Dance News

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.

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.

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.

A South Australian based dance convention is set to rock Adelaide over the June long weekend! The new SA Dance Festival, set for June 11 and 12, aims to bring Australia’s best choreographers and instructors to Adelaide for two jam-packed days of dance fun. There will be workshops, a Teachers Day, exhibitors, and an evening Showcase, all held at Westminster College.

Just announced! Waitress the acclaimed broadway musical is coming to Sydney in 2020, and audition registrations are now open until May 26.

Opera Australia, GWB Entertainment and BB Group production of WEST SIDE STORY opened in Melbourne to rave reviews. Prior to an International Tour and a Season at the Sydney Opera House from 16 August 2019.

Bleach* cements itself as The Gold Coast Festival in 2019 with a program that promises to be the premier arts and cultural event’s most captivating yet. The eighth annual festival runs from April 17-28 and heralds a new era for the Gold Coast while celebrating its unique rituals and culture.

Registration is underway for The Australian Ballet School’s annual National Audition Tour. The tour is conducted from June to August each year, and online enrolments conclude about three weeks prior.

Southern Cross Soloists (SXS) are collaborating with new elite pre-professional dance company, Method X Performance Centre (MXPC), to present the world premiere of an original work, Cerulean.