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5.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsEko Supriyanto’s solo work ‘SALT’ connects us to nature
Dancehouse, Melbourne. 3 November 2017. When Indonesian dancemaker Eko Supriyanto came to Melbourne earlier this year for AsiaTOPA, there were many who...
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3.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsMette Ingvartsen’s ‘7 Pleasures’ explores the body at Melbourne Festival
Arts Centre Playhouse, Melbourne. 19 October 2017. Early Judaeo-Christian mythologies indoctrinate us in the shame of our body. Eve feels this when she...
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3.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsHillel Kogan’s ‘We Love Arabs’ has potential to be political satire
The Coopers Malthouse Beckett Theatre, Melbourne. 18 October 2017. Are we so scared of being politically incorrect, of being perceived as intolerant,...
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3.6KAustralian Dance ReviewsInfinity in Phillip Adams BalletLab’s ‘EVER’ at Melbourne Festival
Temperance Hall, Melbourne. 7 October 2017. Phillip Adams’ company, BalletLab, is known for experimental work. EVER is no exception. EVER is a work in three...
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4.4KAustralian Dance ReviewsGravity and Other Myths presents ‘Backbone’ at Melbourne Festival
Arts Centre Playhouse, Melbourne. 8 October 2017. Gravity and Other Myths is a highly lauded, acrobatic ensemble based in Adelaide. The company’s previous...
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4.3KAustralian Dance ReviewsWayne McGregor, Olafur Eliasson and Jamie xx collaborate for ‘Tree of Codes’ at Melbourne Festival
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 17 October 2017. So much of Tree Of Codes is about surface. Canvas, page, screen – the reflection/refraction...
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4.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsAngela Hamilton’s Twisted Element presents dance theatre event ‘Opus’
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists. 28 September 2017. Angela Hamilton and dance collaborators presented Opus, an interactive and immersive contemporary dance experience as...
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5.3KAustralian Dance ReviewsPremier State Ballet pursues dreams in ‘La Bayadère’
Riverside Parramatta, Sydney. 23 September 2017. The Premier State Ballet has been a staple part of the Sydney Ballet scene for over...
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5.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsThe Australian Ballet presents beloved classic ‘Giselle’ in a regional tour
Riverside Parramatta, Sydney. 7 October 2017. Love conquers death in this glorious revival a blend of the Dame Peggy van Praagh and...
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4.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company’s ‘2 One Another’: Power and precision
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney. 5 October 2017. Since its premiere five years ago, Rafael Bonachela and the Sydney Dance Company (SDC) have...
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6.2KAustralian Dance ReviewsLooping participation, process and performance: ‘Loop’ by Nat Cursio
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne. 29 September 2017. It’s an interesting thing to write a review of a show intended for children. The...
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4.0KAustralian Dance ReviewsNebahat Droplet delivers with ‘Shop I Am’ as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival
No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne. 27 September 2017. By winning the Best Dance Award at last year’s Melbourne Fringe, Nebahat...
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6.2KAustralian Dance ReviewsSydney City Youth Ballet and SYO Philharmonic present ‘Together Live’
The Concourse Theatre, Chatswood. 23 September 2017. Together Live was a most exciting and impressive mixed bill that had something for everyone. It combined...
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5.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsRakini Devi’s ‘Urban Kali’ for FORM Dance Projects is dramatic and powerful
Riverside Parramatta, Sydney. 22 September 2017. Part of FORM Dance Projects’ series at Riverside Parramatta, Urban Kali is a darkly dramatic, intense and...
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4.9KAustralian Dance ReviewsRussian National Ballet brings ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to Sydney
State Theatre, Sydney. 20 September, 2017. Unfortunately, I was somewhat disappointed in the Russian National Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet. It...
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4.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsNational Institute for Circus Arts’s ‘Precipice’: Proves NICA is worth a view
NICA, Prahran, Melbourne. 23 September 2017. The National Institute for Circus Arts (NICA) is Australia’s training ground for contemporary circus arts. It...
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6.5KAustralian Dance Reviews‘My Fair Lady’: A ‘loverly’ night at the theatre
Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 27 August 2017. Celebrating its 60th Diamond Jubilee since first opening on Broadway, My Fair Lady received a standing...
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3.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsAustralian Dance Theatre presents signature work ‘Be Your Self Redux’
Riverside Theaters Parramatta, Sydney. 2 September 2017. This was the one and only Sydney performance of Adelaide-based contemporary dance company Australian Dance Theatre’s...
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3.6KAustralian Dance ReviewsNo tutus involved in Michael Keegan-Dolan’s drama theatre work ‘Swan Lake/Loch na hEala’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 1 September 2017. Strange and unsettling, bleak and raw, Michael Keegan-Dolan’s Swan Lake/Loch na hEala is not your standard traditional...
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6.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsAndrew Morrish in ‘Oh Well’ last world tour
Dancehouse, Melbourne. 25 August 2017. Improvisation is a volatile element in the overall chemistry of performance, not simply because it promises a...
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9.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsShaun Parker’s ‘Blue Love’: A relationship brought to life
Seymour Centre, Sydney. 23 August 2017. Shaun Parker’s Blue Love was at the Seymour Centre for one performance only. Sorry, readers, but I was...
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3.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsDance as story: Gabrielle Nankivell’s ‘Split Second Heroes’
Space Theatre, Adelaide. July 29, 2017. Split Second Heroes is the culmination of over three years of development by Gabrielle Nankivell and her...
