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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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11/09/2017

HOUSE OF DIOR

Currently on at NGV is The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture, which simply put, is a must see. With more than 140 garments on display, spanning from 1947 till present day, its a breath taking and sumptuous affair.
FILM
11/09/2017

I HOLD THE LIONS PAW

I Hold The Lion’s Paw are a local based collective of musicians with their artistic roots firmly within the realms of the more cross disciplinary.  Their music presents as a seminal mix of both quiet reflection and the most frenetic of movement. Having and continuing to enjoy a year long residency at Brunswick Green,  a much loved north…
MUSIC
11/09/2017

THE ART OF QUILLING

The craft of ‘Quilling’ or ‘Paper Filigree’ to create unique three-dimensional works of art made entirely from paper is an ancient one, that for most parts has slipped into obscurity. Meet Justine Kuran, a self taught Melbourne based artist, whose been commissioned to create bespoke gifts for the likes of Goldie Hawn, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, and…
FILM
11/09/2017

DARK WAVE DUCHESS

It’s impossible to describe ABRA’s music without being reductive, but in an attempt, her musicality sits somewhere between r’n’b and new wave pop- her distinct vocals like nothing heard before. With the lyrics that are universally binding, and production values that blow other contemporaries out of the water, she has gained a small but dedicated…
MUSIC
11/09/2017

TERROR MADE ME CRUEL

Recently seen on the Melbourne Fashion Week Garage Runway was the emergence of two collections by one Melbourne designer, who mixes the darkest of inspiration with the most pure intentions. Both collections are defined by classic silhouettes embellished with the more contemporary. On inspiration, the value of thread and ethical practice Kalaurie spoke with The Melbourne Critique. Let’s start off.…
FASHION
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