Come Together Dance Convention, designed for dance teachers, studio owners and students, is a professional development dance industry event held across two days at Rydges South Bank, Brisbane on 6-7 July. Featuring 12 teacher presenters and eight student workshops supported by dance industry exhibitors and partners, this convention provides participants with opportunities and tools to grow and learn during practical education sessions.
For the first time, the renowned Ballets de Monte-Carlo brings its full troupe to Australia in Melbourne June 27th to July 6th, 2019. It will be showcasing superb dancers in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s modern take on Swan Lake.
The 2019 Victorian State Schools Spectacular (VSSS) will bring together 3000 young performers from more than 200 government schools across Victoria, for two shows on Saturday 14 September at Melbourne Arena. The Spectacular contributes towards a key Education State target of improving critical and creative thinking, and of more Victorian students achieving the highest levels of achievement in the arts by 2025.
Jason Donovan will be joining the cast of the multi-award winning, record breaking musical CHICAGO this December at The State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne from December 14th 2019. Playing the role of the cunning and charismatic lawyer Billy Flynn, this will be the first time Jason has appeared on stage in a musical in Australia.
The contemporary skills of The Royal Ballet will be showcased in the triple bill screenings. Audiences in Australia, are never far from a performance at the Royal Opera House, with the broadcast screened in 20 Event Cinemas nationwide and from 7 Village Cinemas in Victoria and Hobart from until July 2019.
The feel-good sing-along hit, The Choir of Man, will return to Sydney Opera House for an encore season in The Studio from 6 November – 1 December 2019 following its sold out four week season earlier this year.
The ground-breaking new musical is based on the incredible real-life events in the wake of the September 11 tragedy when 38 planes carrying nearly 7,000 people from over 100 countries were redirected to Gander, Newfoundland, almost doubling the population of the remote Canadian town. Come From Away will commence previews from 3 July 2019 and open on Saturday 20 July at the newly refurbished Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.
Don't miss The Dinner Party, an elegant dinner party by Expressions Dance Company at Riverside Theatre, Sydney on June 14th and 15th. The Dinner Party exposes society’s insatiable desire for control and status and the power play between the guests intensifies as the accusations start to fly.
Rehearsals for Sydney’s Hayes Theatre Co’s production of the new musical RAZORHURST have started. Set in Sydney’s Darlinghurst, this exciting new musical, with book and lyrics by Kate Mulley and music by Andy Peterson, will have its Australian premiere from 14 June.
Chair of the Board of Queensland Ballet (QB) for the last six years, Brett Clark this week officially announced his resignation and named his successor as respected businesswoman Julieanne Alroe.
Disney never fails to inspire the world with their creativity and they are currently looking for cast for their characters and parades department. Auditions will take place in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne from June 23rd to 30th 2019.
The spectacular new musical Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is headed to Brisbane in March 2020, playing at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, following a hugely successful season in Sydney and the much-anticipated season at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne from August 2019.
Expressions of interest are open for 2020 and 2021 entry auditions at The McDonald College in Sydney on June 14th. Audition for Acting, Classical Ballet, Dance (Contemporary & Commercial), Music & Musical Theatre and the best part, scholarships are available!
The 10th anniversary Billy Elliot tour will premiere at Sydney Lyric Theatre from October 10 followed by seasons at the Festival Theatre Adelaide Festival Centre from December 2019, Melbourne at the Regent Theatre from February 2020, Crown Theatre Perth from June 2020 and QPAC’s Lyric Theatre in Brisbane from July 2020.
Every year, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s transformative youth outreach program Rekindling works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities around the country, connecting youth with their culture through storytelling and dance. Since 2013, the program has reached more than 850 youth across 33 communities, and they’re calling for support to further their work.
Forum partners Ausdance National and Tracks Dance Company will present the fifth National Dance Forum (NDF2019) from 9–10 August 2019 in Darwin, Northern Territory.
Coming to Brisbane! Richard J. Hinds is in Australia as the Associate Choreographer of 'Come From Away' and he is making a special trip to the Sunshine State. This opportunity will delight the dancers of Brisbane on Sunday 16th June.
The artistic director of the Australian Ballet, David McAllister, has spent two decades in this role and it has been announced that he is retiring from Ballet at the end of 2020.
Established in 1960, the Adelaide Festival has presented audiences with an outstanding mix of internationally acclaimed theatre productions, an eclectic array of world-class musicians, breathtaking dance pieces, renowned writers and striking visual arts displays. Adelaide Festival’s celebration of creative excellence makes for an event of truly epic proportions.
Strictly Ballroom The Musical will quick step, cha cha and samba its way into your heart when it dances on to the stage of Perth’s Regal Theatre as WAAPA’s highly anticipated mid-year musical from June 15 to 22. Performed by: 2nd and 3rd Year Music Theatre students and WAAPA Music students
Get ready Australia & New Zealand, Artistic Director Paul Malek is headed to your area for an exclusive Masterclass tour exploring his unique contemporary dance techniques and creative practices. The tour dates range from June 2nd to August 25th.
Sydney audiences are loving the iconic hit Saturday Night Fever at the Sydney Lyric Theatre but the exclusive Australian season only has a week left to run. This celebration of one of the most loved films and soundtracks of all time must close on Sunday 2 June.
We are not giving away our shot as Broadway musical Hamilton comes to Australia! Hamilton will premiere at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney in February 2021. Casting briefs will come out in June for auditions later in 2019!
Borderline is an international youth dance collaboration between Origins Dance Company (AUS) and the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland (UK). It will showcase July 6th at Transit Dance in Melbourne’s Brunswick.
The Australian Ballet’s gigantic, award-winning, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland©, returns to Melbourne this year for a limited, exclusive season from 8 to 22 June at Arts Centre Melbourne.
The producer who brought you Cry-Baby, High Fidelity and Rent, Lauren Peters, is thrilled to announce the stellar cast of the upcoming adventurous, inquisitive and ingeniously criminal musical Catch Me If You Can. Based on the biographical hit film of the same name, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, Catch Me If You Can will play from 19 July at the Hayes Theatre Co, Sydney.
Australia’s most prestigious live theatre and entertainment awards are back for 2019. Tickets are now on sale for the 19th annual Helpmann Awards to be held at Arts Centre Melbourne Sunday 14 and Monday 15 July.
The Body Politic an exciting triple bill, will be performed in WAAPA’s Geoff Gibbs Theatre from 22-25 May by LINK, WAAPA’s graduate dance company.
Established with a purpose to bring the South Australian Dance community together, this incredible 2 day festival, June 9 and 10th will be held at Westminster College SA.
Dance clothing brand Energetiks have announced 25% off Merino wool for a short time! To recieve the discounted offer, you will need the secret code and we have it here: COZY25! It's valid online and in store until Monday 20th May. Keep it cozy in Energetiks Australian made 100% Merino Wool warm up range. Designed to lock in warmth and regulate your body temperature so you can move with freedom!
