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…
Illume

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Illume

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, 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…
Illume

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Illume

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, 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…
LIFE

SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre: LIFE

AANT Centre Darwin, NT, Australia
\Inspired by song lyrics that resonate with the cast, LIFE follows the lives of teenagers whose safe place is ‘where the music is’. Song lyrics are the barometer of a generation, they speak for broken hearts, moments of pure celebration and days where the whole world seems troubled and confused. Songs are the soundtrack…
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…
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.
LIFE

SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre: LIFE

AANT Centre Darwin, NT, Australia
\Inspired by song lyrics that resonate with the cast, LIFE follows the lives of teenagers whose safe place is ‘where the music is’. Song lyrics are the barometer of a generation, they speak for broken hearts, moments of pure celebration and days where the whole world seems troubled and confused. Songs are the soundtrack…
The Chronicles

Stephanie Lake Company: The Chronicles

Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Rd, West End, QLD, Australia
Pulsing with energy and sensuality, The Chronicles explores the cycles of life and the inevitability of change. Twelve of the country’s top contemporary dancers meet a masterful electro-acoustic score by Robin Fox, which blends driving rhythms with the stirring, ethereal sounds of a children’s choir (the Voices of Birralee) and singer…
Unveiling Shadows

Metro Arts: Unveiling Shadows

Metro Arts 111 Boundary St, West End, QLD, Australia
Unveiling Shadows is a profound exploration of survival, self-discovery, healing, and culture. Woven through intimate storytelling and the language of movement, Joshua Taliani boldly confronts inner demons, revealing the layers of silent struggles. Unveiling Shadows is the debut solo work of First Nations (Bidjara/Kullali/Wakka Wakka) Italian artist and performer Joshua…
Illume

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Illume

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, 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…
LIFE

SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre: LIFE

AANT Centre Darwin, NT, Australia
\Inspired by song lyrics that resonate with the cast, LIFE follows the lives of teenagers whose safe place is ‘where the music is’. Song lyrics are the barometer of a generation, they speak for broken hearts, moments of pure celebration and days where the whole world seems troubled and confused. Songs are the soundtrack…

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