• Editor's Choice Illume

    Bangarra Dance Theatre: Illume

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Illume is the latest work by Wirangu and Mirning choreographer and Bangarra’s Artistic Director Frances Rings, created in collaboration with Darrell Sibosado, a Goolarrgon Bard artist from Lombadina on the Dampier Peninsula. Sibosado’s work is inspired by the light of the pearl shell and the cultural practice of rigi (pearl shell…
    Editor's Choice Illume

    Bangarra Dance Theatre: Illume

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Illume is the latest work by Wirangu and Mirning choreographer and Bangarra’s Artistic Director Frances Rings, created in collaboration with Darrell Sibosado, a Goolarrgon Bard artist from Lombadina on the Dampier Peninsula. Sibosado’s work is inspired by the light of the pearl shell and the cultural practice of rigi (pearl shell…
    Bespoke

    Queensland Ballet: Bespoke

    Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Rd, West End, QLD, Australia
    Three choreographers, three world premieres: Bespoke returns with a fresh season of compelling contemporary dance. Now in its eighth thrilling year, Amelia Waller, Yolande Brown, and Robert Binet create a trio of new works to lure audiences into their worlds of innovation, creativity, and storytelling. Always dynamic, forever thought-provoking, Bespoke will expand your expectations…
    Marrow

    Australian Dance Theatre: Marrow

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Set on a shared ground where politics and identity are not our totality, Marrow is a muscular dance work that sees Australian Dance Theatre’s incredible ensemble tangle with layers of smoke and light to disassemble our dominant cultural narratives and reveal the truth of our past. Created by Daniel Riley…
  • Bespoke

    Queensland Ballet: Bespoke

    Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Rd, West End, QLD, Australia
    Three choreographers, three world premieres: Bespoke returns with a fresh season of compelling contemporary dance. Now in its eighth thrilling year, Amelia Waller, Yolande Brown, and Robert Binet create a trio of new works to lure audiences into their worlds of innovation, creativity, and storytelling. Always dynamic, forever thought-provoking, Bespoke will expand your expectations…
    Marrow

    Australian Dance Theatre: Marrow

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Set on a shared ground where politics and identity are not our totality, Marrow is a muscular dance work that sees Australian Dance Theatre’s incredible ensemble tangle with layers of smoke and light to disassemble our dominant cultural narratives and reveal the truth of our past. Created by Daniel Riley…
    Bespoke

    Queensland Ballet: Bespoke

    Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Rd, West End, QLD, Australia
    Three choreographers, three world premieres: Bespoke returns with a fresh season of compelling contemporary dance. Now in its eighth thrilling year, Amelia Waller, Yolande Brown, and Robert Binet create a trio of new works to lure audiences into their worlds of innovation, creativity, and storytelling. Always dynamic, forever thought-provoking, Bespoke will expand your expectations…
    Editor's Choice Illume

    Bangarra Dance Theatre: Illume

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Illume is the latest work by Wirangu and Mirning choreographer and Bangarra’s Artistic Director Frances Rings, created in collaboration with Darrell Sibosado, a Goolarrgon Bard artist from Lombadina on the Dampier Peninsula. Sibosado’s work is inspired by the light of the pearl shell and the cultural practice of rigi (pearl shell…
    momenta

    Sydney Dance Company: momenta

    Glasshouse, Port Macquarie Corner of Clarence and Hay Streets, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia
    From the most tender exchanges to an intense physical storm, witness an extraordinary force of movement, striking individuality and powerful unity, escalating to a joyous release. The connection is instinctive. The moment is transformational. momenta takes audiences on a journey into the poetry and physicality of human bonds. This mesmerising…
    Bespoke

    Queensland Ballet: Bespoke

    Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Rd, West End, QLD, Australia
    Three choreographers, three world premieres: Bespoke returns with a fresh season of compelling contemporary dance. Now in its eighth thrilling year, Amelia Waller, Yolande Brown, and Robert Binet create a trio of new works to lure audiences into their worlds of innovation, creativity, and storytelling. Always dynamic, forever thought-provoking, Bespoke will expand your expectations…

    BIG Live’s Ballet: Ballet International Gala IV

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Ballet International Gala (“BIG”) returns to Sydney for its annual sell-out showcase of world-class ballet. Featuring a lineup of internationally celebrated dancers from Royal Ballet, Australian Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre & more perform fan favourite, classical and contemporary repertoires. Witness some of the greatest dancers alive on stage with BIG Live’s…
    Editor's Choice Illume

    Bangarra Dance Theatre: Illume

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Illume is the latest work by Wirangu and Mirning choreographer and Bangarra’s Artistic Director Frances Rings, created in collaboration with Darrell Sibosado, a Goolarrgon Bard artist from Lombadina on the Dampier Peninsula. Sibosado’s work is inspired by the light of the pearl shell and the cultural practice of rigi (pearl shell…

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