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Sunday, November 29, 2015

The Sleeping Beauty review – as sweet and indulgent as a chocolate box by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

His choreography does not stray so far from Petipa but with unapologetic attention to detail, David McAllister’s seasonal update is hard to resist • The Sleeping Beauty: a lavish baroque…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:56PM
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Xavier Le Roy on performing naked: 'Everybody is the same but is different' by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

The French biologist turned choreographer on media fascination with his ‘story’ and his new work, a six-hour ‘art exhibition’ performed in the nudeNaked bodies are heaped in a mound.…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33AM
Friday, November 6, 2015

Australian Ballet 20:21 review – electrifying triptych of dance fantasy by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

A symphony, a dream and the world premiere of Tim Harbour’s Filigree and Shadow, a macabre vision set to the beat of Munich musicians 48nordFor the world premiere of Filigree and Shadow, T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:46AM
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Beautiful One Day review – stage documentary dissects Palm Island death by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Re-enactments, witness interviews, court transcripts and autopsy reports are given life on stage in a close examination of the death of Cameron DoomadgeeOn 19 November, 2004, an Indigenous A…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:22AM
Saturday, September 26, 2015

Prize Fighter review: story of a child soldier is harrowing but lacks punch by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

La Boite, Brisbane festivalPlaywright Future D Fidel draws on his past as a Congolese refugee in an energetic production let down by less-than-convincing performances As the audience files s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:50PM

Flexn review – angry and electrifying commentary on black lives in America by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane festivalThe twisting limbs, jerking bodies and illusion of breaking bones that is Flex dancing is used to create a disturbing portrait of racial d…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07AM
Thursday, April 30, 2015

Australian Ballet: The Dream review – a trio of Ashton works true to his heart by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Madeleine Eastoe and Joseph Chapman’s mix of grace and pantomime make The Dream a wonder, while Monotones II offers eight minutes of other-worldly bliss Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:27AM
Monday, February 23, 2015

Australian Ballet: Swan Lake review – savage and beautiful to watch by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Capitol theatre, SydneyInspired by another royal love story, Graeme Murphy’s bold and daring update of the Russian classic tells a deeply human story, swans or no swans Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:56AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Meet Mira Calix, who puts wasps on stage and her audience in a maze by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

The artist and composer on getting music out of stones, building palaces out of paper, training insects as a string quartet and why art is 49% problem-solving Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Tabac Rouge review – Thierrée show physically brilliant, emotionally cold by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Sydney festival 2015James Thierrée returns with a dark piece of physical theatre about corrupting power and a Lear-like king obsessed with his image – shame the show is too• James Thier…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36PM

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