Daniel Riley: A Savage Start
The new Artistic Director of Australian Dance Theatre, Daniel Riley, is returning the company to first principles, with big, but local, thinking.
Deborah Jones is a writer specialising in dance. A former long-serving Arts Editor of The Australian, she is currently the newspaper’s national dance critic and also reviews musical theatre and theatre. She is the Sydney correspondent for London-based Opera magazine and Vancouver-based Dance International.
The new Artistic Director of Australian Dance Theatre, Daniel Riley, is returning the company to first principles, with big, but local, thinking.
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What have our opera and dance companies programmed this year?
Important premieres, revivals of loved repertoire, national and international tours, a new season for independents and more add up to a busy year for SDC.
There is an emphasis on West Australian talent and deep engagement with the community in the state opera company’s programming for next year.