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Lord of the Dance

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

ICC Sydney 14 Darling Drive, Sydney, NSW, 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. Following a triumphant 2024 world tour with more than 250 dates, Lord of the Dance continues to captivate audiences, seamlessly…
Dracula

BIG Live Pty Ltd: Dracula

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
A reimagined Dracula rises in a thrilling world premiere at the Concert Hall this September. Driven by masterpieces from Tchaikovsky, Bach, Stravinsky and Rachmaninov – this haunting retelling unleashes a collision of desire, torment and immortality. Choreographed by Joel Burke, Dracula features a powerhouse alumni cast from the Mariinsky Ballet, English National Ballet, Queensland Ballet, Australian Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, and more.
Preparing Ground

Brisbane Festival: Preparing Ground

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Preparing Ground is a powerful new language that dances the weight of history and the fire of resistance. It holds the warmth of family voices, quiet moments of care, and the heartache of displacement. Three women share the stage, their bodies carrying stories through cycles of resilience and reclamation. Projections…
momenta

Sydney Dance Company: momenta

Civic Theatre Newcastle 375 Hunter Street, Newcastle, 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…
Butterfly Effect

West Australian Ballet: Butterfly Effect

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
Be among the first to witness this world premiere as choreographer Alice Topp returns to Perth with her modern reimagining of Madame Butterfly. This enduring tale of unrequited love and loss will stay with you long after the curtain closes.
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…
Bad Nature

Australasian Dance Collective: Bad Nature

Brisbane Powerhouse 119 Lamington St, New Farm, QLD, Australia
Brisbane Festival exclusive, Bad Nature, combines awe-inspiring movement, multisensory design, international collaboration, couture, and more to push the boundaries of perception. Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) and the Netherlands’ Club Guy & Roni (CGR) bring together an international team of celebrated creatives, including multidisciplinary artists Boris Acket, Maison the Faux, and…
Once in a Blue Moon

PYT Fairfield: Once in a Blue Moon

PYT Fairfield 19 Harris Street, Fairfield, NSW, Australia
Once in a Blue Moon is a three-part choreographic work created and performed by Tala Issaoui that moves through film, live performance, and ritual embodiment. A melancholic trilogy that drifts between worlds and art-forms of transformation and quiet unravelling, a mystic is guided to her final crossing beneath the glow…
Dance UR way out of Debt!

Sydney Fringe Festival: Dance UR way out of Debt!

Marrickville Town Hall 303 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
This innovative, interactive experience has a mission to deliver learning that helps you avoid or climb out of the hole of debt and win your own race in this... This innovative, interactive experience goes where no wealth workshop has gone before - it combines the science of movement with money…

Brisbane Powerhouse: Pasifika Made

Brisbane Powerhouse 119 Lamington St, New Farm, QLD, Australia
Pasifika Made is a bold expression of Pacific cultural and contemporary arts. Bringing together artists and communities from across the diaspora and the Moana in a vibrant program of arts, culture, and ceremony. Returning in 2025 as part of Brisbane Festival, Pasifika Made transforms the Brisbane Powerhouse into a living…
Preparing Ground

Brisbane Festival: Preparing Ground

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Preparing Ground is a powerful new language that dances the weight of history and the fire of resistance. It holds the warmth of family voices, quiet moments of care, and the heartache of displacement. Three women share the stage, their bodies carrying stories through cycles of resilience and reclamation. Projections…

Common People Dance Project: Common People Dance Eisteddfod

Edmund Rice Performing Arts Centre 58 Stephens Rd, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
The Common People Dance Eisteddfod has become a revered tradition here in our fair city. Teams from across South East Queensland battle it out over one epic night and need you to cheer and shout as they dance the night away. Dressed in sequined armour, the mighty suburban gladiators will…

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