iconic picture book about the little marsupial who becomes invisible is transformed into dance.