Guild Theatre, Melbourne.9 October 2024. We know that everything is ephemeral, even though we mostly reside in the delusion of permanence. In the world of art, we treasure both. Paintings, statues, etcetera at one end, live performance at the other. We have museums and plinths for the former, but for the latter – smartphones notwithstanding […]

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Dancehouse, Melbourne.3 October 2024. Pomme d’amour. Love apple. Call it what you will, the humble tomato has always been vaguely sexy. Yet, the sight of three dancers writhing around in a pool of red juice is less erotic than you might think. That said, Chou Kuan Jou’s saucy three hander, Tomato, is far from prim. […]

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As part of its Fringe Focus Taiwan partnership, Melbourne Fringe is bringing two contemporary dance pieces to the stage from leading choreographers SU Pin-Wen and Chou Kuan-Jou. Girl’s Notes (11 – 12 October at Melbourne Recital Centre – Primrose Potter Salon) Traversing the boundaries of contemporary dance and gender to ask – how should women […]

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Arts Centre Melbourne officially announced a new performance space, The Show Room, an intimate 150-seat studio theatre that will provide audiences the opportunity to experience groundbreaking theatre, music and dance performances up close. The Show Room program will feature productions from both independent artists and established arts institutions, including provocative new works from acclaimed theatre creators Van […]

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Melbourne Fringe Festival continues to champion First Nations artists through its curated Deadly Fringe program. Deadly Fringe is committed to showcasing pioneering and thought-provoking artworks, and reinforcing First Nations voices and perspectives on stage. Some of the highlights in the Deadly Fringe program include: Na Djinang Circus, in collaboration with Circa Cairns, presents the world premiere of In Place, a contemporary […]

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Trades Hall, Melbourne.18 October 2023. If, after only a few minutes, you are reminded of both Fantasia and Esther Williams swimming pool kitsch, you soon realise that what the blurb meant by new was old. Indeed, despite playing at the Melbourne Fringe, Mechorstra would surely fit the bill as inoffensive cruise ship fare. Less fringe, […]

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Dancehouse, Melbourne.5 October 2023. “Why can’t the art speak for itself?” she asks, in a tone more accusative than enquiring. The short answer here is that it does; and, if left alone to do so, Touch would be an elegant and beautiful evocation of a simple and powerful idea. Alas, it is not quite so. […]

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For the first time, the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is the home of circus for Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023, with the support of the Australia Council for the Arts, the State Government of Victoria, Melbourne Fringe and the City of Stonnington. NICA will support independent artists and small to medium companies to present works within NICA’s renowned venue, […]

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Think of juggling, and what comes into your head? Is it a live scored show which deftly threads skilled and precise throws and catches, choreographed moves that entice the eye, and rhythm that pulsates through the performers and audience into a multi sensory performance? After seeing Escalate, it will be.  Escalate, from Throw Catch Collective, […]

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Dancehouse/Melbourne Fringe.14 October 2021. If called upon to boil it down to a single word, it would be…post. Post-dance, post-theatre, post-modern…post pretty well anything you could reasonably take at face value. However, this is not quite the calamity it seems. (I daresay it’s post-calamitous.) Rather, Jonathan Homsey’s contortionist self-referencing and absurd playfulness border on permanent […]

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