Lou Oppenheim has been appointed as Executive Director of Sydney Dance Company. The appointment follows a global search undertaken by the Sydney Dance Company Board with the assistance of Challis & Company. Former Executive Director, Anne Dunn resigned in September to become the Executive Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Sydney Theatre
On Saturday, March 19, 2022, Geelong Gallery presents P.A.R.A.D.E. the second work in Sally Smart’s trilogy. In P.A.R.A.D.E. Smart explores and contemporizes the historical avant-garde performances and designs of the early 20th century Ballets Russes, widely regarded as the most influential ballet company of the twentieth century. Programmed to coincide
The Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry Conference (EPIC) is a global, 24-hour, online event for everyone working in, aspiring to work in, or wishing to explore the arts and entertainment sector. The world of dance is well represented at EPIC with principal dancers and award-winning choreographers from the USA, Mexico, Argentina, Italy, the UK, and
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the curtain falling on the final performance of
West Australian Ballet’s
critically
acclaimed season of
The Sleeping Beauty,
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Bangarra Dance Theatre has announced the appointment of two new dancers, who will join the company in 2022.
Janaya Lamb
is a proud young Wiradjuri woman, born on Bunjalung country. Raised in Tamworth on Gamileraay country, she also has connections to the Torres Strait in her ancestry.
Lamb’s initial dance training was in
Prepare to elevate your senses with Sydney Dance Company’s 2022 Season! Look forward to a year of dance that will lift your spirits and engage your heart and soul. "After two tumultuous years spent dancing in lounge rooms, on screens and on our own, we are dizzy with the pleasure of performing for you. We have six world premieres, two encore works, a
The professional dancers of Scimm. Dance Company return to the stage with their first performance season since 2019, ‘Fragments’: an exploration into the concept of how matter in the universe is constant, conserved and continuously changing. Company Directors, Scott Pokorny and Tim Barnes say, “These same laws of matter apply to all of us. As we
In 2022, Australia’s oldest professional ballet company, West Australian Ballet, will celebrate its 70th anniversary with an ambitious program featuring a number of ground-breaking new works. The Company’s story began in 1952, by former Ballets Russes dancer Madame Kira Bousloff OAM. Fast forward 70 years and West Australian Ballet’s ambition, versatility
Helpmann Award-winning, Olivier Award-nominated singer, dancer and actress Caroline O’Connor has just been announced as the newest artist to join the star-studded line-up ready to perform from February 24 to March 27 at Sydney’s Night at the Barracks, North Head, Manly. Caroline will perform My Musical Life, a look back through her career as Australia’s
With Christmas on the way, the stars of 9 to 5 The Musical, Dolly Parton’s smash-hit West End musical, have started celebrating early, recording their own Dolly Parton-inspired take on the traditional Jingle Bells. Marina Prior, Casey Donovan, Erin Clare, Caroline O’Connor and Eddie Perfect combined to put some jingle into the holiday season and
Monash Performing Arts Centres is delighted to present the World Premiere of On by Circa on April 7th and 8th, 2022 at the Alexander Theatre in The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts. Three years in the making, On by Circa is commissioned by Monash Performing Arts Centres, and will tour nationally following its premiere at Monash University. Over the
WOMADelaide announced 30 incredible artists in celebration of its 30th anniversary, including Townsville’s internationally acclaimed contemporary dance company Dancenorth and iconic singer-songwriters Paul Kelly, Courtney Barnett and Baker Boy. Returning to its spiritual home in Adelaide’s Botanic Park from 11-14 March 2022, WOMADelaide is an annual
