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The Australian actress will portray Dame Margot Fonteyn in a new film on her partnership with Rudolf Nureyev, a role that arrives with high expectations from dance audiences.

A high-energy contemporary work set to Aaron Copland’s music arrives in Australia this year, with a 30-strong cast and 22 fast-moving episodes marking a major addition to the company’s repertory.

Queensland Ballet will bring all Academy training under one roof from 2027, with a unified model at the Thomas Dixon Centre designed to strengthen progression while maintaining distinct training pathways.

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A strong revival of The Australian Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet delivers musical richness and standout supporting performances, writes Emma Sandall

A sweeping score, strong central performances and a stage adaptation that leans into romance over realism shape Anastasia’s Sydney run, writes Heather Campbell.

Collaborations of this nature are essential to the evolution of Australian dance, and that these themes are addressed by our national ballet company—with its bigger budgets, resources, and reach—matters, writes Emma Sandall

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Australian and New Zealand dancers reflect on their time at the Prix de Lausanne, in their own words.

RAD’s CEO reflects on her Australasian tour, global strategy, and why excellence and inclusion must go hand in hand.

Alice Topp on Creating Macbeth for the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

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Recent comments by Timothée Chalamet about opera and ballet sparked debate across the arts. Dance leaders reflect on the endurance, relevance and shared humanity that continue to sustain these artforms.

As Rambert marks its centenary, Maggie Lorraine revisits the company’s 1947–49 tour of Australia and asks whether Marie Rambert’s influence on our national ballet identity has been fully recognised.

Josef Brown on discovering dance through film and television