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Glow, Performer: Kirsty Ayre © Rom Anthoni

Dance in Australia. A Current Snapshot
By Sophie Travers


Dance is central to traditional Indigenous cultural life. Aboriginal and Islander dance companies began to form in the 1960’s taking dance from the communities into theatres and public spaces and transforming ceremony into spectacle. This sector of the art form continues to grow apace. European settlers brought their dances to colonial Australia at the turn of the last century. Traditional social dances were accompanied by theatrical presentations of pantomime, opera and musical theatre.More ...

Choreographers

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Gideon Obarzanek
Interview: Gaby Lingke (August 2009)
Regional Dance Summit: Transforming Tradition
Duration: 5:15 minutes

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Gideon Obarzanek

After graduating deferred science at university Gideon Obarzanek studied at the Australian Ballet School. He later danced with the Queensland Ballet and the Sydney Dance Company before working as an independent performer and choreographer. More ...

Theatres and Institutions

Performance Space

Performance Space presents a curated programme of performance, sound and video works, new media events, and installations. It offers support for artists undertaking research and development through a residency programme, training laboratories, workshops and forums. More ...

Education and Funding

Critical Path

Established in 2004, Critical Path is a dynamic, responsive organization, which seeks to support innovative research by NSW choreographers. Critical Path delivers a programme of research opportunities which promote innovation by creating opportunities for choreographers to explore new ways of working, develop new networks and engage in debate and critical appreciation of dance. More ...