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scene from Chunky Move, ‘You, Beauty’, with dancers embracing within folds of billowing pink fabric

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Within the veil: Chunky Move’s ‘You, Beauty’

Artistic director Antony Hamilton’s latest work, debuting at Rising festival, envelops the audience within its massive inflatable set

Dancing performers in ‘Manifesto’ at the Sydney Festival, with drummers on risers behind

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Movers and shakers: Dance at the Sydney Festival

While Sydney Festival director Olivia Ansell’s program appeared dance-heavy, it revealed rich developments in collaboration across art forms

Image of dancers performing in ‘Jurrungu Ngan-ga’. Image credit: Prudence Upton

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Bodily resistance: ‘Jurrungu Ngan-ga’

The new dance theatre work by Marrugeku interrogates Australia’s history as a nation of jailers

Bangarra’s Spirit. Photo © Lisa Tomasetti

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Healing story

Bangarra Dance Theatre’s ‘Spirit’ pays tribute to collaborators

Illustration by Jeff Fisher

Intimacy on set

Productions now hire advisers to help performers navigate intimate and violent scenes

Image of ‘Trois Grandes Fugues’ by Lyon Opera Ballet

A study in contrasts: ‘Trois Grandes Fugues’ and ‘Black Velvet’

These performances by the Lyon Opera Ballet and Shamel Pitts at the Adelaide Festival explore the body’s formidable potential

Form and content collide at Dance Massive

Choreography meets politics at this contemporary dance festival

Image of Teatro alla Scala’s Frederic Olivieri, Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Adrijashenko

Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company is bringing light and shade to Australia

A conversation with members of the Italian company ahead of their tour to Brisbane

Image from Bangarra Dance Theatre’s ‘Dark Emu’

The mesmerising ‘Dark Emu’

Bangarra’s latest production explores Aboriginal Australians’ sophisticated farming practices

Dance and the digital: An interview with Wayne McGregor

The Sydney Festival-bound show’s choreographer loves mixing the body with technology