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DRINK UP AND AVOID THE DANCER DROUGHT By Tia Jordan

Dance 12 May, 2011

Planet Earth may be drowning but dancers are going through a worldwide drought. They’re hitting the dance studios hard, but there’s not enough drinking going on. If you’ve noticed your students experience: Difficulty picking up choreography Muscle weakness or J… Read Article

NEW MUSICALS AUSTRALIA – SUBMISSIONS OPEN UNTIL MAY 31

Musical Theatre 9 May, 2011

Following a fantastic 2011 workshop season, submissions are now open for the next round of opportunities and New Musicals Australia is encouraging writers and composers to make those final touches on scores and books. Submissions close on the 31st of May and all submissions are made vi… Read Article

INTRODUCING…PRINNIE

Latest News 9 May, 2011

Meet Prinnie… Australia’s newest pop urban superstar! Prinnie’s debut single Lion is released on Monday 25th April, which will be made available via iTunes. Lion was co-written in London by Prinnie, UK ‘X Factor’ finalist Duane Lamonte & Australian-b… Read Article

DANCELIFE INTERVIEWS MATT LEE (BERT IN MARY POPPINS)

Musical Theatre 3 May, 2011

DanceLife reporter Emma Bell caught up with Matt Lee to chat about his role in Mary Poppins as well as what skills make a performer employable and valuable. Watch the interview above. Australia’s leading dancer and choreographer, Matt is best known as a judge on Ten’s ̶… Read Article

NEW DANCE PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS CULTURE, GENDER & ETHNICITY

Dance 29 Apr, 2011

Leading Australian choreographer, Shaun Parker, is working with students from western Sydney Catholic Schools on a dance and theatre work titled The Yard, to be performed at the Seymour Centre from 26 to 28 May 2011. The students are part of the Diocese of Parramatta’s creative a… Read Article

DANCELIFE INTERVIEWS VERITY HUNT-BALLARD (MARY IN MARY POPPINS)

Musical Theatre 27 Apr, 2011

DanceLife writer Emma Bell caught up with the cast of Mary Poppins in Sydney the other week before the start of the Sydney season. Above is an interview with Verity Hunt-Ballard who plays Mary in the production. Verity graduated from WAAPA in 2003. She is currently starring in the Disney s… Read Article

MAKING CONNECTIONS

Latest News 21 Apr, 2011

Recently, I was lucky enough to go to the opening night of ‘In the Next Room or The Vibrator play’. It was a wonderful night with a few of Australia’s stars of theatre out to see the show and enjoy a few drinks together afterwards. But while I was in the corner with my glass of bubbl… Read Article

ARE YOU JUST ANIMATED WALLPAPER?

Dance 18 Apr, 2011

The DANCER enters the audition room and having committed a ridiculous amount of hours each week refining their art form, learns the choreography for the audition and executes it with technical precision, demonstrating exactly what they are capable of. The ACTOR enters a dance auditio… Read Article

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ANNOUNCES FIVE ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES FOR SYDNEY SEASON OF SALTIMBANCO

Musical Theatre 15 Apr, 2011

Due to overwhelming ticket sales, Cirque du Soleil has just announced an additional five shows for the Sydney season of Saltimbanco. This is the final release of tickets and no further extension of the season will be possible. The additionalperformances will be held on Friday 5 August a… Read Article

THE MAN BEHIND THE MOVEMENT – ANDREW HALLSWORTH

Latest News 15 Apr, 2011

DanceLife was lucky enough to catch up with Aussie born but international choreographer Andrew Hallsworth while in New York the other week. Andrew is the co-choreographer for Priscilla on Broadway has also choreographed the MTC’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone, the origi… Read Article