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Dance
The Little Mermaid spreads dollops of joy
A shared love of dance overcomes any shortfalls in this adaption of the Hans Christian Andersen story.
- by Jill Sykes
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Australian Ballet soloist claims top dancing award
Going against the grain can be tricky when you’re young but Nathan Brook says it held him in good stead.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
★★★★
Performing arts
David Hallberg comes close to perfection with New York Dialects
The new artistic director of the Australian Ballet has made a solid start with his first subscription program.
- by Jill Sykes
Photo gallery: Australian Ballet makes its mark again
The Australian Ballet will grace the stage at the Sydney Opera House for the first time since December 2019 to perform a new work, Watermark, from New York Dialects.
Deep grace, playfulness jump out among films capturing art of dance
Eight short films from Australia, Sweden, Lebanon and Romania offered surprising and contrasting commentary on art and life.
- by Jill Sykes
This nightmarish riot is COVID quarantine shown through deviant dance
The Japanese dance form of butoh, which uses visceral imagery of anguish and isolation, was the perfect form to convey the emotions of quarantine.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann
Cheeky and charming, this is dance committed to the moment
Comic dance duo Such n Such have an improvised style that isn’t everyone’s cup of kombucha, but can be invigorating and preposterously funny.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann
★★★★
Performing arts
Back to nature in a ball of slime
Choreographer Garry Stewart has been working for years on ways to put his concerns for human relationships with nature into dance.
- by Jill Sykes
A ravishing glimpse into new Dancehouse director’s vision
The first real insight into new Dancehouse artistic director Josh Wright’s vision is an encouraging one - mostly.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann
Magic moments and unexpected emotions
Rounding up some of the dance highlights from Adelaide Festival.
- by Jill Sykes
An evening of South Asian dance that left us eager for more
South Asian dance has never been more popular in Melbourne, but it’s still flying under the radar at a professional level. This performance had spine-tingling intensity.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann