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The Mark Morris Dance Group will be bringing their Dance for PD (Parkinson’s Disease) program to the Sydney Opera House this June, along with their performance program.

The 2015 Alana Haines Australasian Awards were held in Wellington New Zealand from the 2-5 April.

Comparable moves

Karen van Ulzen meets up with Anouk van Dijk, the Dutch-born artistic director of Chunky Move dance company in Melbourne.

Over two evenings, Sydney Dance Company (SDC) will tackle the tango, as part of Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s “Le Grand Tango” concert. 

Chunky Move will present the One Body, One Career Countertechnique Intensive this winter in Melbourne.

Eighteen Australian ballet students are about to test their technique and artistry at the Youth America Grand Prix, which starts today in New York.

West Australian Ballet is getting ready to present a Balanchine bill this May.

Maina Gielgud returned to Australia earlier this year to coach the Australian Ballet for its season of 'Giselle'. Dance Australia asked her why the thinks the ballet is so enduring.

Lucy Guerin Inc is seeking male dancers for the company’s new work that will be in development in August/September 2015.

Bangarra Dance Theatre will take a new double bill to Sydney, Canberra, Wollongong, Brisbane and Melbourne this year.

Paris-based American choreographer and pedagogue Jennifer Lacey will present her performative lecture, entitled Gattica, at Dancehouse April 11 and 12. This is Lacey’s first visit to Australia.

Dance Australia was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Maggi Phillips this week.

To celebrate its 80th anniversary in Australia, the Royal Academy of Dance is holding a series of galas, beginning with one at the National Theatre in St Kilda on Sunday night.

Emerging West Australian choreographer Isabella Stone will present her first full-length work at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia next week.

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