December, 2013 - Dance Life

Nathan Wright – Rocky Horror Show!

Musical Theatre 19 Dec, 2013

Nathan Wright has become one of Australia’s most successful choreographic ‘exports’ in recent years with extensive work on the 2010 London Olympics, several West End musicals and now the Sochi Winter Games in Russia. On just a two-week break in his Winter Olympic choreographic schedu… Read Article

Bangarra Dance Theatre heads to Holland!

Dance 17 Dec, 2013

Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company Bangarra Dance Theatre is proud to announce that it will perform in the Netherlands for the very first time at the 2014 Holland Dance Festival. Dutch audiences will experience an outstanding performance of Indigenous contempo… Read Article

EMPIRE by Spiegelworld announces new Sydney shows

Moulin Rouge – Interview with Stacey Kenealy

Dance 17 Dec, 2013

Moulin Rouge Performer STACEY KENEALY talks candidly with DanceLife about her time with the world famous Cabaret and her experiences on their recent tour of Australia at The Melbourne Cup Racing Carnival. Stacey has been combining her dancing and modeling expertise for several years… Read Article

So You Think You Can Dance

Dance 9 Dec, 2013

The anticipation in the Australian Dance scene is reaching fever pitch in the long-awaited return of So You Think You Can Dance to our TV screens. The Top 100 has been whittled down to a Top 20 already with filming well underway. Live shows will commence early next year with a break in filmin… Read Article

THE LION KING – meet the cast! (Part 1)

Musical Theatre 9 Dec, 2013

NOW PLAYING AT CAPITOL THEATRE, SYDNEY FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON! Seen by over 70 million people, Disney’s landmark musical event THE LION KING is a worldwide phenomenon that will redefine your expectations of theatre. Brilliantly re-imagined by acclaimed director Julie Taymor… Read Article

Rocky Horror Aussie Tour 2014

Musical Theatre 6 Dec, 2013

The 2014 Australian tour of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show opens in January at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane followed by seasons at the Crown Theatre, Perth in February, the Festival Theatre, Adelaide in March, and the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne in April. The coveted role o… Read Article

Sweet Charity at new Hayes Theatre Co

Musical Theatre 6 Dec, 2013

February 7 – March 9 2014 At Hayes Theatre Co – Potts Point Directed by Dean Bryant Choreography by Andrew Hallsworth Musical Direction by Andrew Worboys The first show at the Hayes Theatre Co is an up-close and personal production of the classic musical Sweet Charity, produced by Luckie… Read Article

Interview – Strictly Ballroom LEADS

Musical Theatre 4 Dec, 2013

The audition process for Strictly Ballroom, the Musical has been quite exhaustive. Many months have gone by with numerous auditions, multiple call-outs to agents to try to find the perfect cast members for the latest delivery from the enigmatic Baz Luhrmann and Producer Carmen Pavlov… Read Article

Strictly Ballroom – 'FRAN' is announced

Musical Theatre 3 Dec, 2013

After months of auditions, Director Baz Luhrmann and Producer Carmen Pavlovic today announced that the exhaustive search for the actress to play the role of ‘Fran’ in STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL is over. The triple threat ‘role of a lifetime’ has been given to Newtown School of Perfor… Read Article