Dance Australia

Dance Australia is the most respected dance journal in the country. The articles and reviews are written by the cream of Australia’s dance journalists. The beautiful photographs and glossy design make the magazine a work of art in itself –a keepsake for anyone who loves dance.

Dance Australia

Welcome to the audition issue!

RISING lifts off

New dance fest for Brisbane

Grand Kyiv Ballet returns

A TALE OF DANCE & LOVE • Naiara de Matos arrived at Sydney Dance Company from Brazil via a Cinderella-like story, writes Geraldine Higginson.

INTIMACY AND CONSENT • Physical touch is unavoidable in dance, but how do you ensure that no boundaries are crossed? Nina Levy explores a delicate issue.

New crown for ballerina Benjamin • Leanne Benjamin talks to Denise Richardson about her new role as Artistic Director of the Queensland Ballet.

WHAT’S NEXT? • Graduates! So you've done your exams, finished your course, got your qualifications – now what? How do you navigate the next steps of your career?

Auditioning for NDT • Want to audition for Netherlands Dance Theatre? Here's what you need to know.

Why you need an agent • Olivia Stewart explains the vital role agents play in a dancer’s career.

This will help you get a job! • Matthew Lawrence provides advice on auditioning – from the inside.

Side step the nerves • Lucy Christodolou offers three keys to making auditions an enjoyable experience.

FULL-TIME COURSE AUDITION CALENDAR • Do you want to study dance full-time in 2025? Start your preparations by consulting our select list of schools overleaf.

KEEPING DISNEY’S MAGIC • Disney luminary Matt West talks to Olivia Stewart about his career, casting choices and creating a showstopper.

A PERFECT FIT • Bec Dundas is a mover and in 2023 Bec Dundas made a move… to Hobart, with her husband Samuel Dundas and young son Kit, to become Artistic Director of DRILL Performance. Lesley Graham finds out how she got there.

Six questions for Liesel Zink • Liesel Zink is an award-winning choreographer, producer, dramaturge, facilitator and Associate Artist for Force Majeure in Sydney. She specialises in large scale works for public spaces.

REVIEWS

Katia Kullengren • is the founder of Ballet Without Borders, a charity that aims to make ballet available for all children regardless of their socio-economic status.