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Dance
She’s been an avocado and a Vegemite jar and YouTube can’t get enough
Having made an art out of being squashed, Smac McCreanor’s audience is bigger than most TV franchises.
- by Michael Idato
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What happens when a sex worker and a choreographer join forces?
The Read is a collaboration between Amrita Hepi and Tilly Lawless which looks to explore the link between art and erotic power.
- by Steve Dow
Deaf, Indigenous and proud: The performers taking the dance world by storm
Attending Sydney’s DanceRites festival is a dream come true for this group.
- by Chantal Nguyen
Ballet’s ‘dark horse’ Amy Harris bows out; career full, bucket list ignored
After a stellar career, the much-loved principal dancer of the Australian Ballet takes her final bows tonight.
- by Chantal Nguyen
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Gorgeous to look at and very funny: Australian Ballet at its finest
This contrasting double bill is a joy to behold.
- by Chantal Nguyen
Dance star’s ‘intimate gift’ to Sydneysiders
Sydney Dance Company artistic director Rafael Bonachela is overtly embracing his Spanish roots for the first time.
- by Nick Galvin
‘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