Dance
![A bare-chested male ballet dancer dressed in a turban and long pants, photographed in mid air performing a leaping side split move.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Julio-Blanes-in-La-Bayadere_RESIZED.jpg?w=310)
Why are we still watching La Bayadère?
Will this popular ballet join the likes of 'Miss Saigon' and 'Turandot' as a work deemed too culturally insensitive for…
![dancers performing. Carmen](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/3133970-TAB-Carmen-Inger-Jill-Ogai_Callum-Linnane-Credit_Daniel-Boud.jpg?w=310)
Ballet review: Carmen, Sydney Opera House
A rethinking of 'Carmen' reflects on gender power structures in a brilliant performance for our times.
![Whitesnake3000. A woman of Asian appearance looks at the camera from side on. She is smiling and wearing white face make-up while sucking on a green tube.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/390064_whitesnake3000-blue-room-theatre2-e1712543142388.gif?w=310)
Performance Review: WHITESNAKE3000, State Theatre Centre of WA
Autobiographical dance theatre work exploring artistic, cultural and gender identity.
![First Nations woman in red dress standing in gallery space with Torres Strait Island art. Gail Mabo.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Gail-Mabo-2024-ArtsHub.jpg?w=310)
In conversation: Gail Mabo on curating and legacy
Dancer cum choreographer cum artist, Gail Mabo turns her hand to curating as a way to share culture.
![West Side Story by Opera Australia. A dark harbourside long shot of two young lovers - Tony and Maria - standing on metal balcony embracing, with a cityscape behind them.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/53602887763_7dc2bfca4e_o.jpg?w=310)
Opera review: West Side Story, Sydney Harbour
A stunning revival production of Opera on the Harbour’s biggest hit musical.
![Tim Newth exit interview. A black and white photo of a diverse group of performers in a rehearsal room. Tim Newth, a older man, stands at the rear holding a wire-framed fish prop over his head.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2019-Global-Positioning-IMG_5488-2-Jess-Dev-copy-e1710983930565.jpg?w=310)
Exit interview: Tim Newth AM, Tracks Dance Company
From active listening to rethinking what it means to be an Australian artist, Tim Newth reflects on a 35-year practice…
![A group of physical theatre actors make a pyramid with one person on the top holding a megaphone.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/future-e1710723702568.jpg?w=310)
Performance review: Future Proof, Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Physical theatre that asked the hard questions, but needed a little more fine-tuning.
![A ballet dancer dressed in a white frog costume is in mid air with his legs kicking out behind him. On the stage is Alice, with shoulder length dark hair, wearing a purple dress and carrying a red rose. Behind them is an image of a cottage on a wall hanging; it looks embroidered.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Drew-Hedditch_Benedicte-Bemet-Credit_Christopher-Rodgers-Wilson.jpg?w=310)
Ballet review: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Arts Centre Melbourne
An immersive spectacle, sure to unsettle and astound lovers of the classic tale.
![A sunset on a beach, some actor/dancers in the foreground in front of towering curved wooden poles that look like whale bones.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/IMG_2455-rotated.jpg?w=310)
Adelaide Festival midpoint round-up
Adelaide Festival is in full swing. What were the standout elements for a first time visitor mid-festival?
![Private View. Image is of a man with Down's syndrome standing in a room looking out of a window and holding a billowing yellow curtain. In the middle of the room is a smalll round table with a lit candle on it and two chairs. In the right hand top corner is a female figure in a slinky figure hugging red dress, with a lampshade obscuring her face and head.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/private-view-1116-x-652.jpg?w=310)
Dance review: Private View, Adelaide Festival
Stories of love and desire by dancers with and without a disability.