‘Belong': Bangarra Dance Theatre
Bangarra Dance Theatre has always made dance that links back to the heritage of two groups of indigenous Australians: the Aboriginal communities of mainland Australia and the communities of the Torres...
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‘Infinity’. The Australian Ballet
This is an expanded version of a review written for The Canberra Times. 24 February 2012, State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne Infinity, the Australian Ballet’s first program in its 50th...
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Dance diary: September 2012
The Canberra Times In September The Canberra Times published my preview articles on Intensely Soul, a program by Odissi dancers Nirmal Jena and Pratibha Jena Singh, and on Swan Lake, the Australian...
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‘Lore': Bangarra Dance Theatre
9 July 2015, Canberra Theatre It would be hard to find two such disparate works as the two that make up lore, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s latest program curated by the company’s artistic director, Stephen...
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Dance diary: July 2015
2015 Helpmann Awards Media commentary following the announcement of the winners of the 2015 Helpmann Awards has mostly focused on the fact that Les Miserables ‘scooped the pool’ with five awards. Well...
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‘Ochres': Bangarra Dance Theatre
4 Decemeber 2015, Carriageworks, Sydney Seeing Ochres in 2015 after 21 years was a remarkable experience. More than anything it marked the astonishing achievement of Stephen Page and his team of...
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Dance diary: December 2015
‘Creative minds': Stephen Page I was, earlier today, doing a bit of ‘last day of the year’ exercise on the treadmill at the gym when I accidentally turned on a television channel I didn’t mean to...
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Dance diary: January 2016
Indigenous dance programs in Canberra The National Film and Sound Archive’s first Black Chat program for 2016 will take place at the Archive on 12 February at 6 pm and will feature dancer Tammi...
View Article‘Belong’: Bangarra Dance Theatre
Bangarra Dance Theatre has always made dance that links back to the heritage of two groups of indigenous Australians: the Aboriginal communities of mainland Australia and the communities of the Torres...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Infinity’. The Australian Ballet
This is an expanded version of a review written for The Canberra Times. 24 February 2012, State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne Infinity, the Australian Ballet’s first program in its 50th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dance diary: September 2012
The Canberra Times In September The Canberra Times published my preview articles on Intensely Soul, a program by Odissi dancers Nirmal Jena and Pratibha Jena Singh, and on Swan Lake, the Australian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Lore’: Bangarra Dance Theatre
9 July 2015, Canberra Theatre It would be hard to find two such disparate works as the two that make up lore, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s latest program curated by the company’s artistic director, Stephen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dance diary: July 2015
2015 Helpmann Awards Media commentary following the announcement of the winners of the 2015 Helpmann Awards has mostly focused on the fact that Les Miserables ‘scooped the pool’ with five awards. Well...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Ochres’: Bangarra Dance Theatre
4 Decemeber 2015, Carriageworks, Sydney Seeing Ochres in 2015 after 21 years was a remarkable experience. More than anything it marked the astonishing achievement of Stephen Page and his team of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dance diary: December 2015
‘Creative minds’: Stephen Page I was, earlier today, doing a bit of ‘last day of the year’ exercise on the treadmill at the gym when I accidentally turned on a television channel I didn’t mean to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dance diary: January 2016
Indigenous dance programs in Canberra The National Film and Sound Archive’s first Black Chat program for 2016 will take place at the Archive on 12 February at 6 pm and will feature dancer Tammi...
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‘Spear’: a Stephen Page film
17 February 2016, preview screening, Arc Cinema, National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra No doubt about it, Stephen Page’s Spear is a confronting film, and one in which the director’s approach is...
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Dance diary. June 2016
Robyn Hendricks South African-born Robyn Hendricks is the newest principal dancer with the Australian Ballet, having been promoted to the position earlier this month. My most pleasant memory of...
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‘OUR land people stories’. Bangarra Dance Theatre
28 July 2016, Canberra Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre has had what artistic director Stephen Page calls a ‘bitter sweet’ year so far. On the one hand the company has had to face the death in April 2016...
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Bennelong. Bangarra Dance Theatre
29 June 2017. Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House Bennelong, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s most recent work, may well be the company’s most ambitious production to date. Yet in saying that, I can’t help...
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