Australian Dance Reviews Archives - Page 9 of 34

Aaron Smyth and Wade Neilsen in 'Billy Elliot the Musical'. Photo by James D. Morgan.

‘Billy Elliot the Musical’: 10 years on and still strong

Sydney Lyric Theatre, Sydney.18 October 2019. From boxer to ballet dancer, a young Billy Elliot with grit, discipline and passion beats the...

Chunky Move's 'Token Armies'. Photo by Zan Wimberley.

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‘Token Armies’: Chunky Move’s genre defying guerilla war dance

Meat Market, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne.16 October 2019. Attending Token Armies is like being invited by a radical friend who is clued-in to...

Yang Liping's 'Rite of Spring'. Photo by Yijian Li.

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Eastern aesthetics and philosophy in Yang Liping’s ‘Rite of Spring’

State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne.6 October 2019. The Rite of Spring was made famous first by the collaboration between Stravinsky and Diaghilev...

Cirque du Soleil's 'Kurios'. Photo by Martin Girard shootstudio.ca.

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Cirque du Soleil’s ‘KURIOS’: A return to circus’ more innocent times

As the Cirque du Soleil international juggernaut continues on its merry way, its return to Australian audiences with KURIOS: Cabinet of Curiosities is a...

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Yang Liping’s epic re-imagining: ‘Rite of Spring’

Arts Centre, Melbourne.3 October 2019. Extraordinary! Spectacular! Lavish, colourful! All the superlatives apply. Yang Liping’s re-imagined Rite Of Spring is an exquisitely detailed,...

Emma Harrison's 'Madonna' at DirtyFeet Out of the Studio. Photo by Yvonne Chen for Rolling Media Productions.

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DirtyFeet’s Out of the Studio: A place for creative exploration

East Sydney Community Centre, Sydney. 27 September 2019. Sydney-based independent dance entity DirtyFeet, presented its much-anticipated annual emerging choreographer program, ‘Out of the...

Austinmer Dance Theatre's 'But Why'. Photo by Bryony Jackson.

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Passion and ambition in Austinmer Dance Theatre’s ‘But Why’

Dancehouse, Melbourne. 19 September 2019. Austinmer Dance Theatre is very much a bridge. The company’s focus on young (17-25yo) dancers and their desire...

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Sarah Aiken and Rebecca Jensen ask ‘What Am I Supposed To Do?’

Arts Centre, Melbourne.20 September 2019. There is something altogether appropriate about ending in front of the television. On the day when Global...

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An homage to the ’80s: ‘Tetris’ at Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne.25 September 2019. Tetris, by Erik Kaiel, an American choreographer working in Europe, is a contemporary dance work being...

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‘RITUAL’: Twisted Element’s varieties of ritualistic experience

Create or Die, Marrickville.20 September 2019. After a sold out taster earlier this year, Sydney-based community arts group Twisted Element premiered its...

'High Performance Packing Tape'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Heavy breathing and squeaking of the ‘High Performance Packing Tape’

Sydney Opera House, Sydney.18 September 2019. Branch Nebula’s High Performance Packing Tape was billed as an Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Officer’s worst nightmare...

Rosalind Crisp's 'DIRtywork'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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Rosalind Crisp’s ‘DIRtywork’: Stories of environmental destruction

Sydney Opera House, Sydney.15 September 2019. DIRtywork is a most strong and striking environmental dance/lecture by Australian dance luminary Rosalind Crisp, presented as...

Alleyne Dance. Photo by Lidia Crisafulli.

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Alleyne Dance’s ‘A Night’s Game’: Turmoil of human emotion

Riverside Theatres Parramatta, Sydney.5 September 2019. A very strong and powerful work, FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres presented A Night’s Game...

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Lion Heart Dance Company’s ‘Clash’: Narrative and technique

Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne.6 September 2019. Even the strongest dance fan is in danger of moments of switching off during a dance...

Natalia Osipova's 'Pure Dance'. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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An intimate view of Natalia Osipova: ‘Pure Dance’

Sydney Opera House, Sydney.27 August 2019. A superstar ballerina. Six virtuosic works. Pure Dance is ballet luminary Natalia Osipova’s latest creative project...

Alexander Volchkov and Olga Smirnova in Bolshoi Ballet's 'Spartacus'. Photo by Darren Thomas.

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The ballistic brilliance of the Bolshoi

Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane.27 June 2019. QPAC’S decision to return the Bolshoi Ballet as part of its International Series is a masterstroke,...

Artists By Any Other Name's 'Elements Of'.

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Artists By Any Other Name brings ‘Elements Of’ to Sydney

The Concourse, Chatswood, Sydney.20 July 2019. The production of Elements Of sounded most exciting on paper but was perhaps disappointing in the final...

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The joy of community in ‘Come From Away’

Comedy Theatre, Melbourne.20 July 2019. Melbourne has celebrated the opening of Come From Away, at the Comedy Theatre on Saturday, July 20,...

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Emma Harrison explores the contemporary woman in ‘Milk Machines’

Bondi Pavilion Gallery Space, Sydney.16 July 2019. Emma Harrison, independent dance artist and choreographer, has teamed up with Maddy McWilliam, to remount her...

Nick Power's 'Between Tiny Cities'. Photo by Prudence Upton.

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Nick Power’s ‘Between Tiny Cities’: The power of two

Sydney Opera House, Sydney.5 July 2019. Between Tiny Cities is the second full length production by ex b-boy and now choreographer Nick...

Big Muscles Sad Heart's 'Olympia Olympia!'. Photo by Heidrun Lohr.

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‘PACT Generations’: From the early career to the established

PACT Theatre, Erskineville.11 July 2019. PACT Generations is a thought-provoking, contrasting double bill of contemporary dance (or should that be dance theatre...