A dance program that incontrovertibly bears out the old adage that necessity is the mother of (often wonderful) invention.

David McAllister’s whole life has been the Australian Ballet. Now, after having held one of the country’s most glamorous jobs for 20 years, he has decided to step down. 'Soar, a life freed by dance' is his farewell autobiography.

Voting for Sydney Eisteddfod’s Crowd Favourite Performances is open.

Adamek has already made a significant contribution to Australian dance, theatre, music and film as an independent artist, creative producer, researcher and leader.

Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performance students now have until Friday 23 October to apply to join NAISDA Dance College in 2021.

Artistic director, Danielle Micich, is working with fourteen young people as they choreograph their first performance with Paul Capsis, Pamela Rabe and Olwen Fouéré.

The Spring Issue of 'Dance Australia' is packed with great reading. Here is just a sample of the stories on offer:

It has been a disruptive year for Chunky Move but one silver lining for artistic director, Antony Hamilton, is knowing that a dancer carries what is meaningful to them everywhere they go.

Locreado Dance Company has emerged from Covid with 'Pause', a fearlessly relevant contemporary piece choreographed and directed by Loredo Malcolm.

The Seymour Centre’s first performance back, Shaun Parker & Company's 'In the Zone', is an inventive and engaging fusion of technology and dance.

Created especially for the Brisbane Festival by Australasian Dance Collective artistic director, Amy Hollingsworth, 'Arc' reflects on our recent collective journey from isolation to reconnection.

The Australian Tap Dance Festival (ATDF) has found a way to continue its annual Tap Dance Festival this year.

Diversity in musical theatre has been given a boost, led by the Rob Guest Endowment's response to a barrage of criticism of its competition this year.

After this draining year, who knew a tale of horror and heartbreak could be so uplifting.

This work, about the silence that surrounds the issue of a treaty for the First Peoples of Australia, delivers a powerful message with dignity and an often, biting wit.

It with much sadness that I write of the death of Dr Alan Brissenden AM, much loved colleague and friend of Dance Australia, on September 9, 2020.