Young dancers show promise for the future of ballet
BILL STEPHENS reviews a regional performance of the Australian Ballet's The Nutcracker Act 11 and other works.
Dance
"Choreographer Johan Inger surprises with his fast, complex movements... All recall balletic movements but they push that recall beyond expectations." MICHELLE POTTER reviews The Australian Ballet's production of Carmen.
The arts are in full swing as HELEN MUSA's latests Artsweek column will attest.
“Contemporary dance has allowed me to step outside the shackles of ballet which were created by white men in the 1800s.” HELEN MUSA meets former ballet dancer Mia Rashid.
Dance
Dalman’s book looks at the creation of dance in nature
The Book Cow in Kingston was packed to the rafters on Sunday for the launch of Nature Moves, a book with strong local connections.
Dance
The Mirror is a testament to what bodies can do
"Curtains are swept from side to side, revealing and sweeping away vignettes of the ensemble in human towers, tricks or an amusing subterfuge." SAMARA PURNELL reviews The Mirror, a physical theatre performance by Gravity & Other Myths.
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Swan Lake comes with an astonishing ending
"Well pointed feet make a huge difference to the quality of ballet dancing and poor use of the feet prevented this Swan Lake being as strong as it might have been." MICHELLE POTTER reviews the Victorian State Ballet.
"It is a strong exhibition that captures its subject – alleged war crimes by Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan – with honesty and strength. ROB KENNEDY reviews The Reckoning by Braidwood artist Kate Stevens.
MICHELLE POTTER reviews Essor a solo dance performance by Yolanda Lowatta at the National Portrait Gallery.
Matriarch of dance and former Canberra CityNews Artist of the Year, Elizabeth Cameron Dalman, must be heaving a loud sigh of relief as her creative arts centre, Mirramu, is about to turn a new page, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
There’s some serious celebrating at Bom Funk Dance Studio, after a top-notch year of success at the 2024 Australasian Dance Education Awards, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
SAMARA PURNELL reviews the Emerging Choreographers Program, by QL2 Dance, saying: "The experience of adapting a studio practice to a theatre... gives these young artists the chance to expose their vulnerabilities and receive feedback."
"This delightful production was enjoyed by all ages, who came dressed in ballet-inspired outfits, ready to bask in nostalgia and introduce the next generation to the magic that is The Nutcracker" writes reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
MICHELLE POTTER reviews Liz Lea's A Stellar Lineup.
MICHELLE POTTER reviews Bangarra Dance Theatre's performance of Waru – Journey of the Small Turtle.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary with the theme of What do You Dream, Ausdance ACT is staging one of its biggest Youth Dance Festivals, featuring live dance made by secondary schools from all over Canberra and its immediate regions.
The phenomenon of light is central to Bangarra's 2025 production, Illume, and marks the first collaboration between the troupe and an indigenous visual artist.
MICHELLE POTTER reviews the Elemental, the QL2 Dance Chaos Project 2024.
The Australian Ballet School's 60th gala performance draws on past and present students in a celebration of artistic growth and legacies turned new.
