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BROADWAY STARS COME TO OZ

Dance 10 Jun, 2010

Broadway Tony-Award winning star Donna McKechnie enjoyed one of her greatest triumphs as Sally, in the acclaimed revival of the Stephen Sondheim – James Goldman musical, Follies, in the spring of 1998. “She defined the art of torch singing with ‘Losing My Mind,’ ra… Read Article

SWANNING AROUND WITH QUEENSLAND BALLET

Dance 10 Jun, 2010

Queensland Dance School of Excellence student, Bianca Watts, has been engaged as an understudy for Queensland Ballet’s up-coming production of Swan Lake. Bianca was recently invited by Robyn Klaus, Queensland Ballet’s Artistic Associate, to participate in classes w… Read Article

START ME UP – INTERVIEW WITH JESSICA LINGOTTI

Dance 10 Jun, 2010

The Talent Development Project’s (TDP) START ME UP Concert showcases young Australian talent in a spectacular evening of song, launching the best singers and songwriters from New South Wales public schools alongside some of the biggest names in the Australian music industry.… Read Article

DANCELIFE INTERVIEWS NIGEL TURNER-CARROLL FROM WEST SIDE STORY

Musical Theatre 8 Jun, 2010

DanceLife Australia interviews Nigel Turner-Carroll who plays Bernardo in the upcoming Australia production of West Side Story. Nigel is a recent graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts three year acting degree. Whilst at NIDA he played lead roles in Roy Williamson̵… Read Article

TIME TO STEP IN TIME! By Callum Mansfield

Dance 6 Jun, 2010

The time has come for me to pack my bags and fly to Melbourne to work as the dance secondment to choreographer Geoffrey Garratt, on Disney’s Australian Tour of Mary Poppins. It was nearly three years ago that I found myself choreographing a production of CATS with Harvest Rain Theat… Read Article

CAN YOU IMAGINE – By Jeff Withers

Dance 6 Jun, 2010

Would I be right in assuming that every one of you have a vision – a vision of the dancer you believe is everything you could be? I expect you have dreamed and imagined what it would be like to be that dancer. However, have you ever really thought about it from the opposite direction? How… Read Article

DON'T DIS THE WEST

Dance 4 Jun, 2010

Coming from Sydney’s west myself, I’ve always had a keen interest in what dancers out that way are achieving in dance. Let me tell you they are doing damn well. Gone are the days when there are only a very small amount of reputable dance studios where you can train, most of them b… Read Article

HAIRSPRAY 2 SCRAPPED

Musical Theatre 4 Jun, 2010

Sorry, Musical Fans: Hairspray 2 has been pronounced dead. Choreographer Adam Shankman – who directed the 2007 revival of John Waters’ campy movie musical – has confirmed that plans for a sequel to the warmly-received flick have been dropped by executives at New Li… Read Article

YOU CAN’T SPELL GUIDANCE WITHOUT DANCE – By Chris Horsey

Dance 4 Jun, 2010

The amount of dance related television shows around the world is on the increase. I arrived home in Australia just a few weeks ago having been invited to appear as a special guest performer on a British based dance competition for television, ‘Got To Dance’ for Sky1 UK. I choreograp… Read Article