 reviewed by Jenny Stevenson 2 Dec 2011 |
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Dancers shown off to advantage Not a single scrum to be seen in this high energy show – but the rugby referee’s mantra of touch... pause... engage... could easily parallel a choreographer’s instructions to a group of dancers, and has a pleasing synergy in this context, [more] |
 reviewed by Jenny Stevenson 5 Feb 2012 |
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The Light Dancing: dancing Performed in the setting of a natural amphitheatre in Waimangō, the work emerges out of the darkness with tenuous orbs of diffused light, which gleam momentarily before being swallowed by the void. Figures emerge as the eye adjusts to the dark, clutching woven baskets of the shimmering light against their bodies and then begin waving them aloft and arcing them through the air, as they proceed into movement formations. [more] |
 reviewed by Jenny Stevenson 28 Mar 2013 |
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Curiously sombre, yet utterly compelling The structure of the work establishes firstly the individuality of each dancer and then follows their gravitational connection through groupings and partnering. Manu and Levi perform a duet of interweaving arms in which the complex folding of their bodies creates multiple patterns of tangled limbs so that neither body is distinguishable. The dancers cluster together and then disperse to reform anew, their bodies joining to flail and toss in uneasy groupings that speak of disquiet and discomfort. The work ends as each dancer resumes their individual quest with a sense of inevitability and an infinite, continuing momentum. [more] |
 reviewed by Julia Barry 15 Feb 2009 |
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An evening’s entertainment to delight in and savour The pre-Christmas Evening of Music and Dance presented by Jennifer De Leon, Sjouke van Houten and Friends, was a relaxing and uplifting treat ideally suited to providing the audience with a welcome break from the Christmas rush. [more] |
 reviewed by Julia Barry 26 Aug 2010 |
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Beneficial testing ground The promotional material for the fourth and final season of Works In Progress (W.I.P.) promises to ‘end on a high note’ this series of showcases for emerging choreographers and dancers. The performance on August 24 lives up to this expectation in fine fashion, with five very different and interesting choreographic works ... [more] |
 reviewed by Janet McAllister (New Zealand Herald) 16 Feb 2009 |
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Poignant flavour to seven appetisers of home-grown Asian theatre At the beginning of this evening of seven Asian dramas, a Japanese man wearing a traditional haori jacket, Hiroshi Nakatsuji, welcomes the audience with a mihi, in well-accented te reo. [more] |
 reviewed by Janet McAllister (New Zealand Herald) 6 Apr 2009 |
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A fruitful harvest from Chekhov’s orchard Oh yes, we had great expectations – how could we not? The Bridge Project offers canonical plays interpreted by glamorously famous acting talent from both cultural capitals of the anglophone world – New York and London – under the direction of American Beauty's Sam Mendes. [more] |
 reviewed by Janet McAllister (New Zealand Herald) 1 Jun 2009 |
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Clichéd ending to smoking hot Big Apple drama The Scene starts with a pop-rock roar and more than a flash of shapely buttock, framed by lace stocking tops and a skimptastic Little Black Dress - at first, this Silo Theatre offering looks like a sex tragicomedy for the Noughties: smokin' hot, fast and funny. [more] |
 reviewed by Janet McAllister (New Zealand Herald) 5 Jun 2009 |
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Fledgling playwright’s subtle touch tugs the heartstrings The simple, heart-wrenching, low-lit climax of Nga Manurere is a reminder there can be more power in a quiet retelling than in a histrionic screaming match. [more] |
 reviewed by Janet McAllister (New Zealand Herald) 3 Jul 2009 |
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Thriller-like verve, arresting characters on way to End Michael Galvin (Shortland Street's Dr Warner) has written himself a doozy of a role in his new play: Simon, his Auckland evangelist, is willing to lie, entrap and possibly commit terrorist acts to hasten the Second Coming of Christ; the End apparently justifies being mean. [more] |
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