The power of dancing from the ground up
"The idea of moving on solid ground is a contended concept in the world of dance and the title of the coming Quantum Leap triple-bill, 'Terra Firma', puts the question on show," writes HELEN MUSA.
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Dance reviewer SAMARA PURNELL reports from the launch of Dance Week.
A star is born as Queanbeyan ballerina Dimity Azoury takes centre stage in the Australian production of “An American in Paris”. Arts editor HELEN MUSA reports from Melbourne.
"Acting as a bookend to 'Goddess', which showcased women in dance, 'A Bold Mix' offered an eclectic selection of short dance works performed by male dancers both in person and on film," writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS.
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New dance work proves ‘LESS’ is more
Somewhere between dusk and twilight, between water and concrete, between primordial and futuristic is “LESS”, says reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
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Short dance works big on performance
Dance reviewer BILL STEPHENS reports from "Goddess", a performance designed to showcase some of the infinite variety of dance styles embraced by female performers.
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Brandwood wins the ‘Annie’
The recipient of the new ”Annie”, an award named in memory of the late Tasdance director Annie Greig, has gone to WA dancer Daryl Brandwood, it was announced last night by dance artist Liz Lea at the launch of the BOLD dance festival.
AFTER several covid-thwarted attempts, dance artist and former “CityNews Artist of the Year”, Liz Lea, is at last embarking on her third “BOLD” dance summit.
BILL STEPHENS reviews this year's "Hot to Trot" dance performances.
ALMOST 200 guests crowded the foyer of the National Portrait Gallery to witness and enjoy the premiere performance of Canberra’s newest youth music ensemble, ACT Youth Orchestra, conducted by Rowan Harvey Martin.
THE classic fairy tales of "Hansel and Gretel", "Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty" will be brought to life through the music of Humperdinck, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky as Rowan Harvey-Martin’s new ACT Youth Orchestra launches this week.
DANCE, movement and performance were in full swing at the Portrait Gallery on Friday (December 3), for International Day of Persons with a Disability.
Bangarra Dance Theatre has announced that Frances Rings will become the company’s artistic director when Stephen Page steps down in early 2023.
AUSDANCE ACT's popular Youth Dance Festival is going digital for the first time this weekend.
One of Canberra’s newest dance groups, Canberra Dance Collective, is hosting a day of online workshops for dancers in Canberra and beyond this weekend.
One of the highlights of the winter events season and National Science Week in Canberra this year will be a dance show with a difference, the brainchild of former “CityNews” artist of the year, Liz Lea.
Ausdance ACT recently announced that Canberra dancer Ade Suharto had won a coveted Pina Bausch Fellowship for Dance in Germany.
JOEL Bray wants to demystify contemporary dance for his audience.
Reviewer BILL STEPHENS thrills to the "delightfully entertaining as well as brilliantly choreographed and performed 'Unveiled'."
