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dance out there: Green Room Awards 2011
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Green Room Awards 2011. Here I go, crashing the Green Room Awards. Again with my opinions. Only on dance mind you - these are my picks from the 2011 nominations. BETTY POUNDER AWARD FOR CHOREOGRAPHY. Jo Lloyd, Future Perfect. Was a far more interesting and original effort. They were all fabulous! I can't choose a winner or loser amongst them. Reuben Margolin (Kinetic Sculpture), Connected (Chunky Move / Malthouse Theatre). Jacob Nash (Set), Belong (Bangarra Dance Theatre).
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dance out there: Clouds Above Berlin
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Saturday, March 10, 2012. Black Project 1, Photo by Ponch Hawkes. Double bill featuring work by Antony Hamilton and Melanie Lane. Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall. March 7, until March 11, 2012. To be frank, this is a rather uneven double bill. It opens with the solo, Tilted Fawn. By Melanie Lane, a strange construction, part evolving sound installation, part dance performance. Lane's actions are, on the whole, predictable and monotonous. Stacking and shifting, re-arranging, pushing, occasionall...
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dance out there: Gasworks Circus Showdown
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Monday, May 7, 2012. Circus Showdown – Grand Finale. With onstage feedback from the judges and scores out of 10 awarded on white placards, the inaugural Circus Showdown competition uses a familiar format. What’s different about this talent quest is the focus on original circus acts. Hand balancing, acrobatics and break dancing feature in Thomas Gorham’s zombie themed skit, including the obligatory rendition of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Though further editing would improve the pace. But the clear winner...
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dance out there: The Australian Ballet - Infinity
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Sunday, February 26, 2012. The Australian Ballet - Infinity. What a fabulous start to the Australian Ballet's 50th anniversary year - a triple bill of all new Australian work. Opening night was really satisfying, not necessarily perfect, but so exciting to see relevant Australian work performed. My review is in The Age. But you can also check Jordan Beth Vincent's excellent, unrestrained commentary on her new blog:. Or for pictures, try The Australian Ballet's. Or this slideshow on The Age website. Gueri...
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dance out there: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake in 3D
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake in 3D. Richard Winsor as The Swan. Image by Hugo Glendinning. It’s the most famous and revered story in ballet, so it’s no wonder everyone wants to have a go at Swan Lake. But how many versions do we really need? I saw Matthew Bourne’s homoerotic Swan Lake. But back to the work at hand. Bourne’s Swan Lake. Is certainly not a choreographic masterpiece, although some of the theatrical elements, including the libretto, are very well constructed. It̵...
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dance out there: Bach Suites, or the review that wasn't
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Friday, November 25, 2011. Bach Suites, or the review that wasn't. The last work of theirs I saw, Sunstruck. Was a beautifully conceived experience, originally staged in a cavernous warehouse in the Docklands. The live string music which surrounded and circled the audience in utter darkness was a highlight, as was the incredible lighting, which gave the piece an atmosphere worthy of its name. It was this spine-tingling encounter that I was hoping to re-live through Bach Suites. So now, it will be only in...
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dance out there: Done to Perfection
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Monday, April 16, 2012. Weave Movement Theatre, Image by Paul Dunn. Directed by Sally Smith and Janice Florence. April 12, 2012. NEW SHOW* 2pm on Sunday April 29, Brunswick Town Hall. Bookings 9416 9673 or weavemovement@gmail.com. Nevertheless, good comic timing and unbridled joy make a great combination, especially when delivered in a thoughtful production such as Done to Perfection. Elegant oriental-style fan dances, raucous song, a fledgling romance which struggles to overcome the corporate language o...
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dance out there: More or Less Concrete
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Friday, April 20, 2012. More or Less Concrete. Image by Ponch Hawkes. Choreographed by Tim Darbyshire. Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall. April 18, 2012 (until Sunday). Dance is very much a temporal art form, which on occasions such as this, may require some patience from audience members. Unlike Bill Viola’s ultra-slow motion films or the intense emotional landscapes of Butoh, which share a similar dynamic, Tim Darbyshire’s abstract, reductionist choreography avoids human expression. Concrete can be...
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dance out there: Tower Suites
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Sunday, February 26, 2012. Ros Warby, photo by Calista Lyon. Conceived and Directed by Ros Warby. Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall. 26 February, 2012. Crumbling, toppling. Hillsides crowned by ancient ruins. A glance, a curled fingertip. The liquid architecture of looping vocals and cello. Three women, standing tall. Three women mirrored and enlarged by film and recorded sound. Three tones combining to create a unified whole. There are structures within structures, not all of them immediately appare...
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dance out there: dance out of action....
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012. Dance out of action. Although Melbourne is swinging into performance overdrive season, my blog and I are taking some time out. Somewhat sadly for me, I will be bowing out of audience duties for many fascinating dance shows over the next few months. Happily, it's because I'm on maternity leave, saving my energy for the newest member of my family. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). You can contact me at dance.out.there@gmail.com. Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey.
