Culture
Dance
‘Dazzling’: Jose Navas’ homage is an exceptional night of dance
In other Fringe dance productions, Mechorstra shakes and shimmies, Shower Thots drips with sensual energy, Shian Law carries the weight of history, Leisa Prowd shows resilience and Joel Bray blurs gender and genre.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cher Tan, Stephen A Russell and Lefa Singleton Norton
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Sting was moved to tears as he watched his songs come to life
Sting gave Kate Prince his blessing for his songs to be choreographed, and was moved by what came back at him.
- by John Shand
Atomic testing and displacement drive Bangarra’s extraordinary new show
For her first outing as artistic director of the esteemed dance company, Frances Rings has gone back to the source - in every sense.
- by Karl Quinn
Opinion
Wellbeing
When I did ballet, my doctor would ask: ‘What’s wrong with you aside from the anorexia?’
Without an evolution, ballet will be left behind by more evolved art forms to die a slow and painful death.
- by Emma Sullivan
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
From Aussie church hall to Moulin Rouge, Jasmine Bard shows you can can dream big
Born and bred near Singleton, this dancing dynamo has just been appointed replacement lead dancer at Paris’ most famous cabaret venue.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Love and tragedy: Oscar Wilde’s life story in a bold new ballet
The Australian Ballet’s 2024 season will feature a new performance inspired by the life and work of Oscar Wilde and a work by Melbourne choreographer Stephanie Lake.
- by Nadia Bailey
Double whammy: Dancers explore good and evil in ballet’s toughest role
A new season of Swan Lake is stretching Australian Ballet stars to the limit.
- by Amanda Dunn
Water world: Dystopian dance theatre piece makes a splash
Salamander, a riveting fable of evolution and extinction, is a must-see Brisbane Festival highlight.
- by Nick Dent