Dance

6th Position is Back for 2018

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  When I think about ballet an expression my old dance teacher used to describe it always springs to mind. The Pink Dream. Contemporary dance has never enjoyed the mass appeal of its ballet cousin so the term, however apt, may have been intended as derisive. What draws little girls and boys to ballet as children is indeed that elusive pink dream: pink tights, pink shoes, pink tutu, all wrapped up in a pink bow of grace and beauty. Although I have danced since the age of four I somehow escaped the pink dream and instead chased what my brother and I now… Continue Reading →

Flesh and Bone

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                      Credits Photography: Jenelle Ferry / Facebook / Instagram @___jenellee Assistants: Amy Elton / Instagram @akelton_ Anita Entriken / Instagram @anita_c_entriken Tonya Costa Dancers: Aruna Anderson / Instagram @aruna_anderson Clara MJ C / Instagram @ms_c_biscuit Elizabeth Fellows / Facebook Lydia Caisley Harland / Instagram @lydia.caisley Katherine Harper / Facebook Steph Sailer / Facebook

Each Day Designed ― A New Diary for Creatives

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  Choosing a diary for the year ahead is always tough. Do you want a day to a page or a week to view? Do you need a space to write your goals for the week? Or maybe a little spot for a to-do list? Or maybe you don’t work a regular 9am – 5pm and need a little more? For those working in creative industries juggling multiple jobs while creating work, managing grants and applying for new ones, things can get a little tricky and a traditional diary often won’t cut it. Enter Sydney based start-up each day designed… Continue Reading →

From Paris with Love – Crazy Horse has Arrived

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  The Parisian cabaret scene has always been a draw card for travelers making their pilgrimage to the city of light. Along with a selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower, climbing the Arc de Triumph and getting lost in the Louvre, an evening spent at either the Moulin Rouge or Folies Bergere is another of those seemingly mandatory experiences to be ticked off the itinerary. But what of Crazy Horse? This Parisian establishment, having not been immortalised in film by Baz Lurhamn, is perhaps less well known to the traveler seeking a night of revelery in Paris. Founded in… Continue Reading →

Talking with Daniel Riley from Bangarra

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  The latest creative work from Bangarra, one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies, has been receiving its fair share of critical acclaim after its debut in Sydney. Bennelong tells the story of Woollarawarre Bennelong, a senior man of the Eora, and how he and his people first made contact with white settlers. Ahead of the show coming to Canberra, we caught up with dancer and choreographer Daniel Riley who has been with the company for eleven years and plays the role of Governor Phillip in Bennelong. Like many of the professional dancers to come out of Canberra, Daniel grew… Continue Reading →

An Interview with Barry Conrad

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  There appears to be nothing Barry Conrad can’t do. He is the ultimate triple threat: he can sing, dance and act and has appeared on stage and on screen. After becoming a household name after making it to the Final 12 on X-Factor, Barry has gone on to open for international musical acts, perform in a string of hit Musicals including Grease: The Arena Experience, and act in an award winning film. We caught up with Barry ahead of his role in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical opens in Sydney in September to find out all about him.  … Continue Reading →

#Goturback High Tea Launch Event

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  It’s the weekend and you need something fun to do right? How about something that is fun and good for the community? What about some entertainment and delicious food? Are we ticking all your boxes? On Saturday 17 June, Dance Central is launching a new anti-bullying initiative, #goturback, with 100% of proceeds going towards DKC, our youth ambassadors who will represent Australia at the World Hip Hop Championships. The campaign will be launched at a spectacular high tea event. #goturback is an initiative designed to help prevent the act of bullying and mitigate existing acts of bullying within our… Continue Reading →

Contact with Jack Riley

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  We are lovers of dance here at Leiden and are always on the look out for interesting new artists and engaging new performance works to go and see. Contact is a new contemporary dance work made by Jack Riley in collaboration with a number of other artists working across multiple disciplines. Jack grew up here in Canberra before moving to Melbourne to study dance further at the Victorian College of the Arts. He recently returned to showcase his new work at the Gorman House Arts Centre before it goes on to be performed in the Melbourne Fringe Festival. We… Continue Reading →