Dance, Festivals Colossus Review (Sydney Festival) Martin Portus How humans perform in or outside the group herd is a powerful theme ideal for dance. With Colossus at the …
Dance, Festivals Frontera and Two Crews review (Sydney Festival) Martin Portus January 8 and 9, 2020 A crazed rush of refugees entrapped by borders of light and a joyous outburst of …
Dance, Reviews, Stage Sylvia review (The Australian Ballet) Martin Portus Many have praised Leo Delibes’ dramatic score for Sylvia – Tchaikovsky loved it – but no choreographer has quite got …
Dance, Reviews, Stage Bonachela/Obarzanek review (Sydney Dance Company) Martin Portus Thanks to all those pushy, once brazen young baby-boomers, many Australian arts organisations are now marking their 40th or even …
Dance, Festivals Token Armies review (Melbourne International Arts Festival) Portia Conyers-East Chunky Move’s freshly appointed artistic director Antony Hamilton has created a piece of contemporary art with Token Armies that’s fit …
Dance, Festivals Grand Finale review (Melbourne International Arts Festival) Portia Conyers-East As Melbourne’s week of climate strikes drew to a close, Hofesh Shechter’s Grand Finale was staged in Melbourne’s State Theatre. …
Dance, Reviews, Stage Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland dance review (Arts Centre, Melbourne) Melinda Oliver Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland works exceptionally hard to take us into a dream world – but does it truly transport …
Dance, Reviews, Stage Postcard from Dance Massive 2019 (Melbourne) Humphrey Bower Humphrey Bower reviews the following shows from Dance Massive held at various venues in Melbourne, March 12-24: Luke George and …
Dance, Reviews, Stage SDC Triple Bill dance review (Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney) Martin Portus Grimy zombies getting down to the pulsating beat of late night parties was the audience favourite at the opening of Sydney …
Dance, Reviews, Stage Cinderella review (Arts Centre, Melbourne) Swim Cinderella might be an age old fairy tale, but the sentiment rings true today. A young woman is trapped in …
