Applications for the 2014 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships in ballet close 2 December 2013, so now is the time to get your application in.

Festival launch season is well underway and last week it was Perth's turn to find out what is in store in 2014 at the Perth International Arts Festival.

Fast+Fresh Dance, the younger sibling of Short+Sweet Dance is about to hit Riverside, Parramatta.

Featuring an array of contemporary Australian dancers and choreographers, including Kate Champion, Martin del Amo and Solon Ulbrich, director Karen Pearlman's new documentary, ...the dancer from the dance, tells stories of those whose lives are lived in dance.

Applications are now open for the 2014 season of Short+Sweet Dance Sydney.

Attention recent tertiary dance graduates and tertiary dance students. If you're keen to get some professional development this summer you might want to consider heading down to Tasmania for Tasdance's summer intensive, Exposure.

Laurel Martyn wanted everyone to have a glass of champagne at her funeral. So that's exactly what a large group of people did at a memorial gathering on Saturday.

A true pioneer of Australian dance, Laurel Martyn has died peacefully at the remarkable age of 97.

See the Royal Ballet at cinemas around Australia this November.

As the end of the academic year approaches tertiary institutions around Australia are rehearsing for their end of year shows.

Contemporary dance fans in Adelaide will be thrilled to hear that Batsheva Dance Company will be playing the 2014 Adelaide Festival.

Sydney Festival-goers will enjoy an array of dance, physical theatre and circus-based works this January.

A memorial service for former ballerina, choreographer, artistic director and dance educator Laurel Martyn will be held on Saturday, November 2.

WAAPA's LINK Dance Company will be finishing the academic year with a season in Perth before heading off to tour Melbourne and Sydney.

On Saturday 5 October, Graeme Hudson and his partner David Armitage hosted a luncheon gathering for members of the 'Australian Ballet (First 10 Years) Alumni' at their home in the Blue Mountains.

The West Australian Ballet launched its 2014 season on Thursday night last week, the first under new artistic director Aurelien Scannella.