 THE NOMINAL SPACE at BATS reviewed by Melody Nixon (The Lumiere Reader) 16 Feb 2008 |
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Too inaccessible Townshend explores a stirring and effective range of facial expressions and bodily movements as he jolts through the repeating stories of Nominal Space, drawing on mathematics and mood swings to chart the uncharted – that vague and exciting area between potential futures. [more] |
 VULA at Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Rd, Newtown reviewed by Helen Sims (The Lumiere Reader) 16 Feb 2008 |
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Exhilarating beauty Vula is one of the most visually stunning theatre experiences I have ever had. The show, which explores the relationship between Pacific Island women and water, is performed by four women and an off-stage puppeteer, on a stage flooded with water ... [more] |
 THE BECKONING OF HOPE at BATS reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 15 Feb 2008 |
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From Russia, a sermon Burton’s The Beckoning of Hope is about literature being the springboard out of the spiritual wilderness of the present just as it was for Nadezhda Mandelstam and her husband, the famous poet Osip who died in Siberia in 1938 after rather naively writing a mildly seditious poem about Stalin. [more] |
 DOSTOEVSKY TRIP at Happy (Cnr Tory & Vivian) reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 15 Feb 2008 |
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Lit trips into idiocy Dostoevsky Trip starts with seven literature addicts waiting for their dealer to turn up with their latest literary fix in the form of a drug. The dealer has an Alexandre Dumas which is mild but suitable for 12 addicts; for seven addicts he has the experimental Dostoevsky pill. [more] |
 TAP THAT II: THE RECKONING at BATS reviewed by Simon Sweetman (The Dominion Post) 15 Feb 2008 |
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Revue-styled romp The seven dancers blend a serious grasp of tap-dancing with comedic skills – everything from silly facials, kitsch costuming, ironic music and outlandish physical comedy. [more] |
 reviewed by Felicity Molloy 15 Feb 2008 |
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Far outshines previous work I love it that the company is bringing forth inventive work. I love it that the dancers get to dance difficult movement in sophisticated choreography to diverse music. I love it that the dancers are a more hybrid group. [more] |
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THE NOMINAL SPACE at BATS reviewed by John Smythe 15 Feb 2008 |
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Objective absurdity no barrier to subjective recognition As a computer programmer the ‘real’ world and your own life within it can become quite warped when you constantly encrypt its content, apply programming logic to all possibilities, use algorithms to solve the problem of which decision to make … [more] |
 reviewed by Jackson Coe 15 Feb 2008 |
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Men in cars, in love and introspective If, like me, you haven’t been along before, the Six O’Clock Swill is a showcase of short plays by artists from around town. This month’s swill, which coincides with the Fringe Festival, showcases two plays by Neil LaBute [not from these parts - ed], directed by Walter McGinnis, and two plays that are both written and directed by Thomas P. McGrath. [more] |
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VULA at Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Rd, Newtown reviewed by John Smythe 15 Feb 2008 |
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A sensuous massage of senses and the imagination Memories of Fijian women in lagoon water, wading, washing, fishing and singing, is the inspiration for this mesmerising 80 miniutes of visual theatre. Stories told by Pacific Island women and the mythology that infuses their world are also reflected in Vula (Fijian for moon). [more] |
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DOSTOEVSKY TRIP at Happy (Cnr Tory & Vivian) reviewed by Jackson Coe 14 Feb 2008 |
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Variation lacking Connecting literature and hallucinogenic drugs is a clever and witty way to explore the writing of Fyodor Dostoevsky, and while I’m convinced that the director had an effective vision in mind for Dostoevsky Trip, I fear that sometime during the rehearsal process his vision must have absconded. [more] |
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