Dance News

This is it Melbourne ... The Wedding Singer opens at the Melbourne Athenaeum on Friday 30th April. Following a stunning Australian Premiere and rave reviews, it's now your turn to experience this hilarious comedy based on the hit Adam Sandler film. Robbie and Julia have touched the hearts of all those who have seen this feel-good musical and audiences love celebrating all the fun of the 80's!

Bangarra launch their latest work. At the heart of this land is the Living Water - Jila – that resides in desert waterholes across the region and is the basis of cultural beliefs and practices. Sandsong tells the unique story of this Place and the survival of its People with performances from June in Sydney to September in Melbourne 2021.

Inspired Dance Youth Film Festival invites young dancers and filmmakers to come together in July for a unique celebration of dance, film, creativity, artistic growth, and personal development. This is a dance film festival with a difference. The Festival’s mission is to inspire, engage and educate the young through a program of dance masterclasses, film workshops and talks from experts in the personal skills needed to thrive.

There is only one more week left to see the Australian premiere of Half Time, a new musical at Hayes Theatre Sydney, directed by Helen Dallimore and starring some of Australia’s most treasured performers including Nancye Hayes AM, Stefanie Jones, Donna Lee, Wendy-Lee Purdy and more. The musical must close May 2nd 2021.

Fuser Production presents INTACT 26 May to 27 June at Woodburn Creatives, Redfern. An exhilarating new physical theatre company debuts with a work both evocative and compelling. Fuser Production was born out of a desire to merge the disciplines of live performance. INTACT is a tangibly intense performance of few words, driven by themes of inward exploration and re-invention.

Five short dance works. Artists from four continents. Three International Choreographic Competition Hannover winners. Two local Indigenous choreographers, including ADT’s 2021 Associate Artist, Adrianne Semmens, and the South Australian First Nations Dance Collective. One spectacular Convergence. See the performance at The Odeon, from 5-8 May 2021 for Convergence.

Global Creatures revealed this week, the Australian cast of its Tony-nominated production, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, playing at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre from 13 August 2021. Alinta Chidzey (Chicago, West Side Story) will star as the sparkling diamond, Satine, opposite newcomer Des Flanagan as bohemian dreamer Christian. Simon Burke AO will play legendary club impresario Harold Zidler and Andrew Cook will play The Duke.

Australian theatre show guide and theatre ticketing platform, STAGECENTA have officially released their industry first, nationwide FREE mobile Theatre App to help close the gap between theatre productions and their audiences.  The App launched live on both Apple and Google Play stores over the Easter weekend, with actors, creatives, theatre companies and venues flocking to register their information and shows. Audiences can now locate Every Show, Everywhere, Every Day, across Australia with a swipe of a finger.

NAISDA Dance College is seeking its next intake of standout dance and performing arts students and invites First Nations applicants aged 16 to 26 with a passion for dance and culture to apply online today. NAISDA Head of Dance, Deon Hastie, outlined the unqiue opportunities at Australia’s only national arts training organisation specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.