Review: WAAPA Dance, ‘Verge’ · Regal Theatre, 20 November · Review by Nina Levy · Eighteen years ago I performed in my final season as a …
Author Archives: Nina Levy
Provocative and challenging
16 November 2018
Review: Jo Lloyd, Confusion for Three · PICA Performance Space, 15 November · Review by Nina Levy · Jo Lloyd is a Melbourne-based independent choreographer and …
A peek inside the lab
22 August 2018
A monstrous arts event is about to take place in Perth. Named “Unhallowed Arts”, it’s timed to celebrate the bicentenary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and features …
Shattering a myth
3 August 2018
Review: Bangarra Dance Theatre, Dark Emu · Heath Ledger Theatre, 2 August · Review by Nina Levy · When it comes to contemporary dance, I prefer …
A force to be reckoned with
31 July 2018
Review: Momentum Dance, Unbreakable · Redmond Theatre, Prendiville Catholic College · Review by Nina Levy · Dance is a young person’s game… or is it? Perth’s …
Hume’s Carmen stands the test of time
23 July 2018
Review: West Australian Opera, Carmen · His Majesty’s Theatre, 21 July · Review by Nina Levy · Back in 1992, when Lindy Hume’s Carmen made its …
Louder than words
5 July 2018
Review: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, The Farmer’s Daughter · Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, 4 July · Review by Nina Levy · Being a writer, I love …
Moody magic
29 June 2018
Review: Sydney Dance Company, ab [intra] · His Majesty’s Theatre, 28 June · Review by Nina Levy · In 1998 I saw Sydney Dance Company (SDC) …
Not damnation but hope
10 June 2018
Review: Marrugeku, “Burrbgaja Yalirra” (Dancing Forwards) · PICA Performance Space, 9 June · Review by Nina Levy · How can we look to the past to …
Dirty little secrets
6 June 2018
Porn is our collective dirty little secret… or is it? In the play Tissue, local theatre company Static Drive Co is asking, “If we strip away …