by Rosie van Heerde | Feb 14, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Burlesque, Cabaret, Reviews
Royal Croquet Club – Ukiyo, Sat Feb 13 As the lights dim, the audience is blasted by a none-too-subtle smoke machine that thankfully dissipates quickly as two figures take the now sparsely illuminated stage; one drumming, the other – just standing there, really. A...
by Rosie van Heerde | Oct 1, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Dance, Reviews
[JAPAN/AUSTRALIA] Space Theatre, Wed 30 Sep Mixing Australian contemporary dance techniques with the eerie subversiveness that typifies Japanese Butoh, Spectra certainly packs a visual punch that leaves its mark well after one exits the theatre. In a piece that seeks...
by Rosie van Heerde | Sep 13, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Dance
[INDONESIA] by Rosie van Heerde. Described as both “rhythmic and unnerving”, Cry Jailolo is billed as a “gripping, edge-of-your-seat dance” and a highlight of the OzAsia Festival 2015 calendar. Brought to Australian audiences by renowned choreographer Eko Supriyanto,...
by Rosie van Heerde | Sep 13, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Dance, Multimedia
[JAPAN/AUSTRALIA – WORLD PREMIERE] by Rosie van Heerde. A professional dancer for ten years, Australian choreographer Kyle Page has worked with a plethora of choreographic ‘greats’ including Meryl Tankard, Gavin Webber and Lucy Guerin. Over 2013/14 Kyle took up...
by Rosie van Heerde | Sep 6, 2015 | Classical, Music, Musical Theatre, Opera, Reviews
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sat 5 Sep. From Rodgers and Hammerstein to Mozart, Bernstein to Bizet and all the greats in between, this production soared from the very beginning. Featuring the sublime vocals of bass baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Adelaide...