Browsing Articles - Month: July 2012

Australian Dance Festival 2012

CompetitionsWorkshops 30 Jul, 2012

Australian Dance Festival unveils it’s best workshop timetable ever! The Australian Dance Festival is now just 6 weeks away, and dancers from all over Australia are getting ready for the one event which brings together Australia’s best dancers, best choreographers, and best teacher… Read Article

ASK THE PHYSIO…

Latest News 30 Jul, 2012

What Is An Ankle Sprain And How Do I Manage It? WHAT  IS A LATERAL ANKLE SPRAIN? An ankle ligament sprain involves damage to one or more of the outside (lateral) ligaments that supports the ankle joint. Ligaments function to provide the ankle joint with stability by attaching from one bon… Read Article

Conversation Piece – Belvoir Street Theatre

Dance 30 Jul, 2012

In every show we strive to be breathtakingly original. Choreographer Lucy Guerin’s new show for Belvoir takes this to an extreme by striving to be breathtakingly original every night. A group of actors and dancers meet on stage and begin the show with a short conversation about… Well, we… Read Article

Rock Eisteddfod Challenge® – Choreographing the Future!

Latest News 30 Jul, 2012

For the past 31 years, Rock Eisteddfod Challenge^® has proven to be an excellent tool to raise awareness of the benefits associated with living healthy, loving life and chasing your dreams. This year is no different – with Rock Eisteddfod Challenge^® moving into its 32^nd year of nurturing… Read Article

Extraordinary People

Latest News 26 Jul, 2012

Over the years I’ve run into a fair few international dance teachers/ choreographers at various conventions and festivals. There have been times when I was taken aback when conversations meandered into recommendations for classes… I would hear “My class is amazing, you should really… Read Article

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – OVO!

Latest News 24 Jul, 2012

OVO by Cirque du Soleil arrives in Australia and announces new Sydney shows Australia has been hit by a beetle invasion! The Cirque du Soleil blue-and-yellow Big Top has just arrived in Brisbane for the Australian premiere season of OVO, the show which takes audiences into the colourful… Read Article

Review – A Chorus Line!

Latest News 23 Jul, 2012

A CHORUS LINE would have to be one of my all-time favourite musicals and Tim Lawson’s Sydney production is a sensational tribute to one of the longest running shows on Broadway. Conceptualized by Michael Bennett with its first production off-Broadway  in 1975, A CHORUS LINE has s… Read Article

BANGARRA – INTERVIEW WITH FRANCES RINGS

Dance 23 Jul, 2012

With the unveiling of Bangarra Dance Theatre’s new production ‘Terrain’, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Artist in Residence & Choreographer Frances Rings today. Terrain is Frances’ sixth work for Bangarra after joining the company in 1… Read Article

Hearts 4 Hearts – Flash Mob

Dance 19 Jul, 2012

Fifty volunteers from Sydney’s Mango Dance Studio, took part in a flashmob for hearts4heart foundation to raise awareness about the extent of heart disease’s effects on the community and how it can strike in both the elderly and the young. While bursting into dance on the streets… Read Article

BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE – SYDNEY

Latest News 18 Jul, 2012

Bangarra Dance Theatre transport Sydney audiences to Lake Eyre with their critically acclaimed new work TERRAIN Described by Melbourne reviewers as ‘breathtaking’, ‘mind-blowing’, ‘hypnotic’ and ‘visually stunning’, TERRAIN, the new work by Australia’s leading national Indig… Read Article