Dancenorth’s WAYFINDER recontextualises contemporary dance. It presents a visceral argument and affirmation for the human condition, both generally and in the apparently current strife torn times. Born in the constraints of Covid, the choreographic couple Amber Haines and Kyle …
To a large extent it was a privilege to share a dance space, next to the moonshine bar in wharf 2/3, with deaf performers and a dj, and many deaf participants. One began to sense the reality of being in …
Above: Floor fabrics used to clothe the dancers. Photo credit (above and featured): Sammi Landweer.
This early Sydney Festival 2024 event is a raw romp full of enchanting creativity, joy, stamina and colour. Its flow features a massive crescendo of …
It was pleasing to see that DANCE RITES, after a Covid induced break, returned to its spiritual home in the form of a sandpit performing area in the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House.
Indigenous dance companies from all parts …
The New Breed 2023 program is a program of new works choreographed by four emerging young artists. Overall It proved to be a satisfying and accomplished evening of contemporary dance. Above all, it was a privilege to see so many …
The Australian Ballet are currently performing two major Ashton works as part of its 2023 season.
MARGUERITE AND ARMAND is intimate, powerful and passionate. THE DREAM is a far more traditional work.
For the first work, the curtain opens to …
Words can fail in terms of the content of a show like SIBYL and also for any critical response. This show raises its own multiform bar and follows no established theatrical rules. It’s conflation of highly accomplished contemporary African …
It was a privilege to witness a breathtakingly brilliant show
in a perfect intimate venue, Sydney Dance Company’s
Neilson Studio. Somos is choreographer Rafael Bonachela’s
tribute to his Spanish background, the first time he has
relied so explicitly on …
‘I am not old. I have just been here for a long time.’
What a life Eileen Kramer has had!
Now one hundred and eight years old, Eileen Kramer has lived an amazing life. While perhaps best known as a …
HUSTLE HARDER, a new performance exhibition by acclaimed choreographer Adam Linder, commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia), is being presented at the MCA until Sunday 20 August 2023.
Performed for the duration of the Museum’s opening …