Month: March 2019

Dancing With The Stars: Marco De Angelis and Cassandra Thorburn

Dancing With The Stars: Marco De Angelis and Cassandra Thorburn

Dancing With The Stars has been an emotional roller coaster for recently eliminated dance couple Marco De Angelis and author Cassandra Thorburn after she revealed her motivation for joining the television show was her father’s passing and the words he told her. Cassandra Thorburn’s father passed in 2018 before Dancing With The Stars began production […]

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2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Launch

2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Launch

Funky music and madcap personalities spliced with snippets of social commentary and comedic history heralded the perfect opening to the 33rd Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The famous Spiegeltent, proudly ensconced at the front of the Arts Centre Melbourne, set the scene for the launch of this year’s event. With a record 7,700 performances, the 26-day […]

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What you need to know about common dance injuries

What you need to know about common dance injuries

From the earthy grunge of hip hop to the endless grace of classical ballet, dancers tell stories with their bodies. They flow through space, creating emotive shapes and patterns, connecting passionately with their audience.  But the dedication involved in consistent training, perfecting choreography and striving to achieve their best can sometimes lead to injury. Young […]

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Are ballet productions repetitious and boring or new and innovative?

Are ballet productions repetitious and boring or new and innovative?

Have you ever wondered why, year after year, ballet companies tour from theatre to theatre, narrating the same old stories, rehearsing and performing the same choreography? Isn’t it boring? Tiring? Old? Don’t we know these stories too well to repeatedly enjoy them? The answer is a resounding ‘no’. Ballet is an art form; every time […]

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