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Summer festival season heats up as programs launch nationwide

Adelaide, Perth and Sydney Festivals launched their 2024 programs this week, with Mona Foma waiting eagerly in the wings.

pregnant dancers. A ensemble scene from a contemporary dance work on a darkened stage being performed by six dancers one of whom is 30 weeks pregnant.
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Shifting the dial on pregnant dancers on stage

It wasn’t long ago that pregnancy could signal the end of a dancer’s career. Thankfully, things have changed, with companies…

Australian Performing Arts Forum. A panel of five woman sit and address an audience. One with grey hair has a microphone.
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Australian Performing Arts Forum 2023: an overview and summary

An overview of the recent Australian Performing Arts Forum 2023, held in Meanjin/Brisbane.

regional ballet. Photo of ballet dancers' lower legs wearing ballet shoes on a black stage.
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Ballet on the road: what goes into a regional ballet tour

Regional touring takes ballet out of its traditional and rigid contexts, and opens up viewing experiences to audiences around Australia

Li Cunxin, Artistic Director, Queensland Ballet. Image supplied
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Exit interview: Li Cunxin, Queensland Ballet

Mao’s Last Dancer has had an enormous impact on the ballet world, not only in Queensland, but across Australia and…

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The First Peoples-led festival committed to developing First People's stories

The 10th anniversary of Yellamundie Festival brings a First Peoples' lens to First Peoples' storytelling.

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What’s in store in 2024 for the performing arts (part two)

What do the MTC, The Australian Ballet and the SSO have in store for 2024? Read on!

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Dancing on a tightrope: young dancers creating independent work for Fringe

Melbourne Fringe Festival continues its legacy of promoting cultural democracy and emerging artists with an exciting dance program for 2023.

Scene from The Journey Down performance (projection features Gija artist Gordon Barney).
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Storytelling sound sculpture’s epic journey from desert to museum

Salvaged from the outskirts of a remote East Kimberley town, a broken old ute has been turned into a resonant…

A darkened warehouse space with a single female figure looking at a bright white light art installation that is the room's only light source.
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Site-responsive arts biennale enters exciting growth phase

An immersive arts biennale is steadily strengthening its place within the Australian contemporary arts scene.

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