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Live. Work. POSE: The Alexander Ball slays on 6 November
After a year off due to COVID, Ella Ganza and the House of Alexander return to unleash Brisbane’s second-ever vogue spectacular, the Alexander Ball at the Tivoli. Originally planned for tonight, because of border restrictions, the event will now take place on 6 November. Sending love and apologies, the House of Alexander explained holding the …
Tyrel Dulvarie in Forgery from Australasian Dance Collective
Artificial Intelligence meets dance when Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) premieres a bold new concept during the Brisbane Festival. In Alisdair Macindoe’s Forgery, a computer feeds instructions to six ADC dancers live on stage. Among the dancers, winner of Best Male Dancer at the Australian Dance Awards, Queensland’s own Tyrel Dulvarie. Forgery It’s quite normal for …
Jack Lister’s ‘Still Life’ for Australasian Dance Collective
Jack Lister recently joined the Australasian Dance Collective from the Queensland Ballet. A Brisbane local, Jack joined as both dancer and choreographer. Still Life, his latest work, premieres in the Australian Dance Collective’s THREE at QPAC in April. Established in 1984 as Expressions Dance Company, this leading Queensland contemporary dance company entered 2020 as the …
Want more of Arthur and Guillaume’s dance against homophobia?
Last week, two dancer/acrobats received a standing ovation from the audience at the auditions for France has Incredible Talent. Guillaume and Arthur also won the hearts of all four judges for their ‘dance against homophobia’. The pair danced to Jeff Buckley’s version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. They told the judges before their routine that the …
Ella Ganza: Mother of the Haus of Alexander
Founder of The Runway Movement and Mother of the Haus of Alexander, Ella Ganza, has no doubt where the future lies. “The future of the Brisbane queer community is inclusion. Take space, deviate from conforming and do not take shelter in stereotype.” After a ground-breaking performance at this year’s 58th annual Queens Ball, the Haus …
Standing ovation for dance against homophobia
The studio audience for France has Incredible Talent! awarded a standing ovation to dancers Guillaume and Arthur for their dance against homophobia this week. During the last round of auditions, Arthur from Quebec and Guillaume from France, presented a routine displaying their full range of talents as acrobats and dancers. The pair, a couple for …
Matrix: 20 dancers, 2 countries, 1 universal language of dance
Internationally renowned Chinese dance company BeijingDance/LDTX is coming to Brisbane to perform Matrix, a cultural collaboration with Expressions Dance Company (EDC). Prior to the season at QPAC, EDC spent five weeks in Beijing creating the double bill. During that time, they developed new works from Australian multi-award-winning choreographer, Stephanie Lake, and Chinese choreographer, MA Bo. …
Richard Cilli enters the Matrix with Expressions Dance Company
In an exhilarating double bill, Expressions Dance Company collaborates with one of China’s leading contemporary dance companies – Beijing Dance/LDTX – to present Matrix at QPAC this November. Renowned Australian dancer Richard Cilli joined Expressions Dance Company for the Chinese Australian Dance Exchange Project. Matrix came about as a result of the collaboration. Richard Cilli Richard Cilli …
Joseph Simons: 100 years + 1 Man = 60 minutes
‘100 Years Of The History Of Dance As Told By One Man In 60 Minutes With An Energetic Group Finale‘ directed by Emma Canalese and performed by Joseph Simons premieres at Brisbane Powerhouse 31 July until 3 August. The performance bursts at the seams with fascinating facts, naughty stories and dance moves to die for. …