WOMADelaide 2019: World Of Music And Dance ~ DAY 1 Musings by Michael Coghlan ~ World Music Festival Review

by Michael Coghlan | Mar 9, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Dance, Family Entertainment, Live Music, Music, Reviews, WOMADelaide 2019

[WORLD MUSIC ~ INT] Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla, Fri 8 Mar. WOMADelaide  #23. But who’s counting?! A gentle breeze blew across the park under an overcast sky as the first act on the Foundation Stage got underway. In a WOMAD first they actually started early (WOMADelaide...

Carmen – Dresden Semperoper Ballet: Retelling The Classic Tale Of Lust, Love, Betrayal And Murder ~ Adelaide Festival 2019 Review

by Janine Spearpoint | Mar 9, 2019 | Adelaide Festival 2019, Adelaide Festivals, Dance, Reviews

[Dance ~ Australian Premiere ~ Adelaide Exclusive ~ GER] Festival Theatre,Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri 8 Mar. Everybody knows the story of Carmen, of lust, love, betrayal and murder. This ballet, choreographed by Johan Inger, takes the story on a rollercoaster of...

Evangeline (Or, The Grief That Does Not Speak Whispers The O’erfrought Heart And Bids It Break) ~ Adelaide Fringe 2019 Review

by Clayton Werner | Feb 27, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Circus & Physical Theatre, Dance, Reviews, Theatre

[CIRCUS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE/DANCE THEATRE ~ SA PREMIERE ~ ACT] The Mill – The Breakout, Tue 26 Feb. Your expectations for this show, labelled as Circus and Physical Theatre/Dance Theatre – are probably wrong! I’m going to try not to go into too many of the details,...

No Lights No Lycra: Not Your Typical Night Out At The Fringe, But More Of A Full-Body Experience ~ Adelaide Fringe 2019 Review  

by Tori Brookes | Feb 26, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Dance, Event, Reviews

[EVENTS/DANCE ~ SA] Rhino Room, Mon 25 Feb. In the basement of the Rhino Room, led by the friendly people of No Lights No Lycra Adelaide, participants are free to dance or move however they wished for an hour – in the dark. As the name suggests, there are no lights...

Sufi Music Party – Farhan Shah And Brothers: A Heart-Warming And Uplifting Evening Of World Music ~ Adelaide Fringe 2019 Review

by Michael Coghlan | Feb 25, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Dance, Entertainment, Live Music, Reviews

[MUSIC/WORLD MUSIC ~ SA] Church Of The Trinity, Sun 24 Feb. This mini World Music event was presented by HATs Inc and Globo. Among other things HATs is endeavouring to give exposure to musicians from other cultural backgrounds who have recently become Australian...

Djuki Mala: Merging Traditional Tribal Dance With Old School, Modern And Freestyle Dance ~ Adelaide Fringe 2019 Review

by Janine Spearpoint | Feb 23, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Circus & Physical Theatre, Dance, Family Entertainment, Reviews

[DANCE/PHYSICAL THEATRE ~ NT] The Garden Of Unearthly Delights – Umbrella Revolution, Fri 22 Feb. Twelve years ago Djuki Mala became YouTube sensations when their Zorba The Greek Yolngu-style video went viral, now sitting at 2.9 million views, it was the beginning of...