Creativity: Put It In Bold – Part 1
By Jo McDonald. As I sit down to write this article, I’m at a loss for how to start it. I sit like this for a little while – procrastinating, checking Facebook, pouring a glass of water. I decide to...
View ArticleThe Nagging Uneasiness of Comfort
Are we too comfortable for our own good? And how can contemporary dance help us out with this? Choreographer Victoria Chiu is trying to find out. By Paul Ransom. Feeling comfortable? Excellent. Then...
View ArticleCreativity: Put It In Bold – Part 2
The Creative Process By Jo McDonald. The first part of this article covered the meaning of creativity and how we can encourage it. This section addresses the creative process, giving tips on how to...
View ArticleWho is Menagerie?
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Ask anyone what their favourite aspect of a given experience was and so often you get the answer: the people. Whether studying, working or traveling, it’s the...
View ArticlePaea Leach’s new work for Chunky Move
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. “I wanted to begin from or return to an almost empty idea for creating a work. I wanted to not impose ‘one idea’ but to open possibility and follow instinct.” As she...
View ArticleRemote Control Dance
With 3,000 kilometres between rehearsals and a world of difference between their locations, two of Australia’s flagship regional dance companies have set out to create and tour a unique cross-cultural...
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