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An image from the performance of And The Earth Will Swallow. Pictured are 6 dancers, the stage behind them is dark. And The Earth Will Swallow Them Whole – cathartic dance

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And The Earth Will Swallow Them Whole – cathartic dance

16 February 2022

Emerging dance critic Zendra Giraudo finds Rachel Arianne Ogle’s new work about life, loss and grief profoundly moving.

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Rachel Arianne Ogle voyages to a 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.

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West Australian Ballet – platinum under the stars

12 February 2022

West Australian Ballet launches a landmark year with a Perth Festival favourite, and Kim Balfour is swept up in the display of raw emotion.

An image from Talitha Muslin's show Siren. Picutred is a woman wearing elaborate caged dress and colourful headdress dances on the beach with her arm raised. Talitha Maslin dives deep into the sea

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Talitha Maslin dives deep into the sea

2 February 2022

Using the Scarborough Beach sand as its stage, SIREN is a magical melting pot of sculpture, sound, and contemporary dance that invites audiences to contemplate their relationship with the planet.

Photo: supplied A snapshot from the show Salome δ. Pictured is a performer wearing a long brocade robe stands, arms outstretched. To his left a dancer is folded in half, mid motion. The stage is dark, lit with blue and a shaft of pink. Salome δ finds poetry in the chaos of illness

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Salome δ finds poetry in the chaos of illness

30 January 2022

Delving and dancing into chronic sickness, Salome δ is a wild and multi-layered ride but the landing is surprisingly gentle, finds Nina Levy.

Pictured are cast members of The Underground. They are posed sexily at the front of the stage. The women are mostly wearing midriff revealing tops and short skirts, while the men are more casually dressed in black shirts and pants. ‘The Underground’ delivers dopamine hits

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‘The Underground’ delivers dopamine hits

28 January 2022

Fans of TikTok will probably enjoy dance extravaganza The Underground, says Kim Balfour… but she wants more.

Six female dancers stand in a line with their arms outstretched. They are all dressed in red and the room is bathed in blue light Enneagon Movement pursue pleasure

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Enneagon Movement pursue pleasure

28 January 2022

In exploring pleasure in its various forms, Giorgia Schijf and her dancers bring that very commodity to the audience, discovers Nina Levy.

Photo: Georgi Ivers A woman stands centre stage, in her underwear, with a cushion strapped to her stomach to mimic pregnancy. She leans back awkwardly from the hips, one arm extended. She is surrounded by elaborately framed photos of herself pulling funny faces. The Dirty Mother – childbirth stripped bare

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The Dirty Mother – childbirth stripped bare

25 January 2022

A visceral and highly physical story of one woman’s experience of childbirth – in all its guts and glory – The Dirty Mother is a performance that demands to be heard says Claire Trolio.

A woman in blue dress and spiky headpiece kneels on a round mat in front of a microphone. She is holding a rainmaker percussion instrument and is surrounded by other musical instruments Dreams of a Lonely Planet – journey in the realm of dreams’

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Dreams of a Lonely Planet – journey in the realm of dreams’

22 January 2022

A new dance collective draw their audience into the world of a child’s imagination in their debut show, and Rosalind Appleby is entranced.

Pictured is Michelle Aitken, she wears a blue shirt and has a purple hue around her. shoulder-length blonde hair almost appearing as a mullet. Her hair is blonde and shoulder length. Michelle Aitken’s tale of many emails and a golden llama

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Michelle Aitken’s tale of many emails and a golden llama

17 January 2022

A little kooky and very shiny, Michelle Aitken’s new solo work is classic Fringe fare, writes Nina Levy.

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