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The announcement of Megan Connelly as the Australian Ballet School’s new director follows a global search that attracted candidates from Australia and abroad.

The Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine (GKB) will return to Australia in May, June and July 2024.

Now in its 42nd year, Australian Dance Week (ADW) is an opportunity to turn the spotlight on the local dance scene, with Ausdance ACT supporting a broad range of events highlighting the diversity and popularity of dance, both professional and community, in Canberra and surrounds.

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Premiering in 1877, La Bayadère is regarded as a highlight of the ballet canon, owing to the classical purism and impressive technical demands of Marius Petipa’s choreography.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is, by any measure, a carefully crafted gem.

As part of their 2024 season the Australian Ballet is currently performing Swedish choreographer Johan Inger's Carmen.

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This time last year Adam Elmes and Lilla Harvey were Corps de Ballet dancers with the Australian Ballet who had been nominated alongside three of their peers for the 2023 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award.

Deborah Brown is collaborating with Mãori choreographer and arts laureate Moss Te Ururangi Patterson to create a new work called ‘The Light Inside’, for Bangarra Dance Theatre.

Liesel Zink is currently working on two projects – one for Mature Artists Dance Experience (MADE), and the other for Stompin youth dance, both in Lutruwita/Tasmania.

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Audition advice from Matthew Lawrence, Ballet Master for the Queensland Ballet and Queensland Ballet Academy, and former Lecturer for QUT. 

Exam refusal?

There seems to be a recent reluctance among students and their parents to enter exams. Why? Michelle Dursun investigates.

Injuries will never be easy. However, dancers can prevent a decline in their physical and mental health by proactively supporting themselves and turning their injury time into something both powerful and productive, writes Lucy Christodolou.