Former Principal of Royal New Zealand Ballet, English National Ballet, and Royal Danish Ballet, Martin James has become Patron of bbodance Australasia, the main international presence of bbodance, which celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2020.
Recognised as one of the most exciting artists working in contemporary dance today, Hofesh Shechter is renowned for creating his own genre. Part dance, part gig, part theatre and wholly original, his work has its own unique and instantly identifiable voice. Spectacularly bold and ambitious, his creations are at once comic, bleak and beautiful, evoking a world at odds with itself, full of anarchic energy and violent comedy.
The Royal Opera House’s Live Cinema Season returns to screens across Australia with a brand-new program featuring twelve breathtaking live performances of world-class opera and ballet direct from London’s 2019/2020 season.
Australia’s greatest musical theatre performer Anthony Warlow will revisit one of his most acclaimed roles, Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden, in the 25th anniversary production which will open at Sydney Lyric Theatre in August next year. Tickets for this sumptuous musical in Sydney are on sale from Friday 29 November.
Internationally acclaimed choreographer and former Artistic Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB), David Bintley CBE has today become Vice President of bbodance. Bintley agreed to join the 90-year-old organisation after watching bbodance students perform at their biggest annual event, Dance Days. "After that performance, I'm going to have to say yes," he stated at the time.
Soloist with The Australian Ballet, Jill Ogai, took centre stage when she was announced the 2019 Rising Star winner of the Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards. Jill will receive a $20,000 cash prize from Principal Partner Telstra in recognition of her exceptional ballet talent and outstanding achievements this year. Senior artist, Marcus Morelli took out the 2019 Telstra People’s Choice Award for the second time.
Shaun Parker Company are currently seeking experienced versatile and professional contemporary dancers for a range of projects across 2020 and 2021. Interested applicants must be graduates of a tertiary dance course or equivalent and be of advanced technical standard and Australian or New Zealand citizens. Professional, experienced dancers need only apply. Sydney-based dancers preferred. Minimum age 21 years (unless otherwise agreed).
The Secret Garden returns to Australia for a 25th anniversary production which reunites the original Broadway creative team of director Susan H Schulman, choreographer Michael Lichtefeld and designer Heidi Ettinger. Based on the popular literary classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this sumptuous musical will open at Sydney Lyric Theatre in August 2020.
This festive season, Cirque Stratosphere – a spectacular new circus from the creators of CIRCUS 1903 (2016) and last summer’s smash-hit The Illusionists: Direct from Broadway, will transform the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall into a futuristic space-age utopia for a strictly limited season from 24-29 December 2019 before heading to Arts Centre Melbourne from 4-13 January 2020.
VIEW Dance Challenge offers young dancers a fresh, new exciting experience in Australian dance competitions. They’re a passionate team of professional dancers who have been established for many years. Their main aim it to provide you with the most enjoyable, exciting and memorable dance competitions in Australia next year! They want to be a part of your overall experience as a dancer and to see you thrive and grow! The tour dates are throughout October in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
Starring Annie Aitken, Debora Krizak and Deone Zanotto with direction and choreography by Madison Lee, Richard Harris’ Stepping Out is set to make its debut its Australian professional premiere at Chapel Off Chapel from 15 April to 3 May 2020.
Spark Youth Dance Company has exploded into the Melbourne arts scene in the last few years, featuring youth creating dance and a culture of bettering mental health through dance. Auditions are being held for Spark Youth Dance Company (SYDC) on Sunday 15th and Thursday 19th December at Rosebud Memorial Hall in preparation for a huge new era for the company in its fifth year.
