 reviewed by Lexie Matheson 19 Sep 2012 |
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Sex and drugs but no rock ’n’ roll I’m not going to suggest that either of these productions is easy going because they’re not. They’re complex, straight down the middle, experiential dramas. They make us ask why we go to the theatre, why this experience is different and, of course, whether we like it or not. I’m not ashamed to say that I like it. I’m also happy to say that, on a different level, they left me drained. [more] |
 MOTHTICK at BATS reviewed by Lyne Pringle 19 Feb 2007 |
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The Dancing is sweet! Named after insects, two dances by two choreographers share a programme at Bats. [more] |
 MOTIVATIONAL CONVERSATIONALISTS at Fringe Bar, Cnr Cuba & Vivian reviewed by Fiona McNamara 17 Feb 2011 |
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Excellent Improvisers Answering Life Questions Motivational Conversationalists is your personal opportunity to have your life questions answered by the most intelligent people in the solar system, who will motivate you to success and a tidy profit; or you could use it as the chance to sit back and watch your friends be embarrassed on stage. Either is a sweet deal for fifteen bucks if you ask me. [more] |
 MOVE: A SEISMIC JOURNEY at Hagley Open Stage reviewed by Kate Sullivan 28 Sep 2011 |
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Evoking our shaky times This portrayal of the earthquake is exciting and uplifting. I am comforted by the fact that all of the dancers and choreographers have shared experiences that relate so well to what most of us are feeling, making me feel more normal. [more] |
 MOVING STATIONERY at BATS reviewed by John Smythe 17 Feb 2012 |
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Extraordinary physical dexterity in wondrously wacky show What makes this show brilliant is the wackily imaginative way he goes about it, and his extraordinary physical dexterity (his body locking and popping moves could win competitions if he went that way), not to mention the physics lesson implicit in his teabag dunking. [more] |
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reviewed by Nik Smythe 5 Mar 2013 |
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Makes making doing easy things look hard look easy It’s about the simplest plotline I can recall in anything I’ve seen: Man goes to work, has a snack and stuffs an envelope. Yet somehow, through the distinctively undignified medium of clown, it manages to take almost three quarters of an hour to reach the charming, if anti-climactic twist. [more] |
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MOVING STATIONERY at YMCA Conference Room, Hereford Street reviewed by Lindsay Clark 19 Jan 2013 |
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Anxious, angular and wordless clowning Anyone who has ever battled with a dispenserless roll of cellotape knows about the treacherous nature of desk equipment and will sympathise with the travail of Sigmund, created and performed by Thom Monckton. [more] |
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MOVING STATIONERY at Downstage Theatre reviewed by Maraea Rakuraku 12 May 2013 |
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Awe-inspiring dancer, mime artist, contortionist, gymnast, clown and artiste A simple white table with a red gingham tablecloth announces that the serving tonight, at Downstage, will involve a 10 minute appetiser before the 50 minute main. The laughs are fast and ready in the first Act because seriously, this guy – as a waiter setting the table – can bust a move. [more] |
 reviewed by Jan Bolwell 24 Aug 2008 |
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Wonderful artistry performed with great naturalness Dancing to the music of Mozart is not a task to be undertaken lightly. Some might say it should not be undertaken at all, a travesty best not witnessed … Mark Morris, lauded also for the musicality of his choreography, has waited until his early fifties before attempting the feat … Morris has helped himself immeasurably by selecting less well known Mozart piano works … With nine movements, three in each work, Morris has been intent on finding a unifying choreographic language to blend the evening of dance together. This he does by choosing a series of strong, often eccentric movement motifs which keep recurring in all three works. [more] |
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reviewed by Felicity Molloy 23 Aug 2008 |
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Imagination at play There are currently (according to latest figures from DANZ), 90,000 young people learning dance in studios around our country. I hope that every single one of those budding hopefuls (if that is what they are!) get to see Mark Morris Dance Group. Morris’ work, Mozart Dances, set to three distinctive scores, has been described by the New York Times as a masterpiece – a triumph. Without wanting to jump too audaciously on this salubrious bandwagon, I would have to agree. [more] |
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