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14/10/2017

BANGSOKOL A REQUIEM

In the four years between 1975 and 1979 immediately following the Cambodian Civil War, under the communist regime of Khmer Rouge, over one million Cambodians were wiped off the face of the earth in one of the biggest mass genocides in history. It is difficult for many Australians to comprehend such violence and atrocity. If such an event…
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13/10/2017

ALL THE SEX I’VE EVER HAD

  Melbourne Festival’s All The Sex I’ve Ever Had is a shining beacon of both inclusivity and accessibility. Most importantly, it presents a chance for our elders to speak openly and freely, imparting some of their wisdom. We live in a society which is very much ageist; according to media and the mainstream, we apparently become…
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12/10/2017

EVER

The first act of Ever is a definite yea, with beautiful, striking choreography set to one of the most jaw-dropping pieces of classic musical from the mid-20th century. It’s so good to see dancers really sweat it out, and the perspiration here drips off their taut figures as they take to the performance with gusto.…
PERFORMANCE
11/10/2017

WHERE IT HAPPENED

Dance in the public domain, dance and the everyday, dance histories, cultural memory and identity memories, the people, and the places that define. This Is Where It Happened, is a dance performance that seeks to trance then re-tell the intricate dance history and story of the community found in the Lilydale and Yarra Ranges. No small undertaking, Gülsen Özer the creative…
PERFORMANCE
11/10/2017

BOOK OF EXODUS II

  Book of Exodus Part II traces a community propelled from their past into an uncertain future. From the collective better known as Fraught Outfit, we are brought the final chapter in a project with an ensemble of young performers at the centre of its process. The biblical and foretelling nature of their source material provides a timely…
PERFORMANCE
10/10/2017

DARK CIRCUS

As children, the two creatives behind Dark Circus were to find in television the inspiration for a work they would later go on to create as adults.  To call this work of Romain Bermond and Jean-Baptiste Maillet children’s theatre is completely reductive. This is not so much a comment on the work itself, but on the genre…
PERFORMANCE
10/10/2017

AMERICAN SONG

As a title for a show, American Song evokes memories of a time when America was wholesome and great. It brings forth not only names such as Plath, Whitman and Emerson, but also more contemporary works like Bruce Springsteen’s  Streets of Philadelphia or I’m On Fire.  But in more recent times with the sentiment of Making American Great Again…
PERFORMANCE
09/10/2017

UNDER SIEGE

Steeped in tradition from the long lineage of Peking Opera, Yang Lipings’ Under Siege is a performance introduced and narrated throughout by a single performer: the paper cutter, a stoic figure that remains unshaken throughout the work. For western audiences and those not familiar with Chinese culture, paper cutting is a highly regarded art form that dates back…
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