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- Liza Dezfouli
The quartet possesses a magnetic, compressed intensity; wrapping the huge auditorium of Hamer Hall in the vibe of an intimate nightclub.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Ethiopian composer and musician, Mulatu Astatke, the father of ‘Ethio-Jazz’ is a man who invented his own genre of music, combining traditional melodies and rhythms with American Jazz, Latin and funk influences.
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- Vito Mattarelli
Over recent years Australian audiences have been treated to an annual parade of Broadway Divas in concert, from the amazing Idina Menzel to the sublime Audra McDonald. The latest in the line is the delectable Megan Hilty.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Sitting in a circle, audience members at Savage Amusement & Melanie Jame Wolf’s show, Mira Fuchs, are not able to hide their expressions or body language from anyone else. This is important as the work’s essence insists on the shared experience.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Blood on the Dance Floor mashes dance, story-telling and video, using the metaphor of blood to reference both HIV infected blood and indigenous blood.
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- Vito Mattarelli
It is always difficult viewing a production which arrives with headline banners telling us how good it is. Expectations can be high, and if not achieved, can leave an audience disengaged. Blonde Poison could have achieved much more, with less fanfare.
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- Lee Bemrose
Andi Snelling's one woman show #DearDiary has been doing well at various arts festivals since Melbourne Fringe last year, and seeing her opening night performance at The Butterfly Club, it's easy to understand why.
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