Bangarra Dance Theatre brings Aboriginal history to life in ‘Dark Emu’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 14 June 2018. Bangarra Dance Theatre’s latest work, Dark Emu, is visually stunning and superbly choreographed and danced. More abstract than last year’s Bennelong, under...
View Article‘Swan Lake on Ice’ brings the fairy tale to new heights
The beauty of Swan Lake rises to new heights in the Imperial Ice Stars’ production of Swan Lake on Ice. This traditional ballet masterpiece is reimagined on ice with a talented cast of predominantly...
View Article‘STOMP’ is back with force
Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 2 August 2018. After a successful season in 2013, STOMP is back in Australia, and is funnier and louder with even more hard-hitting, highly energetic complex rhythms this time...
View Article‘Irish Celtic’ provides a warm welcome to traditional Ireland
Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 8 August 2018. Irish Celtic, Spirit of Ireland brings a flavour of traditional Irish culture to Sydney’s Capitol Theatre stage. With the Irish loving their Guinness, it’s no...
View ArticleLucy Guerin Inc mesmerises Sydney with ‘SPLIT’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 8 August 2018. The audience are seated in the ‘Studio’ at the Sydney Opera House, where graduated seating rises around a black, perfectly square dance space below, kind of...
View ArticleLooking in and overlooking: Jo Lloyd’s ‘Overture’
Arts House, Melbourne. 14 August 2018. “Meta” may well be the new ordinary, but, cleverly and playfully employed, it can still be an absolute delight. Thus it is with Jo Lloyd’s lithe and frequently...
View ArticleMarrugeku asks cultural and political questions in ‘Le Dernier Appel’
Carriageworks, Sydney. 15 August 2018. Marrugeku is dedicated to Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians working together to develop new dance languages and operates between Broome, WA and Sydney....
View Article‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’: A show about frocks that rocks!
Festival Theatre, Adelaide. 23 August 2018. It’s been an iconic piece of Australian film history since the film first exploded onto our screens in 1994. Since then, the epic drag queen journey of...
View ArticleBecoming entangled in Rhiannon Newton’s ‘We Make Each Other Up’
Dancehouse, Melbourne. 29 August 2018. Usually, if there’s a fern on stage, it’s either a prop or a decorative object. Yet, in Rhiannon Newton’s We Make Each Other Up, the fern “sings”, with composer...
View ArticleVicki 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 brief season as part of FORM Dance Project’s...
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