Lucy Guerin stepping down as leader of the dance company bearing her name has sent ripples of surprise through Australian performing arts circles.

The acclaimed choreographer relinquishes the artistic directorship of the company that has taken her name across the world.

Two contemporary dance productions remind us to position ourselves as part of, not separate to, nature. 

Hip hop royalty, an inaugural Australian Dance Biennale and "new ideas at scale" in the lineup for Melbourne's edgy winter festival.

An evening of highs and lows at Adelaide Festival. Sometimes, writes Deborah Jones, things just don't work out.

In record time, new Artistic Director Brett Sheehy has put together a program consolidating the festival’s long-held international reputation.

Equations of a Falling Body is a fine addition to Laura Boynes’ evolving oeuvre and a promise of further gems to come.

Chloe Munro, the former Chair of Lucy Guerin Inc, who died in June 2021, has left the Melbourne-based dance company a major bequest, with a large part of it going to independent dance artists.

Feras Shaheen, a Western Sydney street dancer and choreographer, has won the inaugural TEC award for emerging choreographers, an initiative from The Australian Ballet and its Principal Partner Telstra.

The Australian Ballet's new Artistic Director announces an exciting addition to the dance calendar, a festival called DanceX, which will bring together eight Australian dance companies.

A high-tech movement and sound installation that prioritises form over substance.

Actor/director Robyn Nevin, Australian Ballet ED Libby Christie, choreographer Lucy Guerin, theatre producer Christine Dunstan, philanthropist Simon Mordant and artist Vincent Namatjira are among those recognised.