Registrations are now open for the 10th Annual Sharp Short Dance presented by FORM Dance Projects on November 14-18. Aspiring choreographers and dancers aged 21 years and under are invited to take part in the competitive dance festival for a chance to win awards, secondments and prizes.
Are you serious about a career in dance? Then Transit Dance is inviting you to audition for entry to its 2018 full-time courses. Auditions will be presented in New Zealand, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth in July and August.
Dance Informa has once again teamed up with innovative Australian dancewear brand Energetiks to host an exclusive model search! How would you like to win a modelling contract for Energetiks, star on the cover of Dance Informa and be the 2018 Victorian Dance Festival Ambassador? Enter now!
It has now been announced that choreographer Yvette Lee will be returning as an instructor to next year’s Victorian Dance Festival! VDF will be bigger than ever in 2018 – being held February 16-18 in the larger, historic Royal Exhibition Building at Carlton Gardens in Melbourne. An estimated 6,000 dancers are expected to attend!
The prestigious International Ballet Workshops brings elite classical teachers to Australia and New Zealand for workshop tours twice yearly. This Winter Series' will focus on Paquita repertoire, as taught by guest teacher and principal ballerina Dusty Button, alongside Rain Francis and Olivia Jenkins. The tour launches June 25 and will visit Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Auckland, Melbourne and Hobart! Two students per city will win a scholarship to the BellaMoxi Dance Convention in America.
SCENE Co., a performing arts program that promises to bring out that “true triple threat”, is presenting a Winter Workshop on Thursday and Friday, July 13 and 14 at Industry Performing Arts at 65-67 Hunter Lane in Hornsby, NSW.
The Australian Conservatoire of Ballet (ACB) will soon present its 2017 International Ballet Gala. The Gala will unite internationally-recognised professional dancers with some of the most promising young local talent in one showcase on Saturday, July 15 at Arts Centre Melbourne.
Twelve Australian artists have been announced as recipients of the 2017 Marten Bequest scholarships, worth a total of $600,000. Of them, one is rising ballet star Harrison Lee of NSW. His $50,000 scholarship will support his ongoing studies at The Royal Ballet School in London, UK, including tuition and boarding house fees.
Melbourne City Ballet is set to sparkle off stage for its annual fundraising evening on Saturday, June 24. The dancers and artistic staff will enjoy the chance to celebrate with their guests at the cocktail event, which has been inspired by the fun and frivolity of a carnival. The gala is set to take place in the iconic Melba Spiegeltent in Melbourne.
The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) has appointed Patricia Barker, a former prima ballerina and current Artistic Director of Grand Rapids Ballet in Michigan, USA, as the company’s new Artistic Director. She'll begin later this month, joining the company as rehearsals for the RNZB’s brand-new production of Romeo and Juliet begin.
The world’s favourite musical The Wizard of Oz is returning for an Australian tour later this year, starring Anthony Warlow as The Wizard and Professor Marvel, Lucy Durack as Glinda the Good Witch and Jemma Rix as The Wicked Witch of the West. But who will wear the ruby slippers of Dorothy? Producers John Frost and Suzanne Jones are looking for a new young star to take on the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, with auditions later this month.
The Victorian State Ballet continues its 2017 Season with its production of Cinderella, which will soon be presented in Frankston followed by four other cities in August. Cinderella will feature a cast of classical ballet artists assembled from across Australia and abroad.
Young Australian producer and choreographer David Camm, creative director at Entertainment Works Australia, will soon present his new show Tinsel Town at Petersham RSL Club in Sydney. Set for Tuesday, June 27 at 8 p.m., Tinsel Town will serve tribute to the golden years of showbiz.
Dancehouse, a premier centre for independent dance in Melbourne, offers ROOM TO MOVE, a non-curated program giving choreographers a chance to present work-in-progress in front of a live audience. Dance makers can apply for August and September showcases by July 17 and October and November showcases by September 18.
Sydney Eisteddfod recently established The Mrs. Tanya Pearson Artistry Award as part of its Ballet Scholarship Final in celebration of the “extraordinary contribution” of Mrs. Tanya Pearson OAM. Mrs. Pearson has been a dedicated ballet teacher for more than 50 years, training hundreds of students and seeing many go on to successful professional careers.
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Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) brings this all-time favourite Broadway musical comedy to the stage of The Regal Theatre from June 17-24. 42nd Street swings into the high-energy song and dance routines that have made it one of the world’s best-loved musical comedies.
Phillip Adams BalletLab (PABL) recently announced the first BalletLab McMahon Contemporary Art Award (BMCAA). This $12,000 invitation-only Contemporary Art Award will be awarded annually to an artist who demonstrates a commitment to brave and innovative contemporary arts practice.
Are you looking for a dance competition with an industry-recognised adjudicator? Enter Contemporary Clash 2017, the next instalment of a fast-growing competition organised by IN-SIGHT Dance Events Founders Morgan Holt and Rebekah Vulic. It will be held in Sydney on August 19 and 20 at Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club.
This year the Sydney Film Festival runs from June 7–18. One special dance film that will be presented is Step, an uplifting story of an American school step dance team on the verge of graduation. It won Director Amanda Lipitz a Special Jury Award for Inspirational Filmmaking at Sundance.
The Sydney Opera House recently announced the appointment of Kate Dundas as Executive Director of Performing Arts. A former director of ABC Radio and deputy secretary of NSW Government Arts & Culture, Dundas has a remarkable track record of harnessing talent and leading creative teams to achieve outstanding results.
Every year dancers in Western Australia come together to compete in the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia’s Festival of Dance. An immense event taking place over five days and culminating in a gala performance on the final evening, the festival is a springboard for many aspiring and pre-professional dancers in the region.
Sydney’s DirtyFeet is a not-for-profit contemporary dance organisation run by artists, for artists. In late June, DirtyFeet will present first-draft dance works from two early-career choreographers, Matt Cornell and Thomas E.S. Kelly, at Shopfront Co-Op in Carlton, NSW.
Madeleine Eastoe, former principal artist with The Australian Ballet, has now joined its Studios Adult Ballet Classes in a teaching capacity. As of May 22, Eastoe is leading level 3 classes at The Primrose Potter Ballet Centre in Southbank, VIC.
Fifty: Half a century of Australian Dance Theatre is a new book by Adelaide professor Maggie Tonkin and it is now available to order. The book retraces the journey of this significant Australian dance troupe, from it’s beginning in 1965 to today when the company is preparing to tour nationally with its new show Be Your Self.
Are you dreaming of a career in dance? Make it a reality with a dance degree from the Australian College of Physical Education (ACPE). Find out more about ACPE’s Bachelor of Dance Education and Bachelor of Dance Practice at ACPE’s Open Day on Saturday, June 10.
M&T inMotion was founded by Australian choreographer Tim Podesta and star dancer Mara Galeazzi after they first collaborated in 2015. These innovative and creative minds have now been busy working on various projects, some of which will be presented in the U.K. in June and July.
Dance Informa is excited to announce Joffrey Ballet School Summer Scholarship winners! The Joffrey Ballet School with Dance Informa offered up to 50 scholarships for summer intensives, including classical ballet, contemporary, hip hop and musical theatre courses.
It has been announced in New York that ERROL AND FIDEL, a new musical written by four Sydneysiders, will open this year’s New York Musical Festival, one of the most prestigious showcases for new work in the musical theatre world.
The global musical phenomenon Mamma Mia! will commence its new Australian tour at the Canberra Theatre Centre on November 24, followed by seasons in Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide. Starring in this brand-new Australian production is Natalie O’Donnell and Alicia Gardiner, who both performed in the original Aussie show in 2001.
