Music from the Sole – Partido – New York
Music from the Sole’s Partido, a premiere at Harlem Stage, is a marvelous feast of rhythm, both visual and aural.
Pacific Northwest Ballet – Beyond Ballet, works by Dove, Lang & King – Seattle
Pacific Northwest Ballet Beyond Ballet: Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Ghost Variations, The Personal Element ★★★★✰ Seattle, McCaw Hall and streaming, 18–22 November 2021 18 November 2021 ww…
Pagrav Dance Company – Kattam Katti – London
“Uttarayan, a kite festival from Gujarat in northern India, is the inspiration for Kattam Katti… It’s cheering right now to see something celebratory and good-humoured, and…
Yorke Dance Project – Past Present and Connecting to Cohan bills – London
Thanks to Yolande Yorke-Edgell and her company, Robert Cohan was able to continue creating dance works for performance up until his death in January this year at the age of 95……
Royal Ballet – The Nutcracker (Nunez & Muntagirov) – London
Tchaikovsky’s music for The Nutcracker may be played ad nauseam in shops and public spaces over Christmas, but the ballet for which he wrote it is the real deal – especially in this pr…
An Innovative Entrepreneurial Move
Many terrible and many great things have been birthed during the past eighteen months. The initiative I would like to highlight is the rise of entrepreneurial artists. As an artist and founder myself, I can vouch for the void that the pandemic left many o...
Melbourne International Film Festival’s ‘Bodies in Motion’: Dance on film
Dance Informa reviews several dance films from Melbourne International Film Festival's 'Bodies in Motion'.
Royal NZ Ballet releases ‘The Firebird’ online
A specially-filmed, multi-camera screening of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s (RNZB) production of The Firebird by New Zealand choreographer Loughlan Prior – which, until lockdown, was touring the country to huge acclaim –&nb...
Royal Academy of Dance launches fund to support professional development for dance teachers in Australia
The Royal Academy of Dance Australia is launching a new Teachers' Scholarship Fund for dance teachers' professional development.
Registrations are open for Dancerites, Australia’s First Nations dance competition
Registrations are open until 6 September for the seventh annual Dancerites, Sydney Opera House's First Nations dance competition.
New Zealand Dance News – August/September 2021
Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) is excited to be touring Night Light to Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Whangarei and Ōtautahi (Christchurch) this September. Indulge your senses in an exquis...
Sydney Fringe announces ‘The Essence of Fringe’
The Sydney Fringe Festival has announced 'The Essence of Fringe', a digital program that will be presented from 10 September - 1 October.
West Australian Ballet’s ‘Coppélia’ opens at His Majesty’s Theatre
West Australian Ballet's 'Coppélia', choreographed by Greg Horsman, is showing at His Majesty's Theatre from 16 - 25 September.
Dean Walsh’s ‘Infinite Item’ in Sydney Fringe digital season
Dean Walsh's contemporary performance work, 'Infinite Item', will run starting 20 September as part of Sydney Fringe's digital season.
Ballet is back! English National Ballet’s Reunion takes to the stage
Oh to be back at the ballet! Even with masks and social distanced seating, it was pure bliss to be back at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. We've all waited so so long for the return of live dance and English National Ballet's Reunion prog...