Russell Kerr ONZM, a legend in New Zealand Ballet, passed away in Christchurch last Wednesday, 23 March at the age of 92. Kerr began dance as a young boy, due to medical advice that it would help his muscular rheumatism. After spending the 1950s dancing in Europe with well known dance companies such as the Sadlers Wells Ballet (now Royal Ballet), he
Australian Dance Theatre’s 2022 Season has been announced by Artistic Director, Daniel Riley. "Yiradhu marang mudyi galang - Hello everyone, and welcome to 2022," says Daniel. First up is Outside Within: A World Premiere triptych of ideas, stories and legacies by Australian Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Daniel Riley (Wiradjuri) and Adrianne Semmens
WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture is one of the most comprehensive explorations of portraiture ever mounted in Australia and the first exhibition to bring together the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. Revealing the rich artistic synergies and contrasts between the two institutions’
The award-winning drama
The Wider Earth
tells the gripping story behind the rebellious 22-year-old Charles Darwin’s daring voyage on HMS Beagle to the far side of the world and one of the most important discoveries in history.
An ensemble cast, remarkable puppetry, cinematic projections and an original score by Lior and Tony Buchen
The Sydney Opera House welcomes the return of its popular Every Body Dance Now program following a sold-out season in 2021 with over 2,000 ticket registrations. This April, a brand new season will transform the Studio into a jubilant dancefloor over four nights, inviting people of all ages and abilities to share in the joy of dance. Enabled by the NSW
Driftwood – The Musical
tells the inspirational story of the renowned Austrian/Australian sculptor Karl Duldig and his artist/inventor wife, Slawa Horowitz-Duldig. We follow their lives in pre-war Vienna, Slawa’s ingenious invention of the foldable umbrella, and an incredible chain of events after miraculously escaping the Holocaust and rebuilding
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall formally opened the new state-of-the-art Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) global headquarters last Thursday, followed by a tour of the building given by RAD Chief Executive, Luke Rittner, CBE, and President, Dame Darcey Bussell.Created as a new international home for dance, the new building in Battersea will enable the RAD to expand
New tickets for the Tony® Award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella for the Sydney and Melbourne seasons are on sale this week, with general public sales from Friday 25 March. Tickets are also on sale for the Brisbane season. The Australian Premiere of this glorious and uplifting musical will take place at Melbourne’s Regent
Administered by the Adelaide Film Festival, the Bettison & James Award recognises outstanding Australians. The annual award provides $50,000 to an Australian individual in recognition of their exemplary and inspiring lifelong body of work. Commencing in 2015 the annual award was established in recognition that many Australians have contributed an
The Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne is delighted to announce the arrival of Professor Emma Redding as Director of the Victorian College of the Arts.
Professor Redding joins the VCA from the prestigious
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in the United Kingdom where she was Head of Dance
Queensland Ballet is delighted to offer two upcoming school holiday programs: Ballerina Preparation Week, 4-8 April and Boys’ Week 11-14 April. First up is Ballerina Preparation Week, a five-day workshop for aspiring ballerinas during the April school holidays. Whether already committed to the pursuit of becoming a professional ballerina, or for younger
A space once used to manufacture fireworks, Explosives Factory is Theatre Works’ second venue and is just as much a part of St Kilda history as Theatre Works itself.Located at
Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda (behind the Thrifty-Link accessed
via Lyell St and Market Street (both off Inkerman), Explosives Factory is a versatile
