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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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23/09/2017

FAFI D’ALOUR AND THE DELINQUENTS

Cheeky, sexy, and unexpectedly funny, Adelaide’s Fafi D’Alour and the Delinquents is a gorgeous visual, auditory, and occasionally tactile experience. Fafi D’Alour (Fiona Smith) is accompanied by her delinquents Gigi (Georgia van der Sman) and Luna (Kate Ryan) as well as vocalist Amelie Peters in this burlesque cabaret. Featuring ballet, aerial hoops, striptease and contortion,…
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
20/09/2017

BLOW OUT THE CANDLES

The Guerrilla Museum presented their seminal work Funeral as part of Melbourne Festival in 2016. One year on, they are ready with their latest offering, All Of My Friends Were There. Where Funeral  celebrated life through death, the celebration of life in this companion piece is so much more a party. Through dramatisations, song and performance, All Of  My Friends Were…
PERFORMANCE
20/09/2017

MUMMY

Sexy, politically incorrect and not at all affected by osteoporosis, Brianna Williams is Mummy Num Nums, faded star and arch nemesis of Bette Midler, desperate to hold on to her youth. She’s definitely not old, not even remotely; in fact, she’s practically a “sexy baby.” Part sketch and part improvisation, Mummy Num Nums: A Sexy…
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