 SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS at St James Theatre reviewed by Mark James Hamilton 2 Mar 2008 |
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Dense rich dance and narratives An intricate crowd of grey figures peoples Rite of Spring. Their sped up walks and looping phrases warp time. I watched their movement motifs’ synchronise with the musical phrases. This happened better for some dancers than others ... [more] |
 THE LINDBERGH FLIGHT / THE FLIGHT OVER THE OCEAN AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS at St James Theatre reviewed by Lindis Taylor (The Dominion Post) 25 Feb 2008 |
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Euro-style Weill from operatic margins Accepting the festival's reduced opera ambitions and the choice of works rather on the margins of the standard repertoire, this double bill offers a vivid example of contemporary European production style, by Francois Girard, that is both brilliant and searching. [more] |
 THE DENTIST'S CHAIR at SKYCITY Theatre reviewed by Shannon Huse (New Zealand Herald) 15 Sep 2008 |
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Unmasking a darker, stranger Indian Ink production The Indian Ink theatre company has changed its recipe so fans expecting the latest production to be a sweet, soulful curry of a show will instead be surprised by a swampy, macabre gumbo. [more] |
 CIRQUE ICI: SECRET at Odlins Plaza, Taranki Wharf reviewed by Ann Hunt (The Dominion Post) 25 Feb 2008 |
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A different kind of master for the ring When you see Cirque Ici – and you must – be prepared to leave all your expectations of what a circus should be, at the door. If you do, you will enter a realm of magic hitherto unknown, and you will be amazed once again, at the wonder of the world and its beings. [more] |
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SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS at St James Theatre reviewed by Ann Hunt 14 Mar 2008 |
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Urban angst and self-contained beauty Shen Wei is a highly regarded choreographer, dancer, painter and designer. He is also the Artistic Director of Shen Wei Dance Arts. This programme arrives heralded from overseas tours and comprises two works, both of which he choreographed and designed. [more] |
 GISELLE at Shed 6, Queens Wharf reviewed by Ann Hunt 16 Mar 2008 |
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Genius avant-garde he is not [Note: Ann Hunt’s NZIAF dance reviews appear here because they were written for the Sunday Star Times which has chosen not to run them – indeed their review coverage of all performing arts appears to have ceased across the board. Shame on them – JS]] “In Ballyfeeny there is little or no light.” So quotes Giselle's father from the top of a telegraph pole. This is so very true. Writer/director, Michael Keegan-Dolan 's absurdist Giselle is very dark indeed, in spite of some broad laughs along the way. [more] |
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THE LINDBERGH FLIGHT / THE FLIGHT OVER THE OCEAN AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS at St James Theatre reviewed by Rosel Labone 28 Feb 2008 |
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The dream and waking up to reality “I’m so tired of you, America” modern-day troubadour Rufus Wainwright memorably sang in his 2007 single ‘Going to Town.’ But did he get it the right way round? Has America itself become tired, because it has run out of ideas? [more] |
 SONGS OF KURT WEILL at Pacific Blue Festival Club reviewed by Rosel Labone 17 Mar 2008 |
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More pioneer rocker than old German jazz dude This innovative Arts Festival project by Wellington institution Plan 9 is not so much an extreme makeover as a complete reinvention of both the known and not so well known music of 20th Century composer Kurt Weill. This formidable clan of expert technicians have taken apart Weill’s music and rebuilt it, piece by piece by piece. [more] |
 LA VIE at Pacific Blue Festival Club reviewed by Brannavan Gnanalingam (The Lumiere Reader) 24 Feb 2008 |
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Wildly enjoyable It’s hard to describe this one – was it music, theatre, acrobatics, physical comedy, dance? Hell, it was a bit of everything, an exuberant, carnivalesque, grotesque bonanza. It was one giant variety show ... [more] |
 THE TRIAL OF THE CANNIBAL DOG at Opera House reviewed by John Button (The Dominion Post) 3 Mar 2008 |
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Cannibal Dog goes wandering In Anne Salmond's book, tracing all three of Cook's Pacific journeys, there is a central point where, in returning to Grass Cove, the scene of the massacre and eating of 10 of the Adventure's men in 1773, Cook had surprised both his own men and the local Maori, by exacting no retribution. [more] |
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