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Bangarra backs Voice to honour the ‘rights of Indigenous peoples’
The dance troupe said a Yes vote would respect the truth of the past and value a future vision of equity and fairness.
- by Linda Morris
Latest
Latest reviews
Arts
True story of a priestess and a bureaucrat told through exquisite movement
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes reviews of Somewhere at the Beginning, NEWRETRO; The Three Seas; Melbourne, Cheremushki; Yiddish Divas and more.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Tony Way, Nadia Bailey, Jessica Nicholas, Barney Zwartz, Elissa Goldstein and Mikey Cahill
Why is it – still – in dance you hardly ever see a woman lift a man?
One of Australia’s best choreographers has created a massive new work that shakes up the dancer/audience equation and celebrates 21 years in the business.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
From a tin shed to the Opera House stage: One dancer’s journey of joy
Riley Lapham’s ballet obsession as a little girl has carried her to the elite ranks.
- by Nick Galvin
Frame festival
Arts
Vulnerability and danger collide in this emotional work of dance
This wrap of reviews across Frame includes a work that pulls no punches, a show about challenging constraints, and the story of mythological seductress Mohini.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann and Cameron Woodhead