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Flora. The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre. The Regent, Melbourne, March 12. Sydney until April 18, 2026.

I saw Flora at its premiere in Melbourne in March and was struck anew by the breadth of artistic director David Hallberg’s vision for The Australian Ballet. Hallberg’s counterpart at Bangarra Dance Theatre, Frances Rings, is his equal in daring. Both companies are leading forces in Australian dance but would seem to be strange bedfellows. Stylistically and…

Yuldea. Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney Opera House, June 15, 2023

Bangarra Dance Theatre lives and breathes stories of the great southern land. Roaming through time and space it offers a different way of looking at history and place. It opens hearts. It expands minds. New artistic director Frances Rings continues this great work with Yuldea. It takes us beyond the Nullarbor to that most precious of…