Offer #1 - Ballet International Gala IV

Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 7pm | Special offer: Save 20%* off of selected tickets. Excludes VIP Reserve.

Some of the world’s most famous ballet dancers touch down in Brisbane next month performing at Australia’s BIG‑GEST ballet gala, Ballet International Gala IV (BIG) presented by Ghella. Names such as Roberto Bolle, Alina Cojocaru, Melissa Hamilton and more will grace the stage for a limited one night only!

Let Ballet International Gala IV take you on a journey through a highlight reel of some of the most historical ballet pieces this August.

More offers to come!

We are lucky to partner with Defiant Screen Entertainment to give away five digital copies of The Red Shoes: Next Step.

To check where you can watch the film, click here

We're thrilled to see so many Queensland-born artists contributing to the legend of The Red Shoes - let's share this Next Step together!

Dancerites is Australia’s national First Nations dance competition which aims to ensure important cultural knowledge including language, dance, skin markings and instruments is shared from one generation to the next. 

In 2021, dance groups from across the nation will gather in their communities to share their culture and compete for a $20,000 prize. 

Registrations close - Monday 6th September 2021

The Brisbane International Contemporary Dance Prix (BICD Prix) is open to young dancers aged (aged 15-22). The competition runs - 27th September to  2nd October 2021.

The selected applicants participate in a week-long (6 day) program of classical and contemporary dance classes, improvisation, choreography and repertoire with leading choreographers and coaches.

The week culminates in a theatre performance of all young dancers performing solos of contemporary repertoire and their own creation/improvisation developed during the week. The jury select finalists from both junior and senior categories to perform in a gala performance. The jury select award winners who receive cash scholarships to progress towards a professional contemporary dance career. Finalists and all participants have the opportunity to be offered a short term, full-time or secondments at partner schools or companies.

Competition runs - 27th September to  2nd October 2021

Applications close - 4 July 2021

Telstra Emerging Choreographer will give up to four aspiring choreographers the opportunity to create a work; the winner will be featured in the 2022 Bodytorque program and receive a cash prize of $10,000.

TEC is open to all dance styles.

The “joy of dance” is the inspiration for this year’s initiative. Applicants will be required to submit a short written and video submission on what they would like to create if chosen as a finalist.

FLOW is a film series presented by ADT’s International Centre for Choreography (ICC), in partnership with the Mercury Cinema. In 2021, FLOW features two programs that will be screened in early August at Adelaide’s Mercury Cinema: Program 1 features Australian films, curated from an open call, while Program 2 features a selection of international films screened at the 2021 edition of the renowned Cinedans Festival in Amsterdam.

OPEN CALL FOR AUSTRALIAN FILM SUBMISSIONS

Program 1, the Australian Films program, will be curated by ADT’s Artistic Director and award-winning filmmaker, Garry Stewart, and Margie Medlin, ICC producer and distinguished artist in the field of dance on screen. The focus of the program is short dance films up to 15 minutes duration from Australian filmmakers, made between January 2019 and July 2021. There is no particular theme required; selection criteria will instead focus on what is emerging, what is crucial and what is possible within the medium of cinematic dance. Submissions can be from various genres of dance film: experimental, documentary, animation and/or music videos.

Applications close 4 July 2021

MadeBy is a world-first initiative developed by RAD Australia with music licensing body OneMusic Australia.

The Competitions

Launched on 23 February 2021, MadeBy will first take the form of staggered competitions. Initially, through their membership with OneMusic (APRA AMCOS), Australian composers were offered the opportunity to submit an original composition into a competition that was judged by a panel of leading industry peers.  This stage is now complete! The winning piece Regrowth by NSW Blue Mountains composer Emma Greenhill will now be featured from 17 May 2021 in a second competition for aspiring choreographers from within the RAD membership, who will be asked to create an original dance work in response to the music. Again these entries will be judged by an expert panel of judges.

The Collaboration

Along with cash prizes, each winner will then be given support to collaborate on a new work together. In a bid to nurture the careers of emerging artists and educate musicians and dancers on the creative process, OneMusic and the RAD have engaged professional artists in both fields who will mentor the winning artists throughout their collaboration. The winning composer and winning choreographer will have 12 months from 31 August 2021 until 31 August 2022 to work together on a brand new music and dance work that will premiere late in 2022.

Entries for the Choreographic Competition open on Monday 17 May 2021 at 9am and close on Tuesday 27 July 2021 at 5pm.