Melbourne Reviews

Details: Stephanie Glickman; 29 September 2022

Instruments of Dance, the triple bill by The Australian Ballet, has a top pedigree. The three choreographers are all resident artists – of the Royal Ballet, the Australian Ballet and New York City Ballet, respectively.

Details: Stephanie Glickman; 22 September 2022

Girls with Altitude is an apt name for this joyous, feminist circus show featuring girls 12-18 years old from the Flying Fruit Fly Circus.

Details: Penelope Broadbent; 10 September 2022

A dystopian world in the not-too-distant future. No music. No singing. No dance. In Brittanie Shipway's Senser, everything related to music, song and dance is considered contraband. A sin.

Details: Stephanie Glickman; 09 September 2022

Dance, itself, can be described as impermanent. The body moves a particular way in space and then it moves on. Each unique moment flickers away as soon as the next one appears.

Details: Heather Bloom; 02 September 2022

It’s been 3 years since Come From Away first came to Melbourne with its incredible true story of the small Canadian town of Gander that took on over 7000 stranded passengers after the September 11 attacks.

Details: Stephanie Glickman; 01 September 2022

Bangarra’s works are rooted in tradition and inspirations from country and it’s not unusual for the men and women to have different roles, as culture dictates.

Details: Heather Bloom; 26 August 2022

There’s something incredibly frustrating about modern interpretations of classic works. Perhaps it’s only the case when they are not executed well.

Details: Stephanie Glickman; 23 August 2022

Each piece has a completely different vibe and motivation, but all are densely packed and detailed and run the gamut of entertaining, cryptic, wacky and virtuosic.