Dance Reviews Archives - Page 17 of 35

Jo Lloyd and Nicola Gunn. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.

Chunky Move’s ‘Next Move’: Extending the vocabulary

Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne. Friday, September 9, 2016. Now in its ninth year, Chunky Move’s annual “emerging” showcase umbrella, Next Move, has...

Pilobolus in 'Shadowland'. Photo by John Kane.

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Pilobolus brings ‘Shadowland’ to Sydney

State Theatre, Sydney. Friday, September 2, 2016. Pilobolus’ Shadowland was an absolute theatrical treat. With the company’s unique performance style and movement...

Cirque du Soleil's 'Kooza'. Photo by Matt Beard.

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Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Kooza’ twists, flips and delights

The Showring at the Entertainment Quarter, Sydney. August 25, 2016. Kooza is such a fun show. Many years after commencing its vast...

Circus Oz ensemble. Photo by Rob Blackburn.

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Circus Oz offers brilliance in ‘TWENTYSIXTEEN’

Circus Oz Big Top, Birrarung Marr, Melbourne. July 9, 2016. Going to the circus is the perfect thing to do on a...

Adam Garcia in 'Singin' in the Rain'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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‘Singin’ in The Rain’ opens with a splash!

Sydney Lyric Theatre, Sydney. July 9, 2016. One of old Hollywood’s finest and much-loved screen musicals, Singin’ in the Rain, opened to...

Bangarra Dance Theatre's 'Nyapanyapa', as part of 'OUR land people stories'. Photo by Jhuny Boy-Borja.

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Bangarra Dance Theatre’s ‘OUR land people stories’

Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney. Thursday, June 16, 2016. This most impressive triple bill, OUR land people stories, fuses visual arts, history, family and...

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Transit Dance in ‘Rainbows and Elephants on the Stairway to Itchy Fruit’

Transit Dance, Kensington VIC. April 13, 2016. What an intriguing title! What type of fruit, and why are there rainbows and elephants?! The...

Stephen Phillips and Lauren Langlois in 'Lucid'. Photo by Pippa Samaya.

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Chunky Move’s ‘Lucid’: Like a dream

Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne. May 27, 2016. Who am I? How do I fit in? Or do I? These and other questions...

Jennifer Horvath & Chris Mifsud. Photo by Seshanka Samarajiwa Photography.

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‘Both Sides’ from Limitless Dance Company

NIDA Playhouse, Sydney. Saturday, May 21, 2016. Stark, dramatic and intense, Mitchell Turnbull’s Both Sides was explosive and powerful, a most impressive debut programme by...

'If It's All in My Viens', choreographed by Martin Hansen. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti for Dancehouse..

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Four finalists’ work at the 2016 Keir Choreographic Awards

Carriageworks, Sydney May 5, 2016. Sydney was privileged to have Carriageworks host the 2016 Keir Choreographic Awards. This year’s selection of finalists featured four...

Bradley Waller in BalletBoyz 'Rabbit'. Photo by Tristram Kenton.

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BalletBoyz intrigues with ‘Life’ at Sadler’s Wells

Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. 20 April 2016. BalletBoyz is an all-male independent dance company made up of 10 dancers. The group’s latest...

'The Peasant Prince' from Monkey Baa Theatre Company. Photo courtesy of Monkey Baa.

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‘The Peasant Prince’ from Monkey Baa Theatre Company

Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre, Sydney. 12 April 2016, 12pm matinee. “You have your secret dreams. Follow them. Make them come true.”...

'Fiddler on the Roof' Australian Production. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is a story to see at Capitol Theatre

Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 29 March 2016. Fiddler on the Roof, the classic story of a changing era, a coming of age tale, with...

Boris Charmatz's, 'manger', 2015. Photo by Beniamin Boar.

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Boris Charmatz’s ‘manger’: A discussion of dance in public space

Carriageworks, Sydney. Sunday 20 March 2016. As part of the 20th Biennale of Sydney, Carriageworks hosted a presentation led by Stephanie Rosenthal,...

The Adelaide Festival presents 'Nelken' by Pina Bausch. Photo by Tony Lewis.

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Pina Bausch’s ‘Nelken’ premieres in Australia at Adelaide Festival of Arts

10 March 2016. Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide. The late German choreographer Pina Bausch is known for pushing boundaries and creating the unexpected....

Samantha Hines, Michael Ramsay in ADT's 'Habitus'. Photo by Chris Herzfeld Camlight Productions.

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Australian Dance Theatre’s ‘Habitus’

27 February 2016. Adelaide Festival Centre, Space Theatre, Adelaide. Habitus, directed by Garry Stewart and choreographed by Larissa McGowan, with lighting by...

Sydney Dance Company, Lux Tenebris (2). Dancers Nelson Earl, Holly Doyle, Fiona Jopp, David Mack. Photo by Peter Greig

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CounterMove – Cacti and Lux Tenebris: A bold and prickly struggle between light and darkness

29 February 2016. Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney, Australia. CounterMove is the latest offering from Sydney Dance Company that pairs two contrasting works: Cacti,...

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Bangarra performs in Western Sydney for first time in six years

Riverside Parramatta, Sydney. Friday, March 4, 2016. First performed in 2012, this presentation of Terrain is a thrilling, visually stunning revival of Frances Rings’...

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‘Boyz’ by Paul Malek

Transit Dance Space, Melbourne. Thursday, January 28, 2016. Prior to Boyz, it had been some time since I’d seen a work by...

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Stephanie Lake’s ‘Double Blind’ at Sydney Festival

Carriageworks, Sydney. Thursday, January 21, 2016. Double Blind opens with a stark, sterile, floodlit stage where two dancers immediately engage in a...

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‘Vortex Temporum’ by Rosas at Carriageworks

Carriageworks, Bay 17. January 16, 2016. Austere, minimalist and quite severe, this production, combining both the marvellous dancers of dance troupe Rosas...