Dance

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Sciences & Technology

Mathematicians moved by dance, karate and building a better world

To mark Women in Mathematics Day, two early career mathematicians – Dr Wei Huang and Dr Astrid Zeman – share their inspirations, achievements, ambitions and hobbies

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Arts & Culture

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Under the Microscope

What remains of a performance when the curtain goes down?

Archives are an incomplete but important record of dance and theatre, and the history and artistry of University of Melbourne students is being revisited through these ‘remains’

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Arts & Culture

The modern women of Australian ballet

Revisiting ballets created by pioneering Australian women can inspire the next generation of female choreographers

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Arts & Culture

The art and science of dance

University of Melbourne's Professor Emma Redding wrote the world’s first masters degree in Dance Science – a now growing discipline in the dance profession

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Arts & Culture

Sustaining song and spirit

The decade-long Junba Project in the Kimberley has helped revitalise the public song-and-dance tradition, strengthening community spirit and the confidence of young people

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Arts & Culture

The healing history of dance

Dance movement therapy is a relatively new healing practice, but its cultural roots date back a millennia. So, how can this history inform modern therapies?

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Arts & Culture

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Under the Microscope

At the cutting-edge of choreography

As a teenager, Gideon Obarzanek discovered dance, but it’s his work as a choreographer that has defined him

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Arts & Culture

The demon dance: A modern reimagining

VCA dance students are recreating a seminal work from the founder of Australia’s first modern dance company, nearly 90 years after it was first performed in London

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Arts & Culture

Stephanie Lake: How to choreograph a CRUSH

Her work as a dancer and choreographer is feted internationally, but that won’t stop Lake suffering opening night nerves

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Arts & Culture

Video: Looking at Aboriginal identity through dance

Filmmaker Eddie Diamandi explores choreographer Mariaa Randall’s dance practice and how it intertwines with her Indigenous heritage

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