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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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11/09/2018

ERNIE GRUNER

Recently The World Music Open Mic marked half a year of its existence and launched a second venue for its gatherings at the Wesley Anne. Ahead of the next instalment at the original Compass Pizza location, The Melbourne Critique speaks with Ernie Gruner, a quintessential Melbourne independent artist, involved in multiple music and theatre ventures.…
MUSIC
10/09/2018

ICH NIBBER DIBBER

Having decided to make this show before reviewing 15 years of  their recorded conversations, their content has still become the script for Ich Nibber Dibber. The title is garbled German gibberish; the show is mostly nonsense, in-jokes and topics that keep circling in on themselves. Performance Trio Post have here placed drivel and outtakes as…
PERFORMANCE
10/09/2018

FIRE MONKEY

Fire Monkey refers to the Chinese lunar calendar that marks 2016 as the Year of the Monkey under the element of fire.  The universal myth of fire not only ignites common stories among different cultures, it also enables creative dance making through mapping of ancient memories with contemporary reflections. ‘Since the election of Trump in…
PERFORMANCE
06/09/2018

MFW XVIII / OPENING RUNWAY

Presented by David Jones, for Melbourne Fashion Week 2018, the opening runway for this years fashion week, was full of all those gorgeous, must have pieces for the coming season. Featuring lace and florals paired with sharp silhouettes, polka-dots and bold geometric patterns, this season takes one inspiration from past seasons, but moves boldly forward. In…
FASHION
06/09/2018

FORCE OF NATURE

Bringing dynamic artworks and participatory, live art events to the Yarra Ranges, Force of Nature considers our relationships to local environments, as well as imminent issues on a global scale at this poignant, teetering moment.  The exhibition, calls upon the potency of performance to create lively art that inspires engagement with nature, whilst fighting for it, mourning…
PERFORMANCE
04/09/2018

MFW XVIII / GLOBAL INDIGENOUS RUNWAY

Inspired by the tribal and cultural stories featuring female indigenous figures from around the world, Our Women, was a powerhouse runway featuring the works of upcoming First Nations designers, performers and models. With interesting use of fabrics, silhouettes and weave, here the traditional melded with the more contemporary, creating looks that took us from runway…
FASHION
03/09/2018

ELLA HOOPER / TO THE BONE

Ella Hooper is an artist that has been working in the Australian music industry since the 90s, rising to the top as the front woman of Killing Heidi, a band that, for many, gave the soundtrack to our youth; an electrifying jab of rock sensibilities and the inspiration from seeing someone, just like us, kill…
MUSIC
01/09/2018

MFW XVIII / STREET RUNWAY I

Presenting the latest collections from some of the city’s most popular and well recognised retailers, Street Runway One had Howie Place in Melbourne CBD come alive on the opening day of Melbourne Fashion Week, 2018. Featuring looks from Obus, Elk, Cue, Forever New, Levi Strauss, Peter Jackson and Witchery, these ready-to-wear capsules featured classic silhouettes…
FASHION
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