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664Australian Dance ReviewsHarrison Ritchie-Jones and Michaela Tancheff’s ‘Cuddle’: Transplanting a common language
Arts House, Melbourne.20 February 2024. Question. What makes a cuddle a cuddle, as opposed to something more amorous? Answer. Context. As dance...
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760Australian Dance Reviews‘Elvis: A Musical Revolution’: The vibe of the era
State Theatre, Sydney.9 February 2024. Elvis: A Musical Revolution, produced by David Venn Enterprises, began its 2024 new and exciting revamped season...
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793Australian Dance Reviews‘Malevo’: A South American spectacle of rhythm and tradition
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney.17 January 2024. The Sydney Opera House Concert Hall witnessed an explosion of raw energy and cultural...
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837Australian Dance ReviewsFlying Fruit Fly Circus in ‘Tempo’: Rhythm in athleticism
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne.17 January 2024. The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is Australia’s national youth circus for children and young people 12-18...
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663Australian Dance Reviews‘Swan Lake’ closes The Australian Ballet’s 60th year with resounding crescendo of artistry and innovation
Sydney Opera House, Sydney.1 December 2023. David Hallberg’s reimagination of Anne Woolliams’ Swan Lake for The Australian Ballet’s 60th anniversary celebration proved...
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834Australian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company’s New Breed: A treat for the senses
Carriageworks, Sydney.6 December 2023 Sydney Dance Company is celebrating a decade of New Breed this December, an annual season of works by...
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763Australian Dance Reviews‘Mass-bloom explorations’: A possible future without us
Dancehouse, Melbourne.16 November 2023. The notion of a seven-hour durational performance may be anathema to some. Yet, as the writer Ida Marie...
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626Australian Dance ReviewsThe Australian Ballet School Showcase: A celebration of classical and contemporary dance
The Concourse Theatre, Sydney.September 2023. The programme, filmed at The Concourse Chatswood and streamed by the Australian Digital Concert Hall, opened with...
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463Australian Dance ReviewsSydney Dance Company in Rafael Bonachela’s intimate ‘Somos’
Neilson Studio, Sydney Dance Company.1 November 2023. Sydney Dance Company debuted Rafael Bonachela’s new work Somos in the Neilson Studio Theatre at...
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783Australian Dance ReviewsKate Prince’s ‘Message in a Bottle’: Dance as it should be
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney.26 October 2023. Message In A Bottle comes to the Sydney Opera House, as a part...
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792Australian Dance ReviewsUp close and personal: Sydney Dance Company in ‘Somos’
Neilson Studio at Sydney Dance Company, Sydney.1 November 2023. The world premiere and opening night of Somos – which translates to “we are” in...
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1.0KAustralian Dance ReviewsWilliam Kentridge’s ‘Sibyl’: A work to see, hear and experience
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney.2 November 2023. William Kentridge’s original work Sibyl is currently playing at the Sydney Opera House...
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857Australian Dance ReviewsScimm. Dance Company in ‘Mechorstra’: Dazzling in innovation
Trades Hall, Melbourne.18 October 2023. If, after only a few minutes, you are reminded of both Fantasia and Esther Williams swimming pool...
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769Australian Dance ReviewsWhat is fair? Deepa Mani and Sheena Chundee’s ‘TOUCH’
Dancehouse, Melbourne.5 October 2023. “Why can’t the art speak for itself?” she asks, in a tone more accusative than enquiring. The short...
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688Australian Dance ReviewsDance as storytelling: Bangarra Dance Theatre in ‘Yuldea’
Arts Centre, Melbourne.29 September 2023. In her first year as the Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre, Frances Rings was always going...
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966Australian Dance ReviewsFeeling the rhythm in Paulina Quinteros’ ‘Water Mirror’
Neilson Studio, Sydney Dance Company, Sydney.15 September 2023. After a short but successful run in 2022, Paulina Quinteros’ Water Mirror made a...
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823Australian Dance ReviewsThe depth and beauty of ‘WICKED’ in its Australian tour
Lyric Theatre, Sydney.7 September 2023. Twenty years on from its Broadway premiere, WICKED has flown its way down-under once again, to delight...
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755Australian Dance ReviewsCameron Mackintosh’s critically acclaimed ‘Miss Saigon’ opening night Sydney
Sydney Opera House, Sydney.25 August 2023. Cameron Mackintosh’s critically acclaimed – yet contentious – a new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel...
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677Australian Dance Reviews‘Kiku’: An intergenerational dance film by Natsuko Yonezawa
National Film and Sound Archive, www.nfsa.gov.au.11 August 2023. ‘Kiku’ translated means ‘listen’ in Japanese and also chrysanthemum. Directed by 23-year-old Japanese-Australian emerging...
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796Australian Dance Reviews‘Walanbaa Yulu-Gi’ Burn the Floor: An electric celebration of dance
The Concourse, Chatswood, Sydney.13 August 2023. Sunday, 13th August 2023, was the final show for the tour of Burn the Floor (Walanbaa...
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854Australian Dance Reviews‘Elvis: A Musical Revolution’ is a great tribute to a legend
State Theatre, Sydney.5 August 2023. Elvis: A Musical Revolution, produced by David Venn Enterprises, had its world premiere this week at the...
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763Australian Dance ReviewsPepa Molina’s ‘Perceptions’: A refreshing take on Flamenco
Riverside Theatres, Sydney.20 July 2023. The world premiere of Pepa Molina’s Perceptions, presented by FORM Dance Projects at Lennox Riverside Theatre on...
