Dance Informa Magazine
Dance Reviews
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1.2KPeering into the heart of the work: Amelia Jean O’Leary’s ‘Yinarr’
Dancehouse, Melbourne. 31 August 2022. There are nights when you think, I’ve seen all this before. This type of body, moving in this fashion, to this kind of soundscape. But you wait…and sure...
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1.8K‘SIX the Musical’ brings a pop concert vibe to musical theatre
A triumph on the West End, SIX the Musical, now at Sydney’s Theatre Royal, reigns supreme with its pop concert vibe, bringing a modern...
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1.6K‘Deejay x Dancer’: Nick Power brings a Bronx block party vibe to the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House, Sydney.18 August 2022. Sydney-based B-Boy dance producer and choreographer Nick Power continues his love affair with hip Hop’s dance...
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1.8K‘The Phantom of the Opera’ re-imagined at the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 26 August 2022. A new re-imagined production of one of the greatest hit musicals of all time, The Phantom of the Opera, has opened at...
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1.1KA world revealed in poetry and movement: Nebahat Erpolat’s ‘The Conquest of the Garden’
Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre, Melbourne. 18 August 2022. Often times, the maker says it better than the watcher. “I think of my...
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1.2KFORM Dance Projects: Let’s DANCE with Ryuichi Fujimura and Chris Chua
Riverside Theatres, Sydney.11 August 2022. Let’s DANCE, the latest offering by FORM Dance Projects in collaboration with Riverside Theatres, was presented this...
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1.5KAustin Butler – Becoming ‘ELVIS’!
Baz Luhrmann’s feature film Elvis became the No. 1 at the box office in North America, with its opening weekend across 3,906 theatres, generating...
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2.0KLight the Way Dance Collective hosts a celebration of dance and performing arts
Sydney Coliseum Theatre, Sydney. 17 June 2022. Spotlight – Musical Theatre Cabaret Gala was the first of three nightly shows at the Light the...
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1.3KStephanie Lake’s bravest ‘Manifesto’
Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne.10 June 2022. Imagine if the H.M.S. Pinafore had been taken over by cult leaders or extremists, and G&S camp replaced with...
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1.5KSydney Dance Company’s ‘ab [intra]’: A work that captures the mood of our current world
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.2 June 2022. It was curious to see what Sydney Dance Company would showcase after a couple of years...
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1.2KSydney Choreographic Ensemble’s ‘Galileo’ embodies Galileo’s ideas with a dancer’s poetic sensibility
Riverside Theatres Parramatta, Sydney.1 June 2022. One of the most exciting and newest additions to the independent dance community has been the...
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1.6KLynn Garafola’s ‘La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern’ gives Nijinska her rightful place
Oxford University Press.May 2022. Finally — La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern — a book that gives Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972) her rightful place in...
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2.7K‘Mary Poppins the Musical’: Practically perfect in every way!
Sydney Lyric Theatre, Sydney.22 May 2022. On May 15, the acclaimed award-winning Mary Poppins flew into the Sydney Lyric Theatre, dazzling audience...
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1.0KAusdance VIC’s Creative Ageing through Dance: A review
When it comes to physical activity as we age, it’s clear that dance has the edge. I had the distinct privilege of...
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1.4KSara Black’s ‘Double Beat’: The pulse of life
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, Sydney. 5 May 2022. Double Beat is presented by FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres as part of Dance Bites 2022....
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1.9KThe Australian Ballet announces new era with epic masterwork ‘Kunstkamer’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney.29 April 2022. In staging Kunstkamer, The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David Hallberg has made a bold statement regarding the artistic...
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1.2KAmy Campbell’s ‘Leap’: Where dance dreams come true
Riverside Theatres, Sydney.22 April 2022. Leap exploded onto the stage this week with its world premiere at the Riverside Theatres, Parramatta. Amy Campbell’s concept for...
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2.3KCirca’s ‘Peepshow’: A sexy and inspired blend of contemporary circus and cabaret
Theatre Royal Sydney, Sydney.20 April 2022. Australian contemporary circus company Circa continues to blur the lines between its foundational circus arts, theatre, contemporary dance...
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1.6KA celebration of innocent fun: Circa’s ‘Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus’
Theatre Royal Sydney, Sydney.20 April 2022. Brisbane-based Circa Contemporary Circus brought one of its acclaimed children’s shows to the Theatre Royal Sydney...
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1.4KBonnie Curtis Projects explores experiences of Australian women
Brand X, Darlinghurst.27 March 2022. March Dance has been a wonderful celebration of independent dance, and this year’s curation was no exception. Quite a...
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1.0K‘Radical Transparency’: Staying afloat in dance and movement
Riverside Theatres Parramatta, Sydney.18 March 2022. The Lennox Theatre at Riverside Theatres was packed, with the masked audience taking their seats while...
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1.3KLegs on the Wall brings aerial flair to contemporary symphonic compositions
The Concourse, Sydney. 17 March 2022. The recent trend of combining symphony and chamber orchestras with modern circus/physical theatre seems like a match...
