Dance @ the Brisbane Festival

Here's an opportunity for a dance thinker. The State Library of Victoria has added a new $15,000 Kerri Hall Fellowship for Performing Arts to its already extensive 2023 Fellowship program.

The Residency Program has been designed to provide much needed access to studio space for established independent artists, allowing them to further develop and enrich their practice.

The National Youth Ballet Company is making its debut performance in just five days, with a sophisticated triple bill.

The evening was therefore a double celebration of collaboration and creativity – the philosophies underpinning the “Bespoke” program and, undoubtedly, also the creation of this remarkable centre for dance and the arts.

Some of the best-known pas de deux from the ballet repertoire were on this gala program, writes Geraldine Higginson.

Artistic Director Amy Hollingsworth cares deeply about the unique ephemeral connection between audience and dancers in live performance, writes Denise Richardson.

Trained: Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance in Melbourne. Now: Professional Dancer

Studied: Alegria Dance Studios Now: Queensland Ballet Pre-Professional Program

Trained: National Theatre Ballet School in St.Kilda, Melbourne Victoria. Now: Senior Artist with the Australian Ballet.