Australian Dance Reviews Archives - Page 15 of 34

The Australian Ballet in Graeme Murphy's 'Nutcracker: The Story of Clara'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

The Australian Ballet in Graeme Murphy’s magical ‘Nutcracker: The Story of Clara’

Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 15 May 2017 This glorious revival of Graeme Murphy’s Nutcracker: The Story of Clara by The Australian Ballet...

KAGE's 'Out of Earshot'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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KAGE’s ‘Out of Earshot’: Language at its core

Chunky Move, Melbourne. June 1, 2017. It opens quietly. Then, a few seconds later, it moves, using the most basic language of...

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‘Matilda’ is magic

Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre. 26 May 2017. Who doesn’t love the story of Matilda, the smart, bold and “a little bit...

Allie Graham, Jennifer Horvath and Kristie Pike in Limitless Dance's 'SE7EN'. Photo by Peter Sharp.

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Limitless Dance Company returns with ‘SE7EN’

NIDA’s Playhouse Theatre, Sydney. 13 May 2017. “Everyone tries their best to be a good person — but sometimes, we let the...

Sydney Dance Company in Cheng Tsung-lung's 'Full Moon'. Photo by Pedro Greig.

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Sydney Dance Company’s ‘Orb’: Eastern mysticism meets urban mythology

Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney. 29 April 2017. Sydney Dance Company’s latest work, Orb, was met with great anticipation and proved to be a...

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Dance at the Adelaide Fringe

Every year, the Adelaide Fringe Festival gets bigger and bolder. There are so many shows to choose from across so many arts...

Nicola Gunn's 'Piece For Person and Ghetto Blaster'. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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Nicola Gunn’s ‘Piece For Person and Ghetto Blaster’ at Dance Massive

Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne. 16 March 2017. Is there anything more narcissistic than an artist? How about an artist/philosopher? A really smart, self-aware,...

Briarna Longville, Jonnine Nokes, Atticus Bastow and Lilian Steiner in Steiner's 'Noise Quartet Meditation'. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti for Dancehouse.

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Finding peace in Lilian Steiner’s ‘Noise Quartet Meditation’ at Dance Massive

Dancehouse, Melbourne. March 19, 2017. Whenever we conceive of order, we are, by extension, also conceiving of chaos. Likewise with classic dualities...

Melanie Lane and Lilian Steiner in Lucy Guerin's 'Split'. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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Lucy Guerin Inc and Arts House presents ‘Split’ at Dance Massive

Arts House, Melbourne. 17 March 2017. Lucy Guerin loves to deconstruct cultural phenomena in her work. In Spilt, presented as part of...

'Attractor', a collaboration between Lucy Guerin and Gideon Obarzanek. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

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‘Attractor’ at XO State: A collaboration between Lucy Guerin and Gideon Obarzanek

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. February 26, 2017. The tagline proclaims: “ecstatic music/dance ritual for non-believers”. For once, the marketing mavens may have...

Tao Ye's TAO Dance Theater in '8'. Photo by Zhang Shengbin (2)

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Tao Dance Theater in ‘6’ and ‘8’ at Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 22 February 2017. The work of Chinese choreographer Tao Ye raises far more questions than it would ever...

'Still Life' at the Sydney Festival. Photo by Julian Mommert.

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‘Still Life’: Patiently unfolding at the Sydney Festival

Carriageworks, Sydney Festival, Sydney. January 27, 2017. Still Life was created by the multi-talented Dimitris Papaioannou, best known for his work in...

Gecko's 'Institute'. Photo by Prudence Upton.

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Gecko brings thought-provoking ‘Institute’ to Sydney Festival

Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, Sydney Festival, Sydney. January 25, 2017. As part of this year’s Sydney Festival, we were brought Institute by...

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Is Form Dance Projects’ ‘Champions’ really dance as sport?

Carriageworks, Sydney Festival, Sydney. January 18, 2017. I had been anxiously awaiting this – Champions, presented by Form Dance Projects as part of...

Company 605 in 'Inheritor Album'. Photo by Jamie Williams.

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Company 605’s ‘Inheritor Album’ explores succession at Sydney Festival

Carriageworks, Sydney Festival, Sydney. January 15, 2017. As part of the 2017 Sydney Festival, Canada’s Company 605 brought us its Inheritor Album, an...

'Ladies in Black'. Photo by Prudence Upton.

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‘Ladies in Black’: A bright new Aussie musical

Sydney Lyric Theatre, Sydney Festival, Sydney. January 6, 2017. After completing successful seasons in Brisbane and Melbourne and with a prestigious Helpmann...

Dancenorth's 'Spectra'. Photo by Prudence Upton.

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Dancenorth’s ‘Spectra’ brings contemporary and butoh to Sydney Festival

Seymour Centre, Sydney Festival, Sydney. January 11, 2017. Spectra is the inaugural work for North Queensland company Dancenorth’s newest artistic director, Kyle...

EkosDance Company's 'Balabala'. Photo by Jamie Williams.

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EkosDance Company brings Indonesian culture to Sydney Festival

Carriageworks, Sydney. January 8, 2017. As part of this year’s Sydney Festival, Indonesia’s EkosDance Company brought us two intriguing dance works: first,...

'Dusty the Musical'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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‘Dusty the Musical’ brings ’60s soundtrack to life

Festival Theatre, Adelaide. January 6, 2017. If you love ’60s music and are looking for an energetic, entertaining evening at the theatre,...

Ecole Vocational's 'Cinderella'. Photo by WinkiPop Media.

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Ecole Vocational Ballet celebrates 20th anniversary with ‘Cinderella’

Smith Auditorium Shore School, Sydney. December 18, 2016. The end of 2016 was truly a remarkable time for the directors of Ecole...

The Australian Ballet School in 'The Snow Queen'. Photo by Sergey Konstantinov.

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Australian Ballet School delights with fairytale ‘The Snow Queen’

Playhouse Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 9 December 2016. A delightful alternative to The Nutcracker, The Snow Queen feels well-suited to the...

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‘From Sand to Stage’ honors 40th anniversary of NAISDA

Carriageworks, Sydney. November 19, 2016. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA), From Sand to Stage also examined...