Dance Nation

Somewhere in America, an army of teenage competitive dancers is plotting world domination. One routine at a time. As the national title looms and the dancers fight it out for the lead role, reality and fantasy blur in this award-winning pageant of ferocious girl power. Part-Dance Moms, part-Hunger Games, Dance Nation is a crushingly funny satire of ambition. The New York Times says it “conjures the passionate ambivalence of early adolescence with such being-there sharpness and poignancy that you’re not sure whether to cringe, cry or roar with happiness. Blazingly original and unsettlingly familiar.” Presented by State Theatre Company South Australia and Belvoir. Dance Nation comes to Scott Theatre for Adelaide Festival (Feb 21 to Mar 7) and Belvoir's Upstairs Theatre in Sydney (Mar 14 - Apr 12). Starring Mitchell Butel Elena Carapetis Emma Harvie Chika Ikogwe Yvette Lee Rebecca Massey Amber McMahon Tara Morice Tim Overton

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September

The newest work from Raewyn Hill, in collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, is a poignant exploration of aging, resilience, and the unseen forces that shape our lives.

DirtyFeet’s Out of the Studio 2025 provides a platform for two emerging choreographers: Cassidy McDermott Smith and Shyamla.

October

How do they do it? Many of our favourite ballerinas have returned to dance after having beautiful babies!

FORM Dance and Places and Spaces Productions are looking for six performers for the first stage creative development of Vanessa Marian and Stefan Hunt’s “Yeah The Boys” as they prepare to bring the seminal film to the live stage.

Bangarra’s The Bogong’s Song invites young audiences on a journey of dance, puppetry and storytelling, sharing the wisdom of Country through the wings of the Bogong moth.

Join us on 18 Oct for the launch of Petal Miller Ashmole’s book with David McAllister, champagne on arrival, afternoon tea, and signed copies supporting The Australian Ballet School.

This October Sydney Dance Company presents 'Continuum', a monumental triple bill that brings together three visionary choreographers–Stephen Page, Rafael Bonachela and Tra Mi Dinh