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DanceRites

Forecourt

19 & 20 Oct 2024

  • Dance
  • First Nations

DanceRites is Australia’s only national First Nations dance competition, and will be held in the Sydney Opera House Forecourt on 19 and 20 October 2024. Dance groups from across the nation will share their culture and compete for the $22,000 DanceRites prize.

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The Sleeping Beauty

Joan Sutherland Theatre

21 Nov – 17 Dec 2025

  • Dance

Ten years since its spectacular premiere, David McAllister’s opulent production, The Sleeping Beauty, returns to whisk you away into a magical realm of fairies and spells, good versus evil and a royal romance.

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Manon

Joan Sutherland Theatre

7 – 17 May 2025

  • Dance

Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic fairytale unlike any other in ballet.

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Prism

Joan Sutherland Theatre

7 – 15 Nov 2025

  • Dance

Prism encompasses the spectrum of contemporary dance and demonstrates The Australian Ballet’s commitment to commissioning new works and collaborating with local and international creatives.

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Nijinsky

Joan Sutherland Theatre

4 – 22 Apr 2025

  • Dance

Acclaimed narrative ballet choreographer John Neumeier examines Nijinsky’s final performance, charting the rise and fall of a creative genius in vivid detail. He recalls his troubled family, his ill-fated romances and the transcendent performances that brought him fame.

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Storytime Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

Drama Theatre

19 – 29 Dec 2024

  • Dance
  • Kids & Families

Be enchanted by The Sleeping Beauty, an interactive Storytime Ballet experience for children aged three years and older.

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Dance Clan

3 – 14 Dec 2024

  • Dance
  • First Nations

For over 25 years, Dance Clan has fostered the talents of a new generation of Bangarra storytellers, designers, dancers and choreographers. This year, three of our artists will tell their own stories, developing two original dance works and one dance film.

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Big Christmas Spectacular

Concert Hall

1 Dec 2024

  • Dance

Kick off the Christmas season in style with Big Live’s world-class dancers, orchestra and choir as they present a Christmas extravaganza like no other.

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The Pacific tales given a modern dance spin in MĀUI

  • Dance
  • First Nations

Direct from Aotearoa and created by Fresh Movement Collective comes MĀUI, a contemporary dance reimagining of Pacific storytelling. The production focuses on tales revolving around the heroic demigod, Māui. It vibrantly explores his many sides, from pulling down the sun to lifting the islands out of the water, and more.

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Cheat Sheet: Horizon

  • Dance
  • First Nations

Here's your cheat sheet to the stories behind Bangarra's exquisite Horizon. Learn all about the choreographers and their country across the seas from the Torres Strait Islands to Lake Taupō, Aotearoa.

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