Dance
Sydney theatre guide: 5 best shows to see in July 2026
Sydney’s stages don’t slow down for the cold. Here are five productions worth braving the chill for this July.
Choreographer Lucy Guerin to step down from Lucy Guerin Inc at end of 2026
Twenty-five years after founding her company, which has significantly enriched the Australian dance sector, Guerin is moving on.
Hamlet review: stunningly imaginative ballet
Queensland Ballet delivers a faithful narrative and highly-charged interpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet within a beautifully danced production.
First Nations dance – who inherits the future?
The recent Australian Dance Biennale has brought out critical questions about authority and leadership, argues Blakdance's Merindah Donnelly.
Australian Dance Summit finds a sector at a crossroads
As part of the Australian Dance Biennale, the sector gathered to discuss what comes next.
In the limelight: latest arts prize winners and career milestones
We all need some good news but luckily there's been plenty to celebrate this past month, with the announcement of…
Profits or losses for contemporary dance companies: who’s in best and worst shape?
In lean times for the sector, contemporary dance companies are maintaining stability while some are securing partnerships to extend their…
$100,000 dance fellowship announced by Shaun Parker & Company
Beau Dean Riley Smith is the inaugural recipient of the Shaun Parker & Company Choreographic Fellowship.
Melbourne Fringe rejects artists’ requests for A Fair Cut
An open letter calling on Melbourne Fringe to improve the agreements with artists at this year's festival been rejected, however…
The Other Side of Me review: superb dance production is 'like riding a wave'
After debuting at the Darwin Festival, The Other Side of Me now travels to Sydney.