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Author / Jessi Ryan
29/09/2017

ENDLESS CRUSH

Introduced by a hypnotic and rhythmic score, each of the three dancers enter the performance with longing gazes into mirrors and into the faces of the audience. It’s a curious and impressive use of device. It is easy to conjure images of Shakespeare’s three witches that meet on heathen ground in Macbeth. Following scenes in…
PERFORMANCE
26/09/2017

THE CARAVAN OF LOVE

“This dilapidated old caravan might be full of musty carpet and faded dreams, but for years, a mother and daughter have called it home.”  Malthouse Theatre this Melbourne Festival will be home to the latest work written by four of Australia’s most important and contemporary theatre makers: Patricia Cornelius, Angus Gerini, Wayne Macaule and Melissa Reeves. Caravan presents the story…
PERFORMANCE
25/09/2017

GUNTAR DANCE CO

  Indonesia, is an awe-inspiring country, from its beaches to ancient volcanos and the sweeping countryside and jungles between. This natural beauty only matched by it’s people, culture, food and the way in which art, ritual and dance is made so much a part of every day life. Melbourne, this year was offered a rare…
MUSIC PERFORMANCE
23/09/2017

THE SKY IS WELL DESIGNED

Fabricated Rooms’ The Sky Is Well Designed transports us to a future reality that is bleak, unsettling and perhaps one cut too close to the bone. With the world each day waking up to an increasingly drastic situation in our now shifting environment, our over-consumption leads us closer to cataclysmic outcome. This is a rich…
PERFORMANCE
22/09/2017

TOO READY MIRROR

Split between past, present and future realities, Too Ready Mirror is an incredible feat of theatrical wonderment. This complex work draws upon cross generational dualities, making for an unflinching and altogether compromising statement on the feminist idea. As we are introduced to each of the characters in rapid succession, a strong rhythm is found. This…
PERFORMANCE
22/09/2017

THE INDIVIDUAL TABOO

  As Spring Racing carnival is just about upon us, the search begins for the perfect race day look, whether for a classic look in black and white for Oaks Day, something floral and fun for Ladies Day, or the bold look that will turn heads and steal the show at Fashion on The Fields and Melbourne Cup.…
FASHION
21/09/2017

DANCE WITH ME

  Dance in all its fluidity bridges divides and can communicate effortless without words. With the Australian dance community continually moving to embrace new trends and new faces, 2017 has been an exceptional year for both audiences and makers alike. In celebration and recognition of these triumphs, the Australian Dance Awards, are taking place this…
PERFORMANCE
21/09/2017

BLACK RIDER

Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets is transportive, magical and dark. The words written by none other than Tom Waits make for an already sumptuous affair. Everything that comes after this fact is just a series of delicious additions. Black Rider delivers on spectacle and packs a punch. Two parallels spin in and…
PERFORMANCE
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