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- Stephanie Glickman
All the dancers in the gala conveyed pure joy in dancing, which radiated off stage to the entire full house. Combine that with the multi-generational emerging and distinguished talent on display and the Australian Tap Festival is punching well above its weight by nurturing both the grassroots and elite of the tap community.
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- Doug Knight
Gay’s turn of phrase is exceptional with her language paying homage to language itself.
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- Stephanie Glickman
Instruments of Dance, the triple bill by The Australian Ballet, has a top pedigree. The three choreographers are all resident artists – of the Royal Ballet, the Australian Ballet and New York City Ballet, respectively.
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- Stephanie Glickman
Girls with Altitude is an apt name for this joyous, feminist circus show featuring girls 12-18 years old from the Flying Fruit Fly Circus.
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- Penelope Broadbent
A dystopian world in the not-too-distant future. No music. No singing. No dance. In Brittanie Shipway's Senser, everything related to music, song and dance is considered contraband. A sin.
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- Stephanie Glickman
Dance, itself, can be described as impermanent. The body moves a particular way in space and then it moves on. Each unique moment flickers away as soon as the next one appears.
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- Heather Bloom
It’s been 3 years since Come From Away first came to Melbourne with its incredible true story of the small Canadian town of Gander that took on over 7000 stranded passengers after the September 11 attacks.
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- Stephanie Glickman
Bangarra’s works are rooted in tradition and inspirations from country and it’s not unusual for the men and women to have different roles, as culture dictates.
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