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Lucinda Dunn will join The Australian Ballet School permanently in January 2027, calling the chance to help young dancers prepare for professional careers “incredibly rewarding work”.

Melanie Lane will lead Lucy Guerin Inc from January 2027, planning “a rigorous and adventurous program” as the company prepares for new leadership and a new name.

Chunky Move’s commissioning program returns with new works by Harrison Ritchie-Jones and Samakshi Sidhu, reviving a platform that supported some of Australian dance’s leading choreographers.

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LINK Dance Company’s EPIC brings surreal encounters and psychedelic landscapes to WAAPA’s new Dance Theatre. Nina Levy reviews the company’s first season in its new home.

The Farm confronts grief and mortality in No One Gets Out of Here Alive, a “visceral, virtuosic dance theatre work”, writes Caitlin Halmarick.

Humour and “astonishing movement quality” fill Tupua Tigafua’s Shel We, a celebration of Pasifika storytelling at Brisbane Festival, writes Caitlin Halmarick.

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Full-time training: The McDonald College and The Royal Ballet School. Currently dancing with: English National Ballet

“I love my job and I love my life!” Davi Ramos speaks to Daniel Gaudiello about his journey from Brazil to principal artist with The Australian Ballet, and finding his feet in Australia.

Full-time training: ED5 International. Currently dancing at the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

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Suffering for Art

Josef Brown considers what human artists give of themselves to make their work, and why AI can reproduce its appearance without bearing its cost.

Athletistry founder Shane Wuerthner on navigating auditions

A practical, clear-eyed guide to building a dance career after full-time training, from redefining success to staying connected, creative and employable.