Nederlands Dans Theater I Returns to Melbourne
Melbourne audiences are in for a treat! The Arts Centre has scored an exclusive Australian season of contemporary dance featuring the legendary Nederlands Dans Theater I. After a 14 year absence, the...
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Photo Feast! The Arts Centre, Melbourne is enjoying an exclusive Australian season of contemporary dance featuring the legendary Nederlands Dans Theater I this week. Dance Informa’s David Wyatt was...
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State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne July 13 2011 By Rain Francis Fourteen years after their last visit, the incomparable Nederlands Dans Theater came back to Australia, for an exclusive season in...
View ArticleNederlands Dans Theater’s Invincible Vincent
By Rain Francis Melbourne was honoured to host the iconic Nederlands Dans Theater 1 (NDT1) for an exclusive season at the Arts Centre. For over 50 years the company has been one of the most important...
View ArticlePaul Lightfoot Enlightens
By Rain Francis. Born in Kingsley, England, Paul Lightfoot trained at the Royal Ballet School before joining Nederlands Dans Theater in 1985. He created his first ballet for NDT 2 in 1989 and went on...
View ArticleMaking the Leap: Dancer to Choreographer
By Laura Di Orio When a dancer steps down from the stage and “hangs up his or her shoes”, it doesn’t always mean an end to a dance-centered career. Many go on to teach, open a studio, direct a company,...
View ArticleNZ Dance News September
By Rain Francis. Pre-eminent choreographer and award-winning writer Douglas Wright’s work rapt is set to be performed in The Hague at the prestigious Lucent Danstheater next April. Douglas Wright Dance...
View ArticleDe Novo – Sydney Dance Company
Sydney Theatre March 1, 2013 By Renata Ogayar. Sydney Dance Company’s De Novo premiered at Sydney Theatre Walsh Bay last night with three contrasting works: Emergence, Fanatic and Cacti all, which...
View ArticleNew Things for Sydney Dance Company
SDC leaps into 2013 with a stunning mixed bill performance in Sydney, before hitting the road to showcase the best in contemporary dance to audiences around Australia and internationally. Sydney Dance...
View ArticleWhat is contemporary dance these days?
By Rebecca Martin. When I was a young dance student, contemporary dance was weird angular movement that was abstract and uncommon. As I got older, contemporary then became a fusion of the neo-classical...
View ArticleWhat’s contemporary dance these days?
BEST OF 2013: A favourite article from the June Edition. By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. When I was a young dance student, contemporary dance was weird angular movement that was abstract and...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in the NZ dance scene?
New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) is offering a Contemporary Intensive Programme, 19-20 March at Wellesley Studios in Auckland. The Programme is for dancers aged 16 to 18 years, with a sound knowledge...
View ArticleNew Zealand Dance News – July 2016
Find out what’s happening in the New Zealand dance scene this month! The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) is gearing up to hold auditions for its full-time course in five New Zealand and Australian...
View ArticleAussie Scott Elstermann is the youngest-ever recipient of the Pina Bausch...
An independent dancer and choreographer based in Perth, Scott Elstermann is the youngest recipient ever of the Pina Bausch Fellowship. The international fellowship is promoted internationally, and a...
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