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Attention all professional theatrical designers and makers. The founding committee for the Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship for Design in The Performing Arts want you to apply for their travel scholarship.

Sydney Dance Company will be appearing in five Australian capital cities next year.

Choreographers Dave Scott, Laurieann Gibson and Gil Duldulao may not be household names but the stars for whom they have choreographed - Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry - need no introduction.

Most dancers' first experience at auditioning is for a full-time dance course. What should you expect? Nina Levy gets the lowdown.

The Australian Ballet's 2014 season is certainly eclectic, and that’s in response to feedback from audiences, says the company's artistic director, David McAllister.

After a career spanning 18 years, much-loved principal artist of the Australian Ballet, Olivia Bell has announced that she will retire from the stage at the end of the company's La Sylphide season.

Raw Dance Company is about to open Bang! Crash! Tap! at the Arts Centre Melbourne. Nina Levy caught up with Raw Dance Company's creative producer and founder, Andrew Fee.

Dance Upon a Dream is an online dance competition that is designed to allow dancers to compete internationally, without leaving home. The competition's structure is simple.

Sydney Eisteddfod McDonald’s Dance of Champions sees the best rival the best, as the top scoring dance groups from the Sydney Eisteddfod battle it out, dance-off style.

If you are planning to vote in this weekend's election according to the parties' arts policies, here is a handy summary.

Internationally-acclaimed choreographer Alexei Ratmansky has been working with the Australian Ballet since July to create his first full-length work for the company, Cinderella.

Hot on the heels of Because of You comes Men of Red Earth, the second of three regional WA contemporary dance performances being presented under the Future Landings umbrella.

Anna lived a very full life in her 96 years, during which she became many different things to many people. I first met her in my capacity as a journalist with The Australian newspaper, as a former ballerina.

Bangarra Dance Theatre (BDT) is currently on tour in Victoria but it is not just about the performances.

Freshly made

Graduating students from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts will flex their choreographic muscles at the Dolphin Theatre next week when they present "Fresh".

ABC's Artscape will be broadcasting a half-hour documentary about Lucy Guerin's Weather, on Tuesday 27 August at 10pm.