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The landmark honour from La Biennale di Venezia recognises Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 37-year artistic and cultural legacy, making it the first Australian recipient and the first company to receive the award.

The Australian Ballet’s choreographic development program will return to Melbourne in September, presenting new works by six emerging dance-makers from within the company and the wider dance community.

The Townsville dance leader is one of only two people worldwide to receive the honour this year, recognising a career spanning performance, choreography, education and nearly seven decades of family legacy.

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Review: ADC's Three

Denise Richardson finds mixed rewards in Australasian Dance Collective’s latest Three, a triple bill created to encourage choreographic risk-taking.

Sydney Dance Company’s Engine brings three distinct choreographic worlds to the Drama Theatre, with Melanie Lane’s Love Lock the clear highlight in an evening powered by precision, intensity and exceptional dancing.

Young Dance Scholar Olivia Hayes Marshall responds to Sydney Dance Company’s Engine, finding a triple bill rich in texture, intensity and technical command.

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West Australian choreographer Scott Elstermann will take part in the prestigious ATLAS program at ImPulsTanz in Vienna, following recent success at home and abroad.

Totally Crazy!

Meet the Australian dancers taking the reins at Crazy Horse Paris.

Anna Pavlova’s 1926 tour was not the beginning of ballet in Australia, but it changed how the country imagined the art form, and who might belong to it, writes Emma Sandall

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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.

Recent comments by Timothée Chalamet about opera and ballet sparked debate across the arts. Dance leaders reflect on the endurance, relevance and shared humanity that continue to sustain these artforms.