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Drummers and dancers respond to each other on stage in Manifesto. Drummers on risers and dancers sitting on chairs and dancing below in performance of Manifesto Drummers and dancers respond to each other on stage in Manifesto. Powerful primal beat of optimism
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Powerful primal beat of optimism

9 February 2023

Stephanie Lake Company’s exploration of the relationship between rhythm and human movement in Manifesto is intoxicating and invigorating, says Nina Levy. She just wishes she could have been closer to the action.

Reading time • 6 minutesContemporary dance
Reading time • 7 minutesDance
A dancer swings, back arched in a pendulum movement, high above six other dancers reaching up towards her in Douglas Wright's Gloria. Bodies meet Baroque in blaze of glory
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Bodies meet Baroque in blaze of glory

15 September 2022

Thirty years after its celebrated debut, Douglas Wright’s Gloria lights up the stage once more, this time with a very special addition. The result, writes Nina Levy, is simply glorious. 

Reading time • 7 minutesDance
An office worker pops lies under a table, clutching the table leg, while a man in suit and tie leans over the table, spreadeagled. A mess of office equipment in the background give a sense of chaos. Solid groundwork leaps and bounds
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Solid groundwork leaps and bounds

18 August 2022

From the office grind to moments of human connection, STRUT Dance’s latest double bill serves up delicious dance, writes Nina Levy.

Reading time • 6 minutesDance
SDC's dancers show their superb technique. Photo: Pedro Greig Two muscled male dancers from Sydney Dance Company leap in the air as a string quartet plays in the background. Mesmerising moves missing meaning
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Mesmerising moves missing meaning

11 August 2022

Sydney Dance Company makes a triumphant return to Perth with Impermanence but the theme is lost in translation, writes Nina Levy.

Reading time • 6 minutesDance
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.

Reading time • 5 minutesDance
Talitha Maslin dancing in
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A lucky dip of dance

20 May 2022

With 12 short new dance works on offer, you’re bound to find something you like at STRUT Dance’s “Short Cuts”, promises Nina Levy.

Reading time • 7 minutesDance
Reading time • 5 minutesDance
Promotional image for the performance The Ninth Wave, pictured a man is dancing on a sandy beach, throwing himself forward with a bright floodlight illuminates him as he moves, throwing sand in an arc above him Potent and prescient dance
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Potent and prescient dance

4 March 2022

The Ninth Wave comes with dynamic performances, strong production values and a powerful message about the state of the world, writes Nina Levy

Reading time • 7 minutesPerth Festival
Reading time • 5 minutesDance

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