Performing arts
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Opinion
Comedy at its groundbreaking best: Get Krack!n's Indigenous finale
In their final show, the two Kates handed over to Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell - and it changed the face of mainstream Australian TV.
- by Dom Knight
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A trip to the wild side as K-pop meets reggae
Body Concert is fun, frantic and fresh – like nothing you’ve seen before. K-Pop meets reggae meets baroque; crazy as butoh but without the angst.
- by Kim Dunphy
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Gold rush: Castlemaine flashes its arts pedigree
The opening weekend of Victoria's pre-eminent regional arts festival switched-on an impressive program from new artistic director Glyn Roberts.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Unconventional dance work points to great discoveries
Melanie Lane's Nightdance may not be wholly original but, in Melbourne, it's refreshing.
- by Jana Perkovic
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An absorbing new work from a new dance ensemble
Lady Example may be more style over substance but there's something exciting about this 'small miracle', writes Jana Perkovic.
- by Jana Perkovic
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Circa's Peepshow is a coup for Castlemaine State Festival
Circa is one of the great success stories in Australia’s performing arts scene.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Audience transfixed by unnerving performance
We had couches and comforts but the dance work that unfolded at Abbotsford Convent was quite the opposite.
- by Kim Dunphy
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A visceral ride in a leaky boat
Choreographer and dancer Jill Orr guides her audience through the Dark Night with compelling authority.
- by Kim Dunphy
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The human body at its most profound
Russell Dumas' lifetime learnings are brought to bear in this simple but sumptuous dance work.
- by Jana Perkovic
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Cycles of darkness and light
Karul Projects' dance work Co_Ex_En explores both conflict and celebration at Indigenous sites.
- by Kim Dunphy
Science
New York to Brisbane via Mars: World Science Festival comes to town
The World Science Festival Brisbane is in its fourth year, offering science enthusiasts the chance learn about DNA profiling, protecting the Great Barrier Reef and future missions to Mars.
- by Stuart Layt