Circa is set to captivate European audiences this summer with the world premiere of its latest creation, Revoir les étoiles / To See the Stars Again, a bold new production combining large-scale acrobatics, live music and striking visual design. The new work will premiere at the renowned Nuits de Fourvière festival in Lyon, opening the festival’s landmark
Mature Artists Dance Experience (MADE) Ensemble is set to present Particles, their highly anticipated major production for 2026, bringing together dance, storytelling and lived experience in a powerful new work. Choreographed by acclaimed artist Daryl Brandwood, Particles invites audiences to journey along a shoreline where stories emerge, memories
Presented by Dancehouse and RISING as part of the inaugural Australian Dance Biennale, Frankie is a striking new solo performance by Berlin-based artist Martin Hansen that confronts grief through the unsettling and evocative figure of the monster. Short for Frankenstein, Frankie positions grief as one of today’s most persistent taboos, an experience both
Scary Piece of Work, a new solo work by choreographer Martin del Amo, will premiere at the Sydney Opera House this June, marking the artist’s return to the stage with a timely exploration of fear and uncertainty.
Blending dance and spoken word,
Scary Piece of Work
is a witty commentary on the things that scare us most in a time of
Fling Physical Theatre is set to launch Building Momentum, a new three-week intensive program aimed at equipping emerging and early-career dance artists with the skills, networks and experience needed to step confidently into the professional industry. Running Monday to Friday in the Bega Valley region, the inaugural program offers participants a rigorous
The Academy of Music and Performing Arts (AMPA) is set to present its upcoming dance showcase, Between Earth & Sky, on Friday 1st May at 7:30pm at the NIDA Playhouse Theatre. This season’s program brings together a dynamic mix of contemporary, jazz, ballet and commercial works, featuring creations by AMPA’s international faculty as well as a powerful
Ausdance ACT proudly opens Australian Dance Week 2026 on International Dance Day, launching the country’s most expansive Dance Week program. What began as a small series of lunchtime performances in 1982 has grown into a significant celebration of dance. Executive Director Dr Cathy Adamek says this year’s program reflects the spirit of the region as a
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia is proud to announce the prize recipients of the 2026 Joan & Monica Halliday Awards and Isobel Anderson Awards, held on 28–29 March at the Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre in Sydney. Exclusively sponsored by Bloch Australia, these annual awards celebrate RAD students in New South Wales from Grade 3 through to
Audition registrations are now open for the 2027 intake of the Scimm. Dance Pre-Professional Full-Time Course, offering emerging dancers the opportunity to train in a high-performance, industry-connected environment designed to bridge the gap between training and a professional career. Delivered in Melbourne at the Australian Academy of Dance, the
Tickets are now on sale for Lerner and Loewe’s iconic My Fair Lady, which will celebrate 70 dazzling years since its glorious Broadway debut as the first major musical to take the stage at Arts Centre Melbourne’s newly refurbished Ian Potter State Theatre when the venue reopens in November 2026. In keeping with the anniversary milestones, Opera Australia
Four young Melbourne actresses have been announced to play the role of Jenna’s daughter Lulu in the Melbourne season of Broadway’s smash-hit musical
Waitress, which arrives at Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne from 1 May.
Lulu will be played by
Stevie Denton
(5 years old, from
North Warrandyte),
Lola
Restless Dance Theatre has been named winner of the Green Room Award for Outstanding Ensemble for its powerful production Seeing Through Darkness, which premiered in 2024 as part of DanceX, curated by The Australian Ballet. The Green Room Awards, Melbourne’s premier peer-presented honours for the performing arts, celebrate excellence across theatre,
