Dance
![A natural rock formation in the rough shape of a window looks out over a river and surrounding Nanda Country. Two children wearing Akubra hats sit in the window, their backs to the camera.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/nick-dunn-ObqXTSx3cVk-unsplash.jpg?w=310)
APAM heading to WA
The Australian Performing Arts Market will be hosted in Western Australia by PAC Australia in 2026, 2028 and 2030.
![VIVA. Elegant. In front of shiny red curtains, four female dancers pose on the stage, three downstage and one on a higher platform. They are all dressed in burlesque costumes, including thigh high boots.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/002A26881-e1715561940723.jpg?w=310)
Performance and venue review: Elegant, VIVA
Melbourne has a new cabaret venue that offers food and drink as part of its entertainment offering.
![The Australian Ballet. Circle Electric. Bathed in a red glow a troupe of ballet dancers are assembled beneath a large neon hoop. The dancers are eclectic and in all sorts of shapes, one is held aloft surrounded by smoke.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Circle-Electric-Lake-Artists-of-TAB-Credit_Daniel-Boud-1-e1715057469894.jpg?w=310)
Dance review: Études/Circle Electric, Sydney Opera House
A double bill of dance that canvasses contemporary and classical works.
![Embodied. Two female dancers on a dark stage, under two stage lights with barn doors are dressed in tight white skivvies and grey shorts, and are stretching their right arms up in the air.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Dominic-Steele-e1714978520588.jpg?w=310)
Dance review: EMBODIED, Dancehouse
A double bill of dance captivated and entranced.
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Dance Review: SILENCE, His Majesty’s Theatre, WA
SILENCE is a plea for treaty in dance form with drum-heavy soundscapes and a clever use of comedy.
![A black and white photograph of a well-presented, older white man standing in a doorway, with his left hand on his hip and hie right hand and upper arm braced against the doorframe. Many bookshelves are visible in the background behind them. Frank Van Straten.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Frank-Van-Straten--e1713935127790.jpg?w=310)
Vale Frank van Straten AM
The renowned theatre historian, archivist, author and performing arts devotee has died, aged 87.
![Two dancers lean back and look to the roof of the lowly lit studio. A pianist is in the background on the right.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Australian-Dance-Party-Co_Lab24-Photo-Art-Atelier-Photography.png?w=310)
Celebrating inclusivity and cultural diversity with Ausdance ACT this Australian Dance Week
Ausdance ACT celebrates all things dance in Australia's largest Dance Week program.
![A body wrapped in paper is carried aloft by five women who have their backs to the viewer.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/MADE.jpg?w=310)
Dance review: To Carry/To Hold, Theatre Royal Hobart
A dance work that focused on touch, skin, and the history and glory of the human body.
![A white woman stands in front of a massive projection of herself in which she is pointing with her index finger in close up to the camera. Sarah Aiken. PICA](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/make.jpg?w=310)
Dance review: Make Your Life Count, PICA
An ambitious solo work that incorporates video and text.
![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…