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Matthew Prescott of Joffrey Ballet School at VDF. Photo by Belinda Strodder.

Joffrey Ballet School, NY returns to Australia for VDF24

The Joffrey Ballet School (JBS), New York will return to Australia this April with its popular masterclass audition series at Energetiks VDF24....

'Girl From The North Country' at Noel Coward Theatre.

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Interviews

Lucy Hind and ‘Girl From The North Country’: Are the times truly a changin’?

At first, a musical built around Bob Dylan songs sounds like yet another Boomer nostalgia-fest. However, Conor McPherson’s Depression Era drama Girl From...

River Mardesic and Aaron Smyth in 'Billy Elliot the Musical'. Photo by James D. Morgan.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Go for the dancing: ‘Billy Elliot the Musical’

Regent Theatre, Melbourne. 22 February 2020. From play, to feature film to stage musical, the story of Billy Elliot has found an audience in different forms...

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Royal Academy of Dance puts male dancers in the spotlight with Boys DANCE 20

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2020, with 100 events in 100 places globally. The first of...

Lisa Sontag and Jamie Rogers in 'Billy Elliot the Musical'. Photo by James D. Morgan.

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Being Billy Elliot: Four young artists share their experiences

Billy Elliot is the story of the making-good of a miner’s boy. From unlikely beginnings, Billy Elliot defies expectations to win his heart’s...

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From dancer to resident choreographer, Danielle Bilios keeps ‘Billy Elliot the Musical’ at its best

It’s a Thursday afternoon, and resident choreographer Danielle Bilios is at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in rehearsal mode putting the Australian cast of Billy...

Aaron Smyth and Wade Neilsen in 'Billy Elliot the Musical'. Photo by James D. Morgan.

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘Billy Elliot the Musical’: 10 years on and still strong

Sydney Lyric Theatre, Sydney.18 October 2019. From boxer to ballet dancer, a young Billy Elliot with grit, discipline and passion beats the...

'Billy Elliot the Musical'. Photo by James D. Morgan.

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‘Billy’ is back, but where are our first Billys now?

There’s a show opening in Sydney this month, which will also be celebrating its Australian 10th Anniversary. There is a lot of...

Photo by Alastair Muir from the original London production.

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Giveaways

Win tickets to Billy Elliot The Musical!

Are you ready to be Electrified? Billy Elliot the Musical arrives in Sydney this October for 10 weeks only as part of the...

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Dance Advice

Why Do I Have to Take Ballet?

Becoming a professional dancer is like building a house from the ground up. You can’t start by adding the roof and interior...

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Interviews

Calling young dancers who like to sing: Camp Curtain Call

Camp Curtain Call is a week-long sleepover musical theatre camp in which industry professionals teach campers aged 10-14 singing, dancing, acting and...