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Australian Ballet warns of ‘significant risks’ as it prepares to lose its home

Australian Ballet warns of ‘significant risks’ as it prepares to lose its home

The Australian Ballet fears “operational and financial impacts” when the Regent Theatre becomes a temporary Melbourne base during State Theatre renovations.

  • by Nick Miller

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From breakdancer to board member: Chunky Move’s Antony Hamilton

From breakdancer to board member: Chunky Move’s Antony Hamilton

The acclaimed dancer has gone from breaking in to abandoned buildings to leading one of our most internationally successful arts companies.

  • by John Bailey
The circus acrobat showing, without words, how to better acknowledge Country

The circus acrobat showing, without words, how to better acknowledge Country

Harley Mann wants us to truly understand why we pay our respects to First Nations elders, and he’s showing the way with circus and dance.

  • by Stephen A Russell
The tea meeting that’s so strange and grotesque, it almost defies description
★★★½
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The tea meeting that’s so strange and grotesque, it almost defies description

Our round-up of what to see on Melbourne’s stages leads with Yumi Umiumare’s sprawling solo performance Buried Teabowl-Okuni.

  • by Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Jessica Nicholas
Dance always felt out of reach but Leisa Prowd took a leap of faith

Dance always felt out of reach but Leisa Prowd took a leap of faith

She grew up dancing in her bedroom, pacing out the choreography the world didn’t seem to want her to perform. Then she seized her moment.

  • by Nick Miller
Mania, pornography and dog barking: Inside the mind of Mette Ingvartsen

Mania, pornography and dog barking: Inside the mind of Mette Ingvartsen

In one of two Rising festival shows, the daring Danish choreographer will not only dance but convulse, gurn, laugh grotesquely and bark like a dog.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
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An American in Paris is a stage musical that utterly delights
★★★★ ½
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An American in Paris is a stage musical that utterly delights

This is a timeless love story with glorious music and Robbie Fairchild as lead character Gerry who practically floats on stage.

  • by Jill Sykes
Skills on show but it was a relief when it was over
★★★★½
Performing arts

Skills on show but it was a relief when it was over

This dance work fails to deliver on it promise.

  • by Jill Sykes
‘A beautiful monster’: The experimental ballet that’s ruffling some feathers

‘A beautiful monster’: The experimental ballet that’s ruffling some feathers

Artistic director David Hallberg is returning to the stage and unleashing a piece that’s nothing like the Australian Ballet has done before.

  • by Millie Muroi
Leap is a bold and furiously fast crowd pleaser
★★★½
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Leap is a bold and furiously fast crowd pleaser

The original dance show is the creation of Amy Campbell, the former resident director of Hamilton, the musical.

  • by Jill Sykes