Dance Reviews Archives - Page 11 of 35

'The Nutcracker and I'. Photo by Prudence Upton.

A reimagining of the holiday classic in ‘The Nutcracker and I’

City Recital Hall, Sydney. 19 January 2019. In The Nutcracker and I, part of the Sydney Festival, Romanian pianist Alexandra Dariescu reimagines Tchaikovsky’s...

Dancenorth's 'DUST'. Photo courtesy of Dancenorth.

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Dancenorth takes risks in ‘DUST’

Carriageworks, Sydney. 9 January 2019 From using Fitballs on a Northern Queensland beach (Tectonic), to exploring environmental and political issues through...

'Biladurang'. Photo by Victor Frankowski.

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‘Biladurang’: Joel Bray and 19 others in a motel room

QT Sydney, Sydney. 11 January 2019. One man and a maximum of 19 others in a motel room… Biladurang, as part of...

'In the Heights' at Sydney Opera House. Photo by Clare Hawley.

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Explosive and exciting: ‘In the Heights’ at Sydney Festival

Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 16 January 2019. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical, In the Heights, once again takes to the stage in...

The Forge Tap Project. Photo by Nicole Saleh.

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The Forge Tap Project: ‘Swung Outta the Park’

University of NSW Studio One, Sydney. 25 November 2018. If the next generation of Aussie tap dancers from The Forge Tap Project...

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Schools Spectacular: The Greatest 2018

The very first Schools Spectacular was born in 1983 and was organised to test the acoustics of the brand new Entertainment Centre...

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The airy perfection of Teatro alla Scala’s ‘Giselle’

QPAC Theatre, Brisbane. 13 November 2018. Giselle is a classical ballet that every aspiring ballet dancer wants to dance and any serious ballet...

The Australian Ballet's 'Spartacus'. Photo by Justin Ridler.

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Lucas Jervies’ new ‘Spartacus’ at The Australian Ballet

Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 9 November 2018. Staging Spartacus is a challenge for any ballet company, as it demands artistic...

The Tap Pack at Sydney Opera House. Photo by Daniel Boud.

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The Tap Pack at Sydney Opera House: Tap dancing at its finest

Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 17 October 2018. “Tonight is smooth and delicious like a cocktail,” says a member of The Tap Pack...

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Gideon Obarzanek’s ‘One Infinity’: Askew symmetry

Malthouse, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne. 18 October 2018. Perhaps without consciously intending to do so, the east/west creative team behind One...

SDC in Antony Hamilton's 'Forever & Ever'. Photo by Pedro Greig.

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Two contrasting works in Sydney Dance Company’s ‘Forever & Ever’

Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney. 17 October 2018. The latest double bill from Sydney Dance Company, Forever & Ever, featured two very contrasting...

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William Forsythe’s ‘A Quiet Evening of Dance’ is simply the body in motion

Arts Centre, Melbourne. 17 October 2018. There are few, if any, other people in dance as bold and electrifying as American-born choreographer...

Mark Morris' 'Layla and Majnun'. Photo by Susana Millman.

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Mark Morris’ ‘Layla and Majnun’ at Melbourne International Arts Festival

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 10 October 2018. One of the core challenges for scribes tasked with “doing reviews” for the edification of...

Stephanie Lake's 'Colossus'. Photo by Mark Gambino.

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Stephanie Lake’s ‘Colossus’ is grand and beautiful

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 27 September 2018. Colossus is the realisation of a dream for Stephanie Lake, who has always been fascinated by the...

DirtyFeet dancers Cody Lavery, Jasmin Lancaster and Brianna Kell. Photo by Kate Disher-Quill.

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DirtyFeet’s double bill is exciting and inspiring

Shopfront Theatre, Carlton, Sydney. 22 September 2018. This was a most exciting challenging double bill of new works in development from the...

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Austinmer Dance Theatre sets fire with ‘Connect’

Dancehouse, Melbourne. 27 September 2018. The thing I most look for in an artist, especially in live performance, is vulnerability. For a...

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Visual, alive and young: Phillip Adams’ ‘Paradise’

Temperance Hall, South Melbourne. 26 September 2018. There is something romantic and bittersweet about this short, 30-minute work, and it’s not just...

Harrison Hall's 'The Venusian Slip'. By Anthaea Dance.

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Harrison Hall’s ‘The Venusian Slip’: Bringing decades together

Mycelium Studios, Melbourne. 20 September 2018. If anything, The Venusian Slip points at a phenomenon in the arts (and quite probably in all...

Co3's 'WA Dance Makers Project'. Photo by Stefan Gosatti.

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Co3’s ‘WA Dance Makers Project’ sings to our everyday life

State Theatre Centre of WA, Perth. 14 September 2018. Co3’s WA Dance Makers Project is part of this year’s Move Me Festival 2018...

Sydney City Youth Ballet. Photo by Daniel Asher Smith.

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Sydney City Youth Ballet and SYO Philharmonic come ‘Together Live’

The Concourse, Chatswood, Sydney. 13 September 2018. The Sydney City Youth Ballet (Artistic Director Lucinda Dunn OAM) and the SYO Philharmonic (conducted...

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The Australian Ballet School’s Showcase 2018 and the future of classical ballet

Arts Centre, Melbourne. 9 September 2018. School showcases don’t get much slicker than this; yet, for all the production value and rigorous...

Vicki Van Hout in 'plenty serious TALK TALK'. Photo by Heidrun Lohr.

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Vicki Van Hout navigates cultural issues in ‘plenty serious TALK TALK’

plenty serious TALK TALK is a new work by acclaimed Indigenous dancer and choreographer Vicki Van Hout that premiered at Riverside Theatres Parramatta for a...