Entertainment
Dance
Graeme Murphy illness forces Happy Prince to be postponed
The Australian Ballet has been forced to postpone its high-profile season opener The Happy Prince due to the illness of legendary choreographer Graeme Murphy.
- by Valerie Lawson and Nick Galvin
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Biladurang review: Words (and suds) the focal point
Biladurang isn't a dance event. It's more a kind of cabaret, writes Jill Sykes.
- by Jill Sykes
Dust review: Impact of energetic inquisition suffers from repetition
Dancers' commitment to the contemporary dance work, Dust, is its singular driving force.
- by Jill Sykes
Arts
Chunky Move's new leadership steps up
Antony Hamilton and Kristy Ayre say they want Melbourne's flagship dance company to be more inclusive and focus on where humanity is headed into the future.
- by John Bailey
Surprise propositions mark year ahead in dance
The year ahead has some inviting dance propositions, including the Sydney Dance Company's 50th anniversary.
- by Jill Sykes
PPY18 review: Energy, enthusiasm and flexibility impress
PPY stands for Pre-Professional Year and this show presents the 23 graduates from the Sydney Dance Company course of 2018.
- by Jill Sykes
Art reviews
Cinderella review: Go and you will have a ball
There is a lot to like about Alexei Ratmansky’s Cinderella. Best is the title role which offers an outstanding dancer plenty of opportunities to combine technique with character.
- by Jill Sykes
Art reviews
New Breed review: Always worth seeing, this year filled with surprises
Two new works lift off into the world of the imagination.
- by Jill Sykes
Theatre reviews
Storyplace review: energetic program crosses many genres
This year’s offering from NAISDA Dance College focuses on two young Indigenous choreographers.
- by Jill Sykes