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Li Cunxin's first season as Artistic Director of Queensland Ballet (QB) will see the company mount three major classical ballets.

Dance Australia is looking for a music theatre reviewer in Melbourne and Sydney. Applicant must be an excellent writer and have a thorough knowledge of all aspects of music theatre.

2012 is a big year for West Australian Ballet (WAB). As the company celebrates its diamond anniversary it also farewells Artistic Director Ivan Cavallari.

Award-winning choreographer Kate Champion is not afraid to tackle contentious issues when she creates work for her company, Force Majeure.

Principal Artists of the Paris Opera Ballet, Dorothee Gilbert and Stephane Bullion, will join in The Australian Ballet's 50th birthday celebrations next month.

Auditions: Bangarra

Want to dance with Bangarra Dance Theatre? Applications and registrations to audition for Bangarra Dance Theatre close 6 October 2012 for contracts commencing January 2013.

As Shaun Parker prepares to audition dancers for his company's 2013 program, he is basking in the achievement of having won the 2012 Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance, for The Yard.

Applications for the Lady Mollie Isabelle Askin Scholarship close 24 September 2012.

Mentor magic

Getting new work off the ground is never easy but mentor programs can help to smooth the way for emerging choreographers.

"Thinker in Residence" - it's an impressive title. But what does it actually mean?

A sweet opportunity

Short+Sweet Dance is a festival that invites emerging choreographers and dancers to present ten-minute dance works.

It's not easy to get contemporary dance touring regional Western Australia. There are often massive distances between towns that have small populations - the logistics make touring a near impossibility for most artists.

What would it be like to create a dance in one day?

When Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's contemporary dance ensemble Rosas performs at Carriageworks in Sydney this September, history will be made.

The 2012 Australian Dance Awards, presented by Harlequin Floors with Ausdance WA and directed by Ruth Osborne, was a winner in every sense.

Once you arrive in LA where do you start? Sally Hare, who performed in 'Fame' as well as 'Happy Feet 2', recently returned from two months of intense training.