Dance News

Melbourne’s most dynamic and exciting new performance venue, the BRUNSWICK BALLROOM is thrilled to announce the Opening Gala will be hosted by one of Australia’s most prolific and multi-talented performing artists Eddie Perfect alongside hilarious and captivating newcomer Margot Tanjutco. The BRUNSWICK BALLROOM OPENING GALA will take place on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th March.

This April to June 2021 Chess the Musical will be touring Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane! The musical is starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Paulini, Rob Mills, Alexander Lewis & Mark Furze.

Tickets are now on sale to Les Misérables, back by popular demand for a return season in 2021 this March. The world’s most popular musical will be playing at The Concourse Theatre for a strictly limited season.

The newly refurbished BRUNSWICK BALLROOM is opening February 25th 2021. Located in the old Metropolis House on Sydney Road and is destined to take the mantle as one Melbourne’s most dynamic and exciting performance venues. This extraordinary venue has been reimagined, refurbished and renamed and will feature the best of Australian and international music, cabaret and comedy.  

Annual auditions for the Victorian State Youth Ballet Company for 2021 are now open for ages 10 years to 17 years, male and female. Auditions will be held in Bundoora, Melbourne on Sunday 21st February from 10:00am - 12:00pm.

FORM Dance Projects will present the premiere of Raghav Handa’s TWO, a dance work produced by Performing Lines that lovingly subverts the conventional wisdom underpinning traditional Indian Kathak, at Riverside Theatres Sydney from 18th to 20th February. 

Perth’s own world-class ballet company, West Australian Ballet, returns in 2021 with its highly anticipated summer triple-bill, As One: Ballet at the Quarry. As One: Ballet at the Quarry opens on Friday 5 February for a 17 show run in West Australian Ballet’s 28th year performing at City Beach’s Quarry Amphitheatre.

Workers in the arts, culture and events sectors are being urged to get ‘access-orised’ for a post-COVID marketplace where the need to be inclusive of artists and audiences with disability has never been more vital. Accessible Arts – NSW’s peak arts and disability organisation – has announced its training program for the first half of 2021 and the focus is on helping workers understand how to maximise the business benefits of accessibility and inclusion for people with disability. 

Bangarra Dance Theatre is pleased to announce that the Russell Page Graduate Program has been enhanced for 2021, welcoming two young Dancers into the Company and introducing a Youth Programs Trainee role to support the important work of the Company’s Youth Programs Team.

ADT's Youth Ensemble is a fantastic opportunity for the next generation of contemporary dancers to be a part of the Company. Across three terms, members of the Youth Ensemble will be trained by some of the best dancers in Adelaide, learn ADT techniques and repertoire, and have the opportunity to perform at events. Audition Thursday January 21st 2021!

Producers of the hilarious New York and Las Vegas hit Friends! The Musical Parody have announced the stellar cast who will be playing these much-loved and iconic roles. The Australian Premiere of Friends! The Musical Parody will take place at The Star Gold Coast on 11 February 2021, with seasons in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth following.

After months inside and in celebration of the great outdoors, Sydney Dance Company wants to get you moving this summer. Whether you’re busting moves in a local park or strutting your stuff on a sheep station, gather your tribe - it’s time to dance in this virtual community dance party.You can take part in up to five online classes in January; learn and practice the short and snappy dance routine with your friends and family across the globe.