Work hard, play hard: dancer’s final bow
Australian Ballet dancer Amy Harris says there will be happiness and tears when the curtain falls on her 22-year career.
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BILL STEPHENS reviews a performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Queensland Ballet.
Excitement was mounting at Merici College on Monday as its Year 11 & 12 dance students put the finishing touches to their entry in the 2023 Ausdance ACT Youth Dance Festival, a contemporary work called “Trance”.
In her first review for "CityNews", distinguished dance critic, writer and researcher Dr MICHELLE POTTER senses change in the air at QL2.
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A charming and playful ‘Sleeping Beauty’
"For those wondering if there is still an audience for the classics, a place and space for tradition, the answer is a resounding yes." Reviewer SAMARA PURNELL's been to see "The Sleeping Beauty” performed by the Royal Czech Ballet.
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Small green turtle inspires Bangarra child’s play
Father-and-son duo Stephen Page and Hunter Page-Lochard have collaborated on Bangarra's first children's production, telling the journey of a small turtle.
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A burning night of ‘pure celebration’
Reviewer SAMARA PURNELL spent a night watching "two worlds colliding in the most beautiful way".
The mammoth effort from the creative team and the cast of "Unhinged" deserves to be seen by a wider audience than the inner-sanctum of family and friends, writes dance reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
"As with all Bangarra Dance Theatre presentations, the design elements are superb." writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS. But there's a "but..."
After 25 years as artistic director of QL2 Dance, and a national career spanning five decades, Ruth Osborne is stepping down.
BILL STEPHENS reviews “Stars in 3D” by the Chameleon Collective at QL2 Dance Studio.
"Lucie in the Sky” is a new type of theatrical experience. "There was quite a buzz of excitement before the show," writes reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
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Six companies, from four states, for four days. The biennial youth dance collaboration culminated in the “Gather” performance at The Playhouse, writes SAMARA PURNELL.
Li Cunxin, the acclaimed ballet dancer and author of 'Mao's Last Dancer', is retiring as artistic director of Queensland Ballet following ill health, reports JOHN CROUCH.
BILL STEPHENS reviews a performance of the Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine.
"What a polished and professional-looking performance. The standard of dancing was exceptional, the choreographic vocabulary and soundscapes were drawn together beautifully, with nuance and meaning," writes reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
The Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine is coming to The Playhouse soon with an enticing double-bill that includes a classic Ukraine folktale that carries a poignant message about peace in the world, reports HELEN MUSA.
One of the undisputed cultural treasures of the ACT is QL2 Dance, and the annual showcase by its Quantum Leap Dancers is coming up at The Playhouse, reports HELEN MUSA.
