Culture
Dance
★★★★
Arts
Reverse striptease is a kinky allegory for leaving lockdown
Alter Edith, a new dance work at Fortyfivedownstairs, is sometimes a bit gross but always engrossing.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann
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Succession tinged with sadness, but bright future for Bangarra
After 32 years, Bangarra’s artistic director Stephen Page will hand over to his one-time muse Frances Rings.
- by Linda Morris
★★★½
Performing arts
Here’s where to catch some cutting-edge dance
The eighth year of New Breed underlines its importance as a chance for emerging choreographers to test their ideas.
- by Jill Sykes
★★★★
Performing arts
Review: highs and lows of Australian Ballet’s return to the stage
The problem with calling a program of 10 pas de deux a gala is raising expectations of exceptional dance that goes beyond what the Australian Ballet can offer – at least, at the moment.
- by Jill Sykes
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Performing arts
‘I felt a pop’: How do you fix a busted ballet dancer?
A snapped tendon could once mean curtains for a career. How do today’s dancers make it back on stage when disaster strikes?
- by Nick Miller
★★★★
Performing arts
A rich feast of innovative dance to catch online now
Sydney’s Inspired Dance Film Festival 2021 reflects the festival’s fascinating range of themes, approaches and styles.
- by Jill Sykes
★★★½
Performing arts
Dance fans given an impressive taste of things to come
Sydney Dance Company’s latest online presentation is a great teaser for the upcoming New Breed shows.
- by Jill Sykes
Ballet butterfly classic transformed by gender switch
A guest choreographer at the Australian Ballet School has turned an old work about princes and fairies into a modern fable about bullying.
- by Catherine Lambert
Two intriguing dance works you can watch from home
Dance fans can get a fix online while waiting for live shows to be ramped up again.
- by Jill Sykes
‘It will entice, it will challenge’: Ballet reveals daring 2022 season
The Australian Ballet’s artistic director David Hallberg pulled off an international coup, securing work from some of the world’s most revered choreographers.
- by Nick Miller
Rocket science? Try conducting a ballet
At university Alexander Rodrigues faced a choice between two potential career paths: astrophysics, or music?
- by Nick Miller