 reviewed by Raewyn Whyte (NZ Herald) 23 Sep 2011 |
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Beautifully crafted, intricately layered The imagery is rich, the story well told, the many elements very carefully integrated thanks to the sophistication of the work as whole, and it is beautifully presented by a team of mature dancers. [more] |
 HE REO AROHA at Circa Two - return season reviewed by James McKinnon 22 Sep 2011 |
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Anyone who brings a date will not be disappointed He Reo Aroha is well-travelled by now, and for good reason. It has pleased crowds in Canada, Australia, Hawaii, and all around New Zealand. It thoroughly delighted the audience at Circa on Wednesday night. [more] |
 reviewed by Janet McAllister (New Zealand Herald) 22 Sep 2011 |
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Calm, poetic homage to a wide-eyed hero I want to be a rock in the river of history, changing its flow, muses Jarod Rawiri as George Nepia in this calm, poetic, almost transcendental homage to the 1924 Invincibles fullback. Then he shrugs and says he’s no rock, he’s just a “pebble”. [more] |
 SALON at Ginger Meggs Salon, Avonhead reviewed by Elody Rathgen 22 Sep 2011 |
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Humour and pathos achieved despite a faulty script This is in an unusual setting for a play which both works and doesn’t work. It is in a functioning hair salon which gives immediacy and a dimension of believability. It also is another example of the Christchurch festival events being accessible to people in the suburbs. On the other hand ... [more] |
 STRANGE RESTING PLACES at Q Theatre Loft, 305 Queen St reviewed by Nik Smythe 22 Sep 2011 |
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Humour, pain and profound insight shared Fortunately, all the layers of meaning and significance are clear as can be, remarkably despite the fairly convoluted connections between the numerous characters whose stories all tie in to the tragic destruction in early 1944 of thousands of soldiers and citizens in and around the allied bombers’ target, Monte Cassino’s centuries old medieval abbey. [more] |
 reviewed by Greer Robertson 22 Sep 2011 |
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Elastacised loose limbs know no bounds. Renowned for their unrelenting quest and unstoppable zest for contemporary dance, fresh from their whirlwind international tour, Footnote Dance command a presence in their new Wellington season. As New Zealand’s longest running professional contemporary dance company, in front of an enthusiastic devotee crowd, the dancers give their all. [more] |
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SALON at Ginger Meggs Salon, Avonhead reviewed by Alan Scott (The Press) 22 Sep 2011 |
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Filling in the gaps is just part of the appeal Salon is unusual and quite striking theatre. It is a slice-of-life piece actually staged in a real salon, the well known Ginger Meggs, now relocated, courtesy of the earthquake, to Avonhead. [more] |
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reviewed by Tamati Patuwai 22 Sep 2011 |
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Pure New Zealand theatre at its absolute best E Hika ma, he mihi mutunga kore aku ki a koutou puukenga hei whakawhanake te Rangatira nei ki te ao whanui. Ka huri oku mihi ki a koe e Papa George, na o tauiratanga i puta mai ki a matou nga uri whakatipu. Tenei te mihi whakahonore atu ki a koe me o whanau whanui. [more] |
 DEATH BY CHEERLEADER at BATS reviewed by John Smythe 21 Sep 2011 |
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A nudge is all it needs With acting, dancing and directing talents like this, what a pity the devised script doesn’t quite match them. Oh it’s fun all right, and a splendid vehicle for high energy performance, some wicked humour and a bizarre twisted ending. [more] |
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STRANGE RESTING PLACES at Te Puna Wanaka Marae, CPIT, 60 Madras Street reviewed by Lindsay Clark 19 Sep 2011 |
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Flawless precision with generosity, freshness and energy It is not often that remembered pleasures are as rich the second time around, but, revisited, the warmth and humanity of this piece is, if anything, more compelling than when the same team delivered it in Christchurch in July 2007. [more] |
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