Dance
Summer festival season heats up as programs launch nationwide
Adelaide, Perth and Sydney Festivals launched their 2024 programs this week, with Mona Foma waiting eagerly in the wings.
Dance review: Shower Thots, Melbourne City Baths, Melbourne Fringe Festival
Dance at the pool offers amphibious playfulness and chlorinated whimsy.
Butoh – the art of darkness, movement and now … food
A dance form originating from the desire to interrogate the darker side of humanity, butoh continues to evolve ... now…
Ballet review: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Canberra Theatre Centre
A charming and exquisite production, Queensland Ballet’s interpretation of the Shakespeare classic is likely to bring a little bit of…
Dance review: tiaen tiamen Episode 1, Dunstan Playhouse
Experimental and futuristic, but with its heart grounded in Indigenous culture, this work is the first part of a trilogy…
Shifting the dial on pregnant dancers on stage
It wasn’t long ago that pregnancy could signal the end of a dancer’s career. Thankfully, things have changed, with companies…
Australian Performing Arts Forum 2023: an overview and summary
An overview of the recent Australian Performing Arts Forum 2023, held in Meanjin/Brisbane.
Performance review: I Am (Not) This Body, Arts House, Melbourne Fringe Festival
A a cross-disciplinary exploration of the performer's relationship with her body in the world.
Dance review: Architect of the Invisible, State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
Contemporary dance merges with classical literature in this symbolic reimagining of Dante Alighieri’s 'The Divine Comedy'.
Performance Reviews: HIGH PONY, LOOPS, Black Widow, Melbourne Fringe Festival
Four Melbourne Fringe Festival works show the range on offer, from comedy to circus, cabaret and street tours.