SINGLE ASIAN FEMALE

In Single Asian Female, the audience step out of their ordinary day to day, and step into the Golden Phoenix, a suburban Sunshine Coast Chinese restaurant, where a family of whip-smart women are definitely talking about you in their native tongue. The work tells the story of the Wong family exploring dynamics that pit sister against…

INTERVIEWS PERFORMANCE

21/03/2019

YOU ANIMAL YOU

Half way through this year’s Dance Massive program it has become evident, that within the Melbourne dance scene at least, the parameters of dance have certainly shifted. The lines between it and other art forms have become blurred and, whether this new lack of definition is a good thing or not, certainly lies in the…

INTERVIEWS PERFORMANCE

21/03/2019

THE EVERLEIGH

If there is one thing more synonymous with Melbourne than our vibrants arts scene, it’s our city’s love of food, dining out and indulging in ‘the good life’. Our nighttime culture puts those of of other Australian cities to shame. Soon to turn 8 is The Everleigh, a Melbourne institution and much loved Fitzroy watering…

FOOD INTERVIEWS

20/03/2019

LADY EXAMPLE

The saddest thing about this work, is despite all its ambition, it truly lacks the finesse that a work of such grandeur truely deserves. The ideas are there, and yes each of them could possibly be claimed as being relevant and relating to our times, but they come so thick and fast, none are allowed…

PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

19/03/2019

WORLD PROBLEMS

World Problems is a beautifully subdued work, that dips, both feet, into the tepid water of identity politics. By the end of the experience though, what was once luke warm, has become something which burns to touch. The real star of the show is the writing, it’s an innate piece of script that tips back…

PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

18/03/2019

COMMON GROUND

Common Ground by Chunky Move was first staged in Melbourne one year ago; in this second coming, the work is now presented within Merlyn Theatre at Malthouse- it’s a great space to stage major dance works, an idea that the venue seems to have picked up – as, alongside Skeleton Tree by Stephanie Lake also…

PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

13/03/2019

POST REALITY VISION

“it’s good there’s such torture between you and the image” Sometimes art can sweep you off your feet and take you somewhere magical, this performance is one such occasion…. Post Reality Vision, created by Nana Biluš Abaffy, is a ludicrously fun affair, a manage-a-trois between three virile dancers, whom slip effortlessly between the roles of…

PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

12/03/2019

THE BOTANIST / THE DISSILIST / THE CHEF

“This Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, dive deep into the world of gin in an evening of sensory discovery at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.” In a night of sensory discovery, guests will be allowed to journey through Melbourne Gardens at dusk, sit and sip on a delicious Pickett and Co gin by Anther and hear…

FOOD INTERVIEWS