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'Dancing Under the Southern Skies' is a new book that takes us behind the red velvet curtain to explore the history of ballet in Australia.

Melbourne City Ballet has folded. Signs that the company was in trouble were evident when classes at the company’s headquarters in Preston were suddenly cancelled last week.

A new musical theatre company for young artists will be making its debut at the Victorian College of the Arts this July, with 'Legally Blonde JR'.

The Keir Foundation, Carriageworks and Dancehouse have announced that the cash prize for the 2020 Keir Choreographic Award has increased to $50,000.

Applications are open for Sharp Short Dance, a dance festival presented by FORM Dance Projects at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres, November 12-16.

The four young Australian performers who will share the role of Billy in the upcoming 10th anniversary Australian tour of 'Billy Elliot the Musical' have been announced.

Young Australian dancer Meg Newton will take up a position at the prestigious Royal Ballet School this September.

Australian audiences will soon have the opportunity to see the Royal Ballet performing a triple bill of works by three of the world’s top choreographers, on the silver screen.

No name says 'ballet' more than the Bolshoi. To coincide with the company’s visit to Brisbane, Dr Irina Kuzminsky shares her trip to the Bolshoi’s home in Moscow.

Li Cunxin and Meryl Tankard have been named in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

It has been a suspenseful couple of months since Grace Caroll was named winner in the women's 15-19 age group at the Youth America Grand Prix.

There's a terrific selection of dance films at Sydney Film Festival this June.

David McAllister AM has announced that he will step down in 2020 as artistic director of The Australian Ballet.

2019 is Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 30th anniversary and the company is celebrating with a triple bill that will tour nationally, entitled “Bangarra: 30 years of sixty five thousand”.

A rare double bill

It's not often that we have the opportunity to see more than one work at a time from an independent choreographer.

The June/July issue of 'Dance Australia' has hit the shelves and it’s bursting with fantastic features!