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'Nearly ideal': Cella shines at Sydney Festival
Cella is Latin for cell, and this engrossing work has been choreographed by its performers, Narelle Benjamin and Paul White, to reflect the "complex structures of our biological system".
- by Jill Sykes
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Backbone: Circus, dance and theatre magicly entwined
Backbone has the excitement of circus combined with the grace of dance and the magic of theatre.
- by Jill Sykes
Dance year in review: The good, the bad and the 'What were they thinking?'
How to sum up a year of dance with all the contradictory extremes you might expect: thrilling and disappointing, technically impressive and technically challenged, polished and raw, memorable and forgettable – and that's just for starters.
- by Jill Sykes
Peter Martins retires from New York City Ballet after misconduct allegations
After accusations of sexual harassment and physical and verbal abuse, Peter Martins, the powerful leader of New York City Ballet who shaped the company for more than three decades, has decided to retire.
Ballet for the young and pantomime for the older
The Australian Ballet's version of The Sleeping Beauty for children is seriously cut down – even missing one of the fairy godmothers – but that helps make it just 50 minutes of fast-moving entertainment for the young and not-so-young.
- by Jill Sykes
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Storytime Ballet: A first dance for budding stars
Introducing future ballet fans to the magical world of Sleeping Beauty.
- by Jordan Beth Vincent
PPY17 Revealed review: The future for dance looks bright
Seeing this group of accomplished dancers as they step out into the world is incredibly reassuring: the art form will surely flourish.
- by Jill Sykes
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland review: Dazzling but a little long
There are some memorable moments in the Australian Ballet's production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. One is the caterpillar with its chorus line of legs – the performers' bodies hidden in its body – inching its way across the stage in a deliciously precise shuffle.
- by Jill Sykes
Rewind - Dance
“Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.” ― Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi
New Breed review: Emerging choreographers push the boundaries
This fourth annual instalment of New Breed is well worth seeing.
- by Jill Sykes