The Nutcracker

BIG Live Pty Ltd: The Nutcracker

Cairns Performing Arts Centre 9-11 Florence St, Cairns City, QLD, Australia
Journey to the Land of Sweets this Christmas and indulge in the spirit of Christmas tradition. After a sell-out 2024 season, BIG Live returns to Canberra Theatre Centre. Witness BIG Live’s world-class dancers from around the globe perform ballet’s greatest Christmas show. Be mesmerised by the breathtaking snowflakes and the…
Continuum

Sydney Dance Company: Continuum

Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Continuum sweeps across a spectrum of lived experience, from the fleeting beauty of twilight to the elemental force of breath. It is a journey through time and place, where movement echoes with the ebb and flow of life’s narratives. A celebration of the continuous journey of transformation and the subtle…
Two Blood

Australian Dance Theatre: Two Blood

Odeon Theatre, Norwood 57a Queen St, Norwood, SA, Australia
A Tagalaka woman and Cantonese man embark on a forbidden love affair forged in the flames of a burning country. Centuries later, their remains are discovered in a forever embrace, setting into motion a sprawling exploration of belonging that pierces the core of our identity. Created by visionary artists S.…
The Scramble

STRUT Dance: The Scramble

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
Two guys, donning their training gear, hit the stage with scrappy energy, hugging and shoving, bonding and tussling. THE SCRAMBLE wrestles with male intimacy, as two men thud chest to chest in a strained duet. Their bodies crash into each other in a whirlwind of limbs that tears across the stage, into…
HERE NOW Trilogy

Vitalstatistix: HERE NOW Trilogy

Vitalstatistix 11 Nile St, Port Adelaide, SA, Australia
Performed together for the first time, Ryuichi Fujimura’s trilogy of solo dance works, How Did I Get Here?, How I Practice My Religion, and Fall! Falter!! Dance!!!, charts the artist’s 25-year journey as a contemporary dancer. Together they capture his journey reckoning with his body’s shifting capabilities and the passing of time.
The Scramble

STRUT Dance: The Scramble

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
Two guys, donning their training gear, hit the stage with scrappy energy, hugging and shoving, bonding and tussling. THE SCRAMBLE wrestles with male intimacy, as two men thud chest to chest in a strained duet. Their bodies crash into each other in a whirlwind of limbs that tears across the stage, into…
HERE NOW Trilogy

Vitalstatistix: HERE NOW Trilogy

Vitalstatistix 11 Nile St, Port Adelaide, SA, Australia
Performed together for the first time, Ryuichi Fujimura’s trilogy of solo dance works, How Did I Get Here?, How I Practice My Religion, and Fall! Falter!! Dance!!!, charts the artist’s 25-year journey as a contemporary dancer. Together they capture his journey reckoning with his body’s shifting capabilities and the passing of time.
The Nutcracker

BIG Live Pty Ltd: The Nutcracker

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Journey to the Land of Sweets this Christmas and indulge in the spirit of Christmas tradition. After a sell-out 2024 season, BIG Live returns to Canberra Theatre Centre. Witness BIG Live’s world-class dancers from around the globe perform ballet’s greatest Christmas show. Be mesmerised by the breathtaking snowflakes and the…
The Scramble

STRUT Dance: The Scramble

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
Two guys, donning their training gear, hit the stage with scrappy energy, hugging and shoving, bonding and tussling. THE SCRAMBLE wrestles with male intimacy, as two men thud chest to chest in a strained duet. Their bodies crash into each other in a whirlwind of limbs that tears across the stage, into…
The Nutcracker

BIG Live Pty Ltd: The Nutcracker

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Journey to the Land of Sweets this Christmas and indulge in the spirit of Christmas tradition. After a sell-out 2024 season, BIG Live returns to Canberra Theatre Centre. Witness BIG Live’s world-class dancers from around the globe perform ballet’s greatest Christmas show. Be mesmerised by the breathtaking snowflakes and the…
HERE NOW Trilogy

Vitalstatistix: HERE NOW Trilogy

Vitalstatistix 11 Nile St, Port Adelaide, SA, Australia
Performed together for the first time, Ryuichi Fujimura’s trilogy of solo dance works, How Did I Get Here?, How I Practice My Religion, and Fall! Falter!! Dance!!!, charts the artist’s 25-year journey as a contemporary dancer. Together they capture his journey reckoning with his body’s shifting capabilities and the passing of time.
The Scramble

STRUT Dance: The Scramble

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
Two guys, donning their training gear, hit the stage with scrappy energy, hugging and shoving, bonding and tussling. THE SCRAMBLE wrestles with male intimacy, as two men thud chest to chest in a strained duet. Their bodies crash into each other in a whirlwind of limbs that tears across the stage, into…

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