In Justin Peck’s Copland Dance Episodes, dancers of The Australian Ballet move through 22 episodes to music by legendary American composer Aaron Copland.
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Here are four different war ballets created in Australia and New Zealand over eight decades.
Flora optimistically and lavishly captures the characteristics and complexities of our contemporary nation.
The response has highlighted a disconnect between the feelings of people in these industries, and their ability to address the challenges ahead.
After British television was established in 1926, it went on to foster a productively rich relationship with the arts, but coverage has seriously declined this century.
Even post-pandemic lockdowns, online programs enhance access, supporting fitness and independence as women age.
This triple bill from William Forsythe, Jerome Robbins and Stephanie Lake is quite unlike anything the Australian Ballet has done before.
September has seen the passing of two of Australia’s ballet legends and foundation members of the Australian Ballet, Colin Peasley and Garth Welch.
Despite assumptions to the contrary, Tallchief showed that Indigenous people could not just exceed the standards of Western arts but also set new ones, writes a scholar of Indigenous cultures.
Christopher Wheeldon’s new production is a bold and cinematic venture bringing Oscar Wilde’s legacy to the big stage.
Bodysuits, wrap cardigans, tulle skirts, leggings, and ballet flats are they key pieces that define the trend.
Glasgow shipbuilder Sir William Burrell collected Degas in the painter’s lifetime, demonstrating a keen eye at a time when the impressionists were shocking the public.
Have you ever wanted to go see some dance, but been unsure of where to start? These basics can open the door to enjoying the beauty and complexity of this physical art.
The elegance of classical ballet beautifully coalesces with the gritty, aggressive nature of heavy metal music.
In their 60-year history, this will be The Australian Ballet’s fifth take on Swan Lake. It has opened in Melbourne before touring nationally.
The Australian Ballet’s new double-bill Identity stages the work of Daniel Riley and Alice Topp in a reflection of the identity of Australian dance – and Australia.
The language of dance is often lost on a general audience. Now new research has used sensor suits to discover patterns of movement-based communication in ballet performance.
Choreographer Krzysztof Pastor reproduces something familiar with a dash of local flavour.
It’s repetitive — playing the same drum rhythm like a heartbeat — with two simple melodies entwined. But this masterful composition shifts just when it needs to.
In the 1930s, it was modern dance that taught Melburnians how to perform personal hygiene. There are still lessons to be learnt from this history and the legacy of Sonia Revid.
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PhD Candidate in Dance and Dance History Tutor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Children's Literature & Childhood Culture, Queen Mary University of London
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Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Dramaturgy, University of Leeds
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Associate Lecturer, Dept. of Educational Research, Lancaster University, UK, Lancaster University
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Personal Chair of 19th-Century Art, History of Art, University of Edinburgh
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Manager of Traveling Exhibitions at the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University
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Senior Curator of Australian and First Nations Art, National Gallery of Victoria, The University of Melbourne