BIG Live’s Ballet: Ballet International Gala IV

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, 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…
Queensland Ballet Academy Gala

Queensland Ballet Academy: Queensland Ballet Academy Gala

Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Rd, West End, QLD, Australia
Celebrate the rising stars of dance with Queensland Ballet Academy’s showcase event of the year. A sell-out in 2024, the annual Gala presents a program of elegant classical ballet and vibrant neo-classical and contemporary works performed by the accomplished young dancers of Queensland Ballet Academy. Enjoy new and celebrated works by renowned…
Antidote: A Remedy for Now.

Tracks Dance: Dance it

The Esplanade (opp Peel St.) Darwin Cenotaph War Memorial The Esplanade, Darwin City, NT, Australia
From contemplation to action, Tracks’ Hope Collectors have gathered stories, sounds and movements from the Darwin community, pulling them together into three separate events that reflect resilience and optimism, the Antidote: A Remedy for Now. Beneath the spirit-filled Milkwood trees on The Esplanade, Dance It is a free event celebrating the people of…
Illume

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Illume

AANT Centre Darwin, NT, Australia
Step out of the shadows and into the phenomena of light – the central life force of our planet. From the extraordinary Bangarra Dance Theatre comes an iridescent new theatrical experience, drawing together music, visual arts and dance to explore the ways light has captivated and sustained Indigenous cultural existence…
Antidote: A Remedy for Now.

Tracks Dance: Listen Deep

Tracks Dance Studio Harbour View Plaza, Ground Level G03/8 McMinn St,, Darwin City, NT, Australia
Curated and created by music producer James Mangohig and the Tracks leadership team, Listen Deep is an immersive listening experience that draws on the rich sounds voices, and instruments from our community that have been collected throughout the process of the team making Antidote: A Remedy for Now. Let the layers of rhythm,…
Antidote: A Remedy for Now.

Tracks Dance: Listen Deep

Tracks Dance Studio Harbour View Plaza, Ground Level G03/8 McMinn St,, Darwin City, NT, Australia
Curated and created by music producer James Mangohig and the Tracks leadership team, Listen Deep is an immersive listening experience that draws on the rich sounds voices, and instruments from our community that have been collected throughout the process of the team making Antidote: A Remedy for Now. Let the layers of rhythm,…
Free Dance Workshops with Bring a Plate

Brisbane Festival: Free Dance Workshops with Bring a Plate

Hub Neighbourhood Centre Inala 79 Poinsettia St, Inala, QLD, Australia
Come and join these fun, celebratory, and inclusive dance classes. Bring A Plate is an inclusive dance company that has been consistently bringing people together, celebrating diversity, and creating safe spaces since 2017. Founded on the pillars of community, inclusion, play, agency, and place, Bring A Plate challenges Australian society’s…

The University of Melbourne: The Art of Us – A Faculty Showcase

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Join the students, staff and alumni of the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Music (FFAM) in a celebration of disability art in all its forms. Members of the FFAM community who identify as disabled, neurodivergent or Deaf will come together for a concert and multimedia exhibition showcasing…
Free Dance Workshops with Bring a Plate

Brisbane Festival: Free Dance Workshops with Bring a Plate

Hub Neighbourhood Centre Inala 79 Poinsettia St, Inala, QLD, Australia
Come and join these fun, celebratory, and inclusive dance classes. Bring A Plate is an inclusive dance company that has been consistently bringing people together, celebrating diversity, and creating safe spaces since 2017. Founded on the pillars of community, inclusion, play, agency, and place, Bring A Plate challenges Australian society’s…
Lord of the Dance

TEG Van Egmond: Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance

Margaret Court Arena Olympic Blvd,, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The world’s most successful dance show, Lord of the Dance, is set to return to Australia for the first time since 2015, exploding onto stages across the country in August and September 2025. This breathtaking new production will open in Melbourne on Saturday, August 30th, before travelling to Brisbane, Newcastle, and Sydney Following a triumphant 2024 world…
Lord of the Dance

TEG Van Egmond: Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance

Margaret Court Arena Olympic Blvd,, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The world’s most successful dance show, Lord of the Dance, is set to return to Australia for the first time since 2015, exploding onto stages across the country in August and September 2025. This breathtaking new production will open in Melbourne on Saturday, August 30th, before travelling to Brisbane, Newcastle, and Sydney Following a triumphant 2024 world…

Triptych

Lewis Major: Triptych

Eternity Playhouse 39 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
A unique collaboration performance between the rising star of Australian dance, choreographer-director Lewis Major, and his company, with his mentor, the legendary Russell Maliphant OBE. Fresh off the back of a world tour, experience this unique collaboration performance between the rising star of Australian dance, choreographer-director Lewis Major, and his…

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