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Gloria – A Triple Bill
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Gloria – A Triple Bill

7 April 2026

A multidisciplinary, cross-country collaboration that creates space to notice the passage of time, consider the complexities of ancestry and marvel at lasting legacies.

Reading time • 7 minutesContemporary dance
All production images, rehearsal and cast of 'Mosaic' by Andrea Avezzu A group of dancers clad in sequins cluster together in Scott Elstermann's Mosaic. Dance dreams are made of this
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Dance dreams are made of this

28 September 2023

Less than a decade into his career, local choreographer Scott Elstermann has presented work at the prestigious Venice Biennale, mentored by the renowned Wayne McGregor. He gives guest writer Ruby Michael the lowdown.

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@stephenheathphotography A scene from Rise, in which a dancer is in a deep lunge that is almost middle splits. She leans on one elbow, her fingers splayed in front of her face. Pace, grace and talent in WAAPA dance bill
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Pace, grace and talent in WAAPA dance bill

10 June 2023

WAAPA’s annual mid-year program showcases the talents of the current crop of dance students with a line-up that’s varied enough to ensure everyone will walk away with a favourite, writes Kim Balfour.

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A dancer in Catch 22 climbs stairs as two others dance below her in this production at The Blue Room. A woman in black climbs steps on a dark stage with two other dancers below her. Three dancers on stage in Catch 22 using stairs as their props. The stage is barely lit.  Climbing the stairs of human struggle
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Climbing the stairs of human struggle

13 April 2023

The challenges of human existence are made manifest in dance piece Catch 22. Rita Clarke lauds the choreographer’s inventive use of movement in a magnetic performance.

Reading time • 5 minutesContemporary dance
wo male First Nations dancers flank a female First Nations dancer who is facing the audience, her right arm held high with a 'stop' gesture. Tracker evokes trails and tribulations
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Tracker evokes trails and tribulations

2 March 2023

The all-First Nations production of Tracker puts racial injustice firmly in the spotlight through a seamless blend of words and dance, writes Nina Levy.

Reading time • 6 minutesContemporary dance

Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio