Dance
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, HobartÂ
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.
Cost crises and funding parity issues for ballet companies outside Sydney-Melbourne bubble
Two major ballet companies say they are not receiving equitable government funding support. How much is their location to blame?
Dance review: Perth Moves: Manifest, Forrest Place, Perth Festival
Moroccan-Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui brings his creative vision to Perth.
Ballet review: Nijinsky, Regent Theatre
The Australian Ballet is in its element for John Neumeier's 'Nijinsky'.
Performance reviews: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins and Thunderstuck: A Night of Classic Rock, Adelaide Fringe 2025
From brilliant, in-your-face clowning to contemporary dance performed to a virtuosic live violin score of rock classics, two fascinating but…