Browsing Articles - Month: June 2011

WIN A TRIP TO LA – DANCE AROUND THE WORLD COMPETITION

Competitions 29 Jun, 2011

The Dance Around The World Solo Competition is part of the Australian Dance Festival’s mission to celebrate Australia’s best in dance. The competition is to recognize the up and coming new talent in our industry. The winner will receive: • One Return Airfare to Los Angeles from Au… Read Article

NEGLECTED MUSICALS' PRESENTS NICK AND NORA

Musical Theatre 29 Jun, 2011

Neglected Musicals is pleased to announce Nick & Nora as the next musical presentation on Monday 8 August at 2pm and 8pm at the Darlinghurst Theatre. A musical comedy-mystery, Nick & Nora follows the trail of Nick and Nora Charles a former detective and his rich, playful wife, wh… Read Article

ROB GUEST ENDOWMENT COMPETITION OPEN

Musical Theatre 28 Jun, 2011

After the sudden death of Rob Guest, OBE, in October 2008, and in recognition of his achievements in the musical theatre industry, a memorial fund was established in his honour to help emerging young performers in musical theatre. The Rob Guest Endowment is awarded each year to an emergi… Read Article

DANCELIFE UNITE INSPIRES NEW MOVEMENT IN AUSTRALIAN DANCE – PROJECT DANCE

Dance 28 Jun, 2011

Today is an exciting day for the Sydney dance community as it is the launch of PROJECT DANCE. There has been such a great sense of unity amongst dance teachers in recent times that 7 principals came together at DanceLife Unite in May to create this exciting initiative. Young performers nee… Read Article

ANNIE RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA

Musical Theatre 27 Jun, 2011

The ever-popular Broadway musical Annie will light up Sydney’s Lyric Theatre from 29 December in an exciting new production produced John Frost. Returning to the role of New York ‘zillionaire’ Daddy Warbucks will be one of Australia’s greatest theatrical talents, Anthony Warlow, fr… Read Article

YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT – HAIRSPRAY REVIEW

Musical Theatre 24 Jun, 2011

Last night was Sydney’s turn to be taken back to the 60’s with the premiere Sydney performance of Hairspray the musical which had delighted Melbourne audiences since last year. Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O̵… Read Article

DANCELIFE INTERVIEWS SALTIMBANCO CAST

Musical Theatre 20 Jun, 2011

Cirque Du Soleil production of Saltimbanco is coming to Australian and DanceLife caught up with Canadian performer in the show Fanny Laneuville-Castonguay to tell us about her Cirque Du Soleil experience. 1. Cirque Du Soleil is known for its out of this world concepts and extremely tal… Read Article

HOW TO KEEP HEALTHY OVER WINTER By Alexandra Chambers

Latest News 17 Jun, 2011

Winter has most definitely set in and as usual it is inescapably cold, not to mention the coughs, colds and viruses that are floating around. Unfortunately for those of us who would rather spend winter rugged up in bed, the showbiz world does not stop. There are auditions happening all the… Read Article

DANCELIFE INTERVIEWS AARON CASH FROM BALLET REVOLUCION

Musical Theatre 14 Jun, 2011

Ballet Revolución is an explosive fusion of Ballet, Contemporary Dance and modern Hip-Hop from the undisputed home of dance, Cuba. It will be a raw, fresh, dynamic Cuban Cocktail of unbridled passion, pure energy and athletic skill. DanceLife caught up with one of the choreographers A… Read Article

WIN TICKETS TO THE LAST EMPEROR

Competitions 9 Jun, 2011

AN EXQUISITE DISPLAY OF AN INCREDIBLE TALE BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF CHINA’S LAST EMPEROR Liaoning Ballet’s exquisite balletic retelling of The Last Emperor, based on the astonishing life of China’s Last Emperor Puyi and choreographed by Ivan Cavallari, is touri… Read Article