New Australian dance
Young creatives travel to Melbourne for Australian Youth Dance Festival
The showcase of emerging talent brings together 70 youth dancers from seven companies across the country to collaborate and work…
Why the dance sector needs its own union
While many companies act with integrity, working conditions for freelance dancers can still be fraught. Could a dancers’ union change…
Dance review: Harlequinade
A revival of a lost classic has charm, frivolity and elegance.
Dance review: ab [intra]
An emotionally resonant work of connection and dissolution.
Dance review: Manifesto
Nine dancers keep the beat with nine drummers in this explosive celebration of timing and choreography.
Dance review: Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk]
A powerful exploration of Australia's racially skewed records of incarceration and detention.
Dance review: Kunstkamer
Four choreographers and over 40 dancers make for an impressive, large scale collaborative work.
Ballet review: ALICE (in Wonderland)
Lewis Carroll's novel explodes into colour, sound and movement.
Dance review: Outside Within
This first offering under Australian Dance Theatre's new Artistic Director highlights collective creativity.
Dance review: Petrushka (Game, Set, Match)
Love and ballet play out on a tennis court in this new work choreographed by Scott Elstermann.