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The Australia Council has released its third set of resources for the arts to prepare for reopening after COVID.

The Royal Ballet School has appointed internationally renowned dancer, choreographer and director of Birmingham Royal Ballet Carlos Acosta CBE to its Board of Governors.

Though Melbourne has had to return to lockdown, in other States we are seeing festivals and companies begin to announce dates for major events and mainstage performances.

The Youth America Grand Prix is holding a series of Zoom classes timed especially for dancers in Australian time zones.

Queensland Ballet Academy will be hosting its first ever event designed specifically for male dancers, Boys ONLY Workshop, 14-15 August at the school’s new home in Kelvin Grove.

Applications are open for the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment.

If you’ve got questions about what accessible dance looks like, then you’ll be interested in am upcoming free public forum about accessible dance education, training and practice.

Catch the Australian Ballet School and the New Zealand School of Dance online this month, in celebration of World Ballet School Day.

Virtual Asia TOPA

Asia TOPA will be joining the world of online offerings this month, with Asia TOPA: Connected, a series of archival performances, mini – documentaries and podcasts.

Last week’s announcement of a $250 million support package for the cultural and creative industries sounds impressive but how much of this money will trickle down to Australia’s many freelance and casual dance artists and teachers?

Be part of Dance Australia’s annual Full-Time Studies Guide – contact us now to secure your spot in the guide.

Congratulations to Amari Leiva Urzula (13 years), who has been awarded first prize at a highly competitive international flamenco competition held in Spain.

Hear from Frances

Bangarra's Associate Artistic Director Frances Rings was recently interviewed on the Beyond the Curtain podcast.

Dancer Jana Castillo will join performers from a range of artforms at Platform Live, a one-day online festival of performance, video, art and discussions by artists with disabilities from across Australia.

Congratulations to Australian Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Garry Stewart, whose short film 'The Circadian Cycle' (2019) has been awarded Best Experimental Short at the Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF).

Force Majeure is back in the studio, with programs for young and not-so-young artists.