Off with a bang – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Capitol Theatre Sydney Saturday November 17 2012 By Kristy Johnson. There was no denying that the show went off with a bang at Capitol Theatre Sydney, on Saturday 17th November. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang...
View ArticleReed Luplau: Pushing Boundaries
By Laura Di Orio. At the age of 18 months, when most kids are perfecting their walk, Reed Luplau was beginning to dance. His mom ran a dance studio, Jody Marshall Dance Company, in Perth and there...
View ArticleThe Addams Family Australian Premiere
By Kristy Johnson. The Addams Family will be making its musical debut this year in Sydney on March 23rd. The freakishly fun production will feature all the signature characters and stay true to the...
View ArticleShaun Parker on ‘The Yard’
By Kristy Johnson. His works have the power to instil new ways of thinking about day-to-day issues, and The Yard is no exception. Having won the title of ‘Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community...
View Article‘Parisian Rendez Vous’ is a treat!
The Basement, Sydney February 7, 2013 By Kristy Johnson. Parisian Rendez Vous, by writer and performer Ruby Boukabou and cabaret heartthrob Ben Palumbo, was a delight. Having returned for a one-off...
View Article‘The Rat Pack’ meets ‘The Tap Pack’
The Tap Pack, an infectious, swinging, tap-dancing comedy, is set to take the Parramatta Riverside Theatre in Sydney by storm this March with its unique mix of cheek, charm and sophistication. Inspired...
View ArticleInner Garden – De Quincey Co
Callan Park, Rozelle, Sydney February 6, 2014 By Kristy Johnson of Dance Informa. Friday 6th February saw the first of three performances, for the newest work by De Quincey Co. In partnership with...
View ArticleThe King and I – Win Tickets!
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic Broadway musical The King and I is returning to Australia with strictly limited seasons in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. The King and I was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s...
View ArticlePilobolus brings “Shadowland” to Australia and NZ
For the first time in Australia, with more than 100 choreographic works performed in over 64 countries, comes Shadowland – a fusion of shadow theatre, illusions and dance using dynamic screens where...
View ArticleSydney Celebrates Big Dance
Dance history was made on Sunday July 13 when 6000 people in Sydney, London and Glasgow celebrated Sydney Dance Company’s 45th anniversary by performing Rafael Bonachela’s ‘Beats for Peace’ as part of...
View ArticleCirque du Soleil’s ‘Kooza’ twists, flips and delights
The Showring at the Entertainment Quarter, Sydney. August 25, 2016. Kooza is such a fun show. Many years after commencing its vast circus empire, this show is Cirque du Soleil’s foray back to its...
View ArticlePilobolus brings ‘Shadowland’ to Sydney
State Theatre, Sydney. Friday, September 2, 2016. Pilobolus’ Shadowland was an absolute theatrical treat. With the company’s unique performance style and movement vocabulary, Pilobolus, who takes its...
View Article‘Metadata’ combines dance and science in compelling ways
Riverside Theatre Parramatta, Sydney. September 16, 2016. Metadata is a striking, hypnotic performance work comprising two connected pieces, Pure Light and Moths and Mathematics, created by leading...
View ArticlePerform-Ability: Enriching lives through dance
Miranda Daisy, a graduate of the Brent Street Musical Theatre Diploma course and owner of Centre Stage Performing Arts, is showing the world just how powerful dance can be. After discovering that there...
View ArticleKevin Jackson: The Australian Ballet’s ‘Nijinsky’
Fifteen years after seeing the premiere of Nijinsky in Hamburg, The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David McAllister has brought John Neumeier’s epic production of Nijinsky to Australia. The...
View Article‘The Platform’ gives a platform to Tasmanian Dancers
This November, the Tasmanian Dance Festival (TDF) is launching “The Platform”, a series of events culminating in an evening of performances by local pre-professional dancers and performers. With the...
View Article‘Hidden Sydney – The Glittering Mile’: A glimpse of history
The World Bar, Sydney. September 23, 2016. Hidden Sydney – The Glittering Mile, is an immersive theatre production in the Promenade Theatre style. It is a tour of sorts, through the back rooms of the...
View ArticleAdult classes in Australia: Learning to dance at any age
“You haven’t got anything to dance about until you’re over 35 anyway.” – Bert Balladine. “Young people can dance steps, but you have to be much older to really dance!” – George Balanchine. In many...
View ArticleCelebrating fathers in Dance Makers Collective’s ‘DADS’
Riverside Parramatta, Sydney. November 4, 2016. DADS is part of the wonderful FORM Dance Projects season at Riverside Parramatta and was produced by the Dance Makers Collective. It was at times...
View Article15 minutes with teacher Denzil Bailey
London’s Denzil Bailey was out journeying to New Zealand this past January to teach at the Dance Masters International seminars, held in Auckland and Christchurch. Bailey, a former dancer with English...
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