Melbourne Festival review: The Dark Chorus creates chilling interplay between light and darkness

DANCE THE DARK CHORUS ★★★½ Lucy Guerin Inc, Arts House ​Meat Market, North Melbourne ​Until October 12 The rustling sound should not be unexpected – and yet it is. It is the sound of heavy, brocade, floor-length skirts flapping against bare running legs as dancers dart en masse around a circle of light.

Melbourne Festival review: Blood Lines challenges and rewards senses and sensibility

DANCE BORDER LINES ★★★½ ​Sarah-Jane Norman, Nacera Belaza Dance Territories, Dancehouse Until October 16 Border Lines features three works by Indigenous Australian artist Sarah-Jane Norman and one by French artist Nacera Belaza in a curated program as part of Dance Territories that explores perceptions of the body and borders.

Chunky Move review: Double bill challenges audience

The ninth season of Next Move, a Chunky Move initiative aimed at providing opportunities to the next generation of dance makers, features two new works by three artists.

Nederlands Dans Theater review: Dancers' stunning performances pack huge emotional impact

Nederlands Dans Theater​ is one of the most famous dance companies in the world, with a repertoire that has had a far-reaching impact. The works of its previous artistic director, Jirí Kylian​, have been staged by companies across the world, including the Australian Ballet.

Chunky Move review: Lucid dances nimbly between performance and film

While the integration of media content with live performance is nothing new, it is perhaps an increasing awareness of the pervasiveness of screens in our daily lives that has inspired a recent trend in Melbourne contemporary dance towards explorations that bring the two together.