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New Ballet Outreach Program

Dance 11 Jun, 2020

Royal Academy of Dance & The Australian Ballet present Free Workshops Supporting Grass Roots Dance Studios The Australian Ballet’s Education and Outreach team and the Faculty of Education team at the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia have announced a collaboration w… Read Article

Hallberg to Replace McAllister at Australian Ballet

Dance 12 Mar, 2020

The Australian Ballet Appoint David Hallberg as New Artistic Director A New Era Heralds from 2021 The Australian Ballet today announced the appointment of David Hallberg to succeed current Artistic Director David McAllister who retires in December 2020. David Hallberg is currently… Read Article

QBs Anniversary Gala

Dance 27 Feb, 2020

Queensland Ballet Celebrates 60th Anniversary Star Dancers Announced for Gala  Queensland Ballet’s 60th Anniversary Gala opens on March 20 and is guaranteed to delight audiences with an unforgettable retrospective brimming with classical and contemporary treasures. The produc… Read Article

Remembering Gene Kelly and His Legacy

DanceInterviews 7 Feb, 2020

Patricia Ward Kelly Shares Her Memories of Gene Kelly … Her Husband, The Dancer, Creator and Film Innovator First Australian Speaking Tour Interview and article by Heather Clements The late, great Gene Kelly was a dance and performance genius. No argument. The fact that his body… Read Article

The Nutcracker: Storytime Ballet for Kids

Dance 6 Nov, 2019

The Australian Ballet Tours the Season’s Magic with ‘The Nutcracker’ Storytime Ballet for Kids Dec 11 – Jan 24 Packed with wonder and delight, The Australian Ballet’s Storytime Ballet will take ballet’s youngest audiences on a spellbinding adventure with… Read Article

Niv Novak’s New Ballet Film

Dance 17 Oct, 2019

Art Film ‘Missed Nuance’ Captures the Beauty of Ballet, Fashion and Movement Available from October 16 Photographer and innovative filmmaker Niv Novak has unveiled his latest ballet art film entitled missed nuance.  It is available worldwide from iTunes from Wednesda… Read Article

Vale Joan Halliday

Dance 23 Aug, 2019

Joan Halliday OAM FRAD 1919 – 2019 This week, the Australian dance world lost one of its greats in Joan Halliday. She had celebrated her 100th birthday in February 2019. The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia announced Joan’s passing on Thursday with great sadness. Joa… Read Article

Helpmann Awards 2019

DanceMusical TheatrePhysical Theatre 19 Jul, 2019

All the Winners of the 2019 Helpmann Awards 43 Awards Across Two Star Studded Nights in Melbourne Hosted by Melbourne for the first time, the 19th annual Helpmann Awards were presented across two events with the entertaining gala final night also being broadcast nationally on ABC TV. Th… Read Article

Harry Potter Exclusive for the Helpmann’s

DanceMusical Theatre 4 Jul, 2019

World First Harry Potter & The Cursed Child Performance confirmed for Helpmann Awards Gala to be Broadcast LIVE on ABC Comedy Channel Taking place for the first time in Melbourne, the countdown is on for the 19th Annual Helpmann Awards on Sunday 14th and Monday 15th July. Along with… Read Article

Dancers Honoured

Dance 12 Jun, 2019

Li, Tankard & Tonkin Receive Honours for Services to Dance 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours List He’s known as Mao’s Last Dancer and Artistic Director of Queensland Ballet and now Li Cunxin can add another title to his name: Order of Australia (AO) in the general division. Named… Read Article