Wolfgang von Flugelhorn

Wolfgang von Flügelhorn is a writer and critic based in Perth.

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The Jungle Book Reimagined. Image is a group of actors on a stage with a backdrop lit blue. They are stretching and crouching, playing jungle animals.
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Performance review: Jungle Book reimagined, Perth Festival

A dystopian-tinged dance interpretation of Kipling's classic work.

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Dance review: Jurrungu Ngan-ga, Adelaide Festival

Marrugeku take the the subversive forces of resistance that belong to the most oppressed and transform them into something beautiful.

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Music review: Messa da Requiem, Adelaide Festival

A production painted in drab shades of grey.

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Music review: Ngapa William Cooper, Adelaide Festival 

A world premiere collaboration that focuses on Australian hero and Yorta Yorta Elder, William Cooper.

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Theatre review: A Little Life, Adelaide Festival

Based on Yanagihara's best-selling novel, this production does not flinch in its portrayal of cruelty and abuse.

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Music review: Björk’s Cornucopia, Perth Festival

The strange sense of Björk's ‘live absence’ (as opposed to her digital presence onscreen) made for a disappointing experience.

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Music review: Kronos Quartet, Perth Festival

The renowned quartet in collaboration with established and emerging composers.

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Music review: Everywhen, Perth Festival

A mesmerising aural experience created by dozens of objects in perpetual motion.

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Performance review: Equations of a Falling Body, Perth Festival

Choreographic work that takes risks in its exploration of the liminal states between comedy and anxiety.

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Opera review: The Golden Cockerel, Adelaide Festival

A never before seen opera in Australia given the surreal Kosky touch.

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