Browsing Articles - Month: April 2011

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

DANCELIFE HEARTS MUSICAL THEATRE – Rock of Ages

Musical Theatre 11 Apr, 2011

In July of last year I fell in love. It was one of the most spontaneous and unexpected experiences I’ve had in my life to date but every second of this romance was filled with passion and a need for more. I’m talking about the 9 days I spent in New York during my first trip to the land… Read Article

REVIEW OF GRAEME MURPHY'S SUITE SYNERGY

Musical Theatre 8 Apr, 2011

Mod Dance Company is high level, high caliber and high energy, the dancers are raw, fresh and dynamic! Suite Synergy showcases an eclectic mix or tableau of all different works, everything from solos to group work, tap to comedy, there is not a dull moment in this mix from MDC. Highlights o… Read Article

CONNECTED REVIEW

Musical Theatre 7 Apr, 2011

When you purchase tickets to a show you have a level of expectation for that show. When I purchased tickets to my first Chunky Move performance, Connected, as part of the 2011 Dance Massive program, the expectation was insurmountable. I was expecting excellence in performance, 21C uses… Read Article

MY FAVORITE YEAR

Musical Theatre 7 Apr, 2011

Neglected Musicals has announced their next musical for 2011, My Favorite Year, directed by Stuart Maunder, on Monday, 11 April at Darlinghurst Theatre with a performance at 2pm and 8pm. “My Favorite Year’ is one of those shows where you are first addicted to the CD, and the… Read Article