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- Bron Batten
Rod Quantock is one of Australia’s longest standing comedians. And for a stand up comic, that’s quite an achievement.
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- Paul Andrew
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- Stephanie Glickman
Ballet is tricky enough. Ballet on ice brings on a whole slew of additional obstacles, the first of which is creating the ice stage.
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- Stephanie Glickman
He’s a magician on a mission. With his assistants, riggers, pyrotechnicians and manager in tow, Melbourne boy Cosentino is touring his blend of magic, illusion, escape acts and dance to the far reaches of Australia.
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- Stephanie Glickman
While the two choreographers approach the topic from differing angles and employ different movement vocabularies, there is a pleasing symmetry to the double bill and a definite sense of thematic unity.
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- Elisa Ghisalberti
The La Mama stage is transformed to wonderful effect, with pine needles spread on the ground, covering important objects that will later be seen, and ladders creeping towards the sky.
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