 reviewed by Matt Baker (Theatre Scenes - Auckland Theatre Blog) 8 Nov 2012 |
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No dud Young writers are frequently reminded to write what they know, and Nuclear Family is a great example of why that is. There is no indication as to which degree this show, written by Venezuelan born veteran writer Desiree Gezentsvey, is autobiographical, which in turn raises the question of how much art should imitate life and where artistic license should be permitted to incorporate theatrical falsehoods to illustrate truths ... [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 9 Aug 2007 |
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Focused political satire timely and provocative Hands up those who knew this was NZ Peace Week and that last Monday was the 62nd anniversary of the dropping of a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima? To mark the occasion and remind us all that annihilation of life as we know it on the planet is just a button push away – or a series of secret codes known to a select few, to be more precise – eight performer-writers, three designers and a production team have come together with director L’hibou Hornung to create and present a thought-provoking revue ... [more] |
 reviewed by Roxanne de Bruyn 1 Mar 2012 |
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Final Dress the highlight in NYC season Set in a studio, it is strong, sexy and very dramatic, filled with sharp movements and surprising twists. The costumes are modern, and quick changes, dressing and undressing performers, explore the boundaries of studio and stage, private and public and the passage of time. A distinctly contemporary ballet... it is also the clear favourite of the audience. [more] |
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reviewed by Brenda Rae Kidd 13 Mar 2012 |
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An exhilarating ensemble to watch For twenty minutes I am not sitting in Founders Theatre, Hamilton - awestruck - rather in a rehearsal studio, somewhere, New York. Final Dress is a game-changer. The stage is stripped right back to the skeleton, giving the audience a peep into territory usually reserved for cast and crew. Boundaries are challenged, reversing the spectator-spectated construct. Very brave stuff as traditionalists may consider this distracting. [more] |
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reviewed by Hannah Molloy 19 Mar 2012 |
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Ballet that makes you marvel In three pieces, NYC is all about the city it is named for - fast, gritty, doesn’t stop, is always changing and new and different, vibrant... the descriptors are endless and entirely appropriate. If this is RNZB Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel’s first year of programming, New Zealand is in for some very good ballet times ahead. [more] |
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reviewed by Lyne Pringle 23 Mar 2012 |
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Exquisite artistry on display It is rousing to sense how much the dancers in the company are relishing the new repertoire, expectations and directions that have come with Ethan Stiefel. It is stirring to sense the excitement and engagement of audiences throughout the country. [more] |
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reviewed by Jennifer Shennan (The Dominion Post) 23 Mar 2012 |
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Director delivers flawless triple bill The performance sizzles with style overlaying admirably secure technique, and you couldn’t fault one of the dancers throughout the entire evening. That said, several of them shone with a radiance and nonchalance that lifted the company into orbit. We wished they could have danced all night. [more] |
 reviewed by Jan Bolwell 17 Nov 2006 |
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Contemporary Trojans & ballet works stand out The New Zealand School of Dance’s graduation season is one of the most enjoyable dance events of the year. The juxtaposition of ballet and contemporary dance works helps to illuminate the contrasting qualities of both, and is immensely stimulating from an audience point of view. [more] |
 reviewed by Lexie Matheson 17 Aug 2012 |
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Sweet voyeurism Nøughty Girls is about a couple of girls up to naughty but nice stuff in the nice and naughty noughties. In so doing they expose a little known fact, that apart from the technology and some changes in the language, heterosexuality is pretty much as it always has been. [more] |
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reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 20 Aug 2012 |
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Engaging authenticity Sainsbury's devised work, Noughty Girls, offers an up-to-the-minute account of 21st-century romance, with Elizabeth McMenamin and Chelsea McEwan Millar playing a couple of 20-somethings desperately seeking whatever. [more] |
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