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  • STILL WANNA BE A RABBIT
    Presented at Quilt Room, Trades Hall as part of Melbourne Fringe 2022 from Thursday the 6th to Sunday the 9th of October. Over the course of Yumi Umiumare career they have continued to define their performance sensibilities as both steeped in the ancientness of Butoh and Physical Theatre- as much as being obsessed with the…
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  • SCOLD’S BRIDLE
    Presented at The Butterfly Club as part of Melbourne Fringe 2022, from Monday the 3rd to Sunday the 9th of October. Scold’s Bridle- was a draconian implement used to torture, degrade and silence women. Akin to something from the dark ages- it is from this metaphoric title, that this contemporary performance begins. With Frankly holding…
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  • JAGGED LITTLE PILL
    For a certain generation, the music of Alanis Morissette is forever etched into a collective angst filled consciousness, and in Jagged Little Pill the memory of such music comes flooding back in giddy waves.  Introduced first to the all- American Healy family by Mary Jane Healy (played by Natalie Bassingthwaighte)- recording their annual Christmas message. From here…
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  • RAPTURE: BATHTUB EDITION
    Moria Finucane aside from a national treasure, possesses a rare gift that many others could only dream of holding in their own hands. It’s an ability to draw audiences in, holding them captive until the very last moments of a performance, and in Rapture: Bathtub Edition, we are once again reminded of this. Powerful, enigmatic and…
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  • HYDRA
    “The world has changed. There’s no fresh water and machines have taken all the jobs.”- this is Hydra, the latest work by award the winning Melbourne collective Double Water Sign and written by Rachel Perks and directed by Bridget Balodis. You may be familiar with the work of this company through previous productions Ground Control (2016) and Moral Panic (2018), like…
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13/03/2018

FIERCE

  What would happen if a woman was able to compete against men in the AFL? How would she fit in to this male dominated world, and what would be the reactions of others? These are the questions explored in the new theatre production, Fierce. This thought-provoking play uses the hyper-masculine world of football as…
PERFORMANCE
13/03/2018

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ANDRE

Andre Leon Talley is as big as fashion itself, a true ‘Renaissance Man’, an out gay African American who conquered Vogue, Interview magazine and other trend setting publications with his unique fashion editorials, often decked-out with coinage Andre-isms like ‘Regency Bucks’ or ‘Oscar Wilde Cowboys’,‘Fashion Fungus‘ to ‘Pagoda Shoulders’describing the couture of the times. Kate Novacks doco has the approach of being the Fly on the Wall, witnessing a legend of high fashion society in action as he breaks…
FILM
13/03/2018

VAMFF RUNWAY VI

Runway 6, presented by Who What Wear, showcased designs by some of Australia’s most sought after, with a distinctly urban edge, velvet, faux fur and stripes dominated. These looks presented by ATOÌR, Bec + Bridge, Isabelle Quinn, Kaliver, LifewithBird, Lois Hazel, Nice Martin and P.E NATION continued with this seasons trends of voluminous fabric, structured…
FASHION
12/03/2018

BODY MAP

The body politics is something that we really have not moved on from, since it became apparent in the nineties that we had serious issues around what we deem as acceptable and not acceptable for women but also, to a lesser degree, for men too. So, any work that tackles these issues head on, with…
PERFORMANCE
12/03/2018

VAMFF RUNWAY V

The devil was in the detail for Runway 5, presented by In Style for Melbourne Fashion Festival, with a focus on Ready to Wear garments, it showcased this seasons must have looks as envisaged by Alice McCall, Kate Sylvester, Misha Collection, Nicola Finetti, Sass & Bide, Thurley and Yeojin Ba. Think bold prints and even…
FASHION
12/03/2018

VAMFF RUNWAY III

Ruffles, pleats and playful frills, with just a touch of 80’s glamour, Runway 3 presented by Harper’s BAZAAR was a homage to all thing feminine. With Australia’s fashion elite including Aje, Carla Zampatti, Kacey/Devlin, Macgraw, Manning Cartell and Rachel Gilbert presenting their take on this season must have looks, a sophisticated and heady mix that…
FASHION
12/03/2018

VAMFF RUNWAY I

Structured garments featuring strong lines and crisps silhouettes clashed with the more romantic, leather paired with silk and crushed cotton. Runway 1 presented by Vogue Australia for Melbourne Fashion Festival served up looks that could take us from the day to day to an evening of sophistication and excitement. Featuring garments from some of Australia’s…
FASHION
09/03/2018

GELAREH POUR

Melbourne has never struggled to reveal immense musical treasures and uncover rare and hidden gems. Our city continues to stand up for the quirky, the unique, the unpronounceable and the newly arrived, as well as, for the commercially viable, the settled and the more familiar. We pack it out when it comes to the return…
MUSIC
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