Browsing Articles - Month: March 2010

SYTYCD USA GETS A REVAMP

Dance 31 Mar, 2010

SYTYCD America is going into its seventh season and this time around they are mixing it up. Below is the release straight from the show’ network. “America’s favorite summer series, So You Think You Can Dance, returns for its seventh season with some exciting new twis… Read Article

IS THE WORLD OUR STAGE

Dance 31 Mar, 2010

By Alana Hyde Australia is becoming a diverse & multicultural society however geographically we are still very isolated. Can we compete on the international stage? Will we continue to meet the challenges of an international career & what is demanded from us at auditions? Danc… Read Article

WRONG PROM RETURNS

Dance 31 Mar, 2010

Returning after 2009’s sold out season and rave reviews, CarriageWorks’ WRONG PROM series is back to rock your nights away this winter. Favourite cult classic dance films will be resurrected to create an evening to remember, with the speakers pumping the songs that you lo… Read Article

THE DREAM ENDS FOR JESS

Dance 30 Mar, 2010

The So You Think You Can Dance dream has come to an untimely end for Newcastle ballroom dancer Jessica Prince. As seen in last week’s show, she suffered an injury to her lower back muscles which was causing her a great deal of discomfort but like a trooper, she battled through her rout… Read Article

CARNIVAL 4 IS BACK

Dance 29 Mar, 2010

Dancers from every corner of the globe travel to Los Angeles to try and make it in the biz, and their first stop when they get there is CARNIVAL at the Key Club. CARNIVAL, the longest running dance show in Los Angeles has expanded to London, New York, and Sydney. The show spans genres with rout… Read Article

TAKING THE NEXT STEP

Dance 29 Mar, 2010

You may have heard some bits and pieces over the last month about STEPxSTEP well the cast has been announced. STEPxSTEP is an idea created around young people who dance, act and can present pitched at young wannabe dancers. Although the exact details of the shows format have been held unde… Read Article

BEAUDY THE MUSICAL ANNOUNCED & LOOKING FOR CAST

Auditions 29 Mar, 2010

Beaudy The Musical By Michael Orland World Premiere from July 7 at NIDA Parade Theatres The classic 17th century fairytale The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods is irreverently transported to modern day Australia in this exciting new musical theatre production. Beaudy, written by Austra… Read Article

SNEAK PEEK AT FAME

Musical Theatre 25 Mar, 2010

Mornings with Kerri-Anne went to visit the cast of FAME rehearsing at Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance. Check out the video HERE. FAME is set to be another hot for John Frost who has produced Chicago and Wicked which have all been massive hits!… Read Article

SO WHAT’S STOPPING YOU

Dance 25 Mar, 2010

By Jeff Withers In the previous article we posed the question of how a performer can control the direction and intensity of their focus. Effectively unitising visualisation techniques is certainly a good starting point. However, just as a dream is a “pleasant run through”… Read Article

PRESENCE – THE ‘REMEMBER MY NAME’ GAME

Workshops 23 Mar, 2010

By Tia Jordan Last month a young aspiring triple threat actress asked me this question at a NIDA Musical Theatre intensive: “If I go for a role in a film, TV show, or musical, and hundreds of others are going for the same role, how do I make the casting team remember me?” Wanna kno… Read Article