Rita Clarke, Author at Seesawmag

WAAPA dance. A group of dancers all dressed in red gather together under a billowing length of fabric that looks like a cloud WAAPA dancers find finesse and flair

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WAAPA dancers find finesse and flair

11 June 2022

WAAPA dance students do justice to classic and contemporary works in their midyear performance season, writes Rita Clarke.

Photo: Daniel Grant Photography Three dancers, lying on their backs with their legs in the air, hold up another dancer by her split legs. She looks worried. It’s game, set and match to Elstermann

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It’s game, set and match to Elstermann

29 April 2022

Witty and clever, Scott Elstermann’s new dance work dominates the court, reports Rita Clarke.

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Voyages to the realm beyond

14 February 2022

An innovative Perth Festival performance work examines the beauty and power of rituals surrounding death, and Rita Clarke is mesmerised.

Fringe World, PS Art Space, Dress Reherasal, 13/01/2022 An image from OFF-base dance performance of ‘You Are’. Pictured is a young man who reaches his arms above his head, his eyes lifted to the heavens as if imploring. Dance that has to be seen to be believed

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Dance that has to be seen to be believed

15 January 2022

Fringe World has begun! OFF-base Dance’s debut work may make you squirm in your seat but Rita Clarke says she’s hooked.

Features

How to watch ballet

15 December 2021

Are you a newbie to the wonderful world of classical ballet? Rita Clarke tells you everything you need to know.

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Mayhem on speed makes for perfect Plan B

23 October 2021

Rita Clarke finds the two treats on LINK Dance Company’s latest bill are an antidote both to each other and to the challenges of closed borders.

Photo: Stephen Heath Photography As Caeser Raj Labade stands with his arms held outward, palms facing out, as though he is saying

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Promise aplenty from WAAPA acting students

15 September 2021

WAAPA’s third year students show plenty of potential in Humphrey Bower’s take on Julius Caeser, writes Rita Clarke.

Molly the cat (Alison Van Reeken). Photo: Dana Weeks. Alison Van Reeken is dressed in slick black, she hunches forward dramatically, mouth open. In the background is a dark curtain lit in royal blue. Feline fun abounds in Nocturna

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Feline fun abounds in Nocturna

26 August 2021

A magical black cat plus four twenty-something housemates make for much entertainment in Ian Sinclair’s new play Nocturna, reports Rita Clarke.

Photo: Stephen Heath Photography Dancers hurtle through space in Kynan Hughes's 'Memento Mori. Diverse double bill sees dancers rise to the occasion

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Diverse double bill sees dancers rise to the occasion

16 June 2021

WAAPA’s second year dance students have risen to the challenge posed by a classical and contemporary pairing, writes Rita Clarke.

Reviews

In the mood for dancing

12 June 2021

Triple bill “In Good Company” is a sublime combination of dancing, live music, mood lighting… and the opportunity to have a boogie yourself, if the urge takes you, writes Rita Clarke.

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Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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