Melbourne Festival Dance Program 2012
In 2012, Brett Sheehy directs his fourth and final Melbourne Festival. Exploring the threads of ‘identity’ and ‘place’, this year’s dance program features works from some of the finest Australian and...
View ArticleByron Perry on ‘DoubleThink’ and ‘Gogglebox’
By Grace Edwards. Delving into the diverse realms of quantum physics, psychology and television, Force Majeure’s Associate Director and award-winning choreographer Byron Perry thinks aloud about...
View Article‘Dirty Dancing’ at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre
Lyric Theatre, Sydney November 30, 2014 By Linda Badger of Dance Informa. A blast from the past, Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage is so much fun. Featuring all the classic hits and scenes...
View ArticleWe love the F word! – Force Majeure presents ‘Nothing To Lose’
By Paul Ransom of Dance Informa. Choreographer/director Kate Champion’s swansong with Force Majeure will surely ruffle feathers. By teaming up with ‘fat activist’ Kelli Jean Drinkwater, she hopes to...
View Article‘Nothing to Lose’ premieres at Sydney Festival
Carriageworks, Sydney January 23, 2015 By Linda Badger of Dance Informa. Nothing to Lose, one of the many dance/theatre offerings available as part of the prestigious Sydney Festival program, is an...
View ArticleA Bold Move Results in Amazing Dance Development Opportunity
By Jo McDonald of Dance Informa. As a dance artist, one of the biggest challenges to finding new work is finding space. Finding dancers to work with is another hurdle. And of course, having...
View ArticleKate Champion directs NIDA production
With an alumni list including A-listers like Cate Blanchett, Mel Gibson and Baz Luhrmann, NIDA is recognised as Australia’s premier finishing school The post Kate Champion directs NIDA production...
View ArticleStealing beauty: Vicki van Hout talks National Theatre of Parramatta
In the context of the prevailing culture of funding cutbacks, the arrival of the grandly anointed National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP) is news indeed for a cash-strapped sector. That an ambitious,...
View ArticleDanielle Micich on Force Majeure’s ‘Off the Record’
To step into the AD role at an established company, a role vacated by the much celebrated founder of the company, is probably daunting enough, but for your debut work to be playing in potentially...
View ArticleKate Champion directs National Institute of Circus Arts in ‘Please Hold’
If there’s anything we can safely ascertain from Kate Champion’s CV, it’s that she does not like to be restricted to artform or genre; and so, given this, it should not surprise us to learn that she...
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