By Tessa Perkins Deneault Those of us who spend a lot of time at the theatre are missing the experience of live dance — that excited chatter that quiets as the lights go down, the collective moment of silent anticipation and then the spark of immediacy that ignites as the dancers take the stage. But
By Jenn Edwards The coronavirus pandemic has pushed dance into a new era, one marked by a surge in digital content. With massive performance cancellations worldwide, online classes have become one of the few ways that dancers and companies can keep up a standard of training, as well as make ends meet. Five dance artists
By Rhys Ryan Like most cities around the world right now, Melbourne’s theatres lie eerily dormant. Empty stages and foyers are just one troubling symptom of the unprecedented shutdown of an entire arts ecology. Strict social distancing measures were suddenly introduced in mid-March to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Australia, prematurely ending several performance