Directed by Wayne McGregor, the 17th International Festival of Contemporary Dance will be taking place in Venice this month from July 13th to July 29th.

Stephanie Lake Company is presenting a season of brand-new dance works by five of Melbourne/Naarm’s freshest choreographic talents at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne.

The latest issue of Dance Australia (July/ August/September) is OUT NOW and packed with articles to keep your mind and body in tune!

And the winners are . . . .

Meet Up is a biennial festival for Australian youth dance companies produced by QL2 Dance and Youth Dance Australia, held in Canberra in the off-year of the Australian Youth Dance Festival. Anthony Plevey was there.

The Australia Council is inviting applications for its latest round of grants.

This year’s program is jam-packed with over 80 events, including 280 performances spread across 28 venues and featuring more than 850 artists from the NT, Australia and overseas.

Nominations have opened for the 2023 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships, with an even more generous award on offer than in the past.

The Queensland Ballet is inviting audiences to venture into the unknown for its annual season of "Bespoke" - the sixth iteration of this popular season.

Renowned Australian ballroom dance company Burn the Floor has for the very first time collaborated with the hugely talented First Nations star Mitch Tambo to create a brand-new dance production that will tour the east coast of Australia.

Chunky Move is currently rehearsing their much-anticipated new work 4/4, conceptualised, directed and choreographed by Chunky Move Artistic Director Antony Hamilton.

Juan Carlos Osma is a soloist with West Australian Ballet AND a talented photographer. Last Thursday 6th July he launched an exhibition of his dance photography at Kidogo Arthouse in Fremantle W.A. with a live dance photography session.

There are quite a few recent examples of dance making its way out of the theatre and into the gallery space.

From 10-27 August, Australia's hottest winter arts festival plays host to an expansive program filled with local talent, renowned national and international performers, and an assorted blend of shows destined to enchant both locals and tourists alike.

With support from AUSTI. Dance & Physical Theatre and MerrigongX, Buddy and Bonnie will soon embark on a 12-day supported residency, working wth AUSTI company dancers to develop and present a new work. Their experimental choreography will premiere at the 2023 uNCOILEd eXposed season.

Over two weekends in August (17th -26th), Sydney Dance Company (SDC) and the Neilson Foundation will be supporting INDance, an independent dance program held in the Neilson Studio at Sydney Dance Company.