The students of the Australian Ballet School have had a busy end-of-year, with 60th anniversary gala performances in Sydney and Melbourne as well as this final Showcase in Melbourne.

This performance had reviewer Lesley Graham asking questions of her own expectations.

'Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon' is the new main stage work of Queensland Ballet’s 2024 season, programmed by former Artistic Director Li Cunxin before he retired, writes Denise Richardson/

Both works utilise the full company roster of 17 dancers (including one trainee) but are quite different in their choreographic approach and overall effect, writes Geraldine Higginson.

Denise Richardson looks at a selection of dance in this year's Brisbane Festival.

Oscar is ambitious and theatrical but is overshadowed by the genius of the real Oscar, writes Susan Bendall.

The recent production from Momentum Dance, auspiced by CO3 dance company, is immediately appealing in rejecting these agist tendencies, writes Jonathan W Marshall.

Splendid to watch, but there must be consideration for how the values projected will resonate with a modern audience, writes Alana Kildea.

This work certainly activated the cerebellum, in ways that felt novel and surprising even for a contemporary dance performance.

Michelle Potter was in New Zealand for the premiere of Alice Topp's new ballet, part of a season called 'Solace'.

Queensland Ballet’s (QB) annual Bespoke season returned this year, strongly reaffirming its mission to explore adventurous contemporary choreography by including for the first time a First Nations offering, writes Denise Richardson.

Tim Podesta's shows are always high quality and thought provoking, writes Karen van Ulzen

Geraldine Higginson attended this festival of six dance works by three choreographers presented by Form Dance Projects and Riverside Theatre over two days.

The work is a huge credit to the underlying approach to contemporary dance that we have come to expect from Bonachela in his leadership of Sydney Dance Company, writes Michelle Potter.

'Horizon' is Bangarra Dance Theatre’s first mainstage, international collaborative initiative, a momentous and admirable undertaking, writes Michelle Potter.

Leila Lois reviews 'One Last Action in an Ocean of Everything', premiered at Melbourne's Rising festival.