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Photo: Seiya Taguchi A woman stands at a turntable Simple but gloriously effective
Reviews

Simple but gloriously effective

21 January 2020

In Eurydice, David Zampatti discovers the perfect companion piece to last year’s Fringe World hit, Orpheus.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Tony Bonani Miyambo puts on a powerfully physical performance as Red Peter in Kafka's Ape. Caught between worlds
Reviews

Caught between worlds

21 January 2020

Tony Bonani Miyambo gives a masterful physical performance in the gut-wrenching work that is Kafka’s Ape, writes Craig McKeough.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Music to find girls by
Reviews

Music to find girls by

20 January 2020

Shane Adamczak is searching for The One in a show that is funny, a little bitter, a little sad and a little wise.

Reading time • 4 minutesCabaret
A woman (Essie Barrow) thrusts her chest out at a man (Iskandar R. Sharazuddin). The aftermath of first love
The Festival Sessions

The aftermath of first love

17 January 2020

Ah young love! The giddy highs while it lasts, the despair when it ends… but it’s the aftermath that UK-based playwright and performer Iskandar R. Sharazuddin explores in his latest work Post-Mortem, which will make its Australian premiere at Fringe World 2020.

Reading time • 8 minutesDance
A counter-balancing act
The Festival Sessions

A counter-balancing act

15 January 2020

A single piece of rope, 30 metres long and hung between two pulleys, is the only piece of equipment in aerial acrobatic show By a Thread. The magic ingredient, the one that enables the performers to fly, is simple.

Reading time • 7 minutes
Diving into the divas
The Festival Sessions

Diving into the divas

15 January 2020

UK drag queen Velma Celli is obsessed with divas and in her latest show, Me & My Divas, she celebrates the big names, from Judy Garland to Jessie J… all live, no lip-synching. Seesaw caught up with Velma’s alter ego, Ian Stroughair, to find out more.

Reading time • 4 minutes
Tony Bonani Miyambo puts on a powerfully physical performance as Red Peter in Kafka's Ape. Never more relevant
The Festival Sessions

Never more relevant

15 January 2020

The fine line between human and animal is just one of the ideas explored in Kafka’s Ape, a solo performance by South African ensemble Yililiza, that will make its Australian debut at Fringe World this January.

Reading time • 6 minutes
Mixing it up by request
The Festival Sessions

Mixing it up by request

12 January 2020

Michael Griffiths has made a name for himself with his tribute cabaret shows, paying homage to artists from Cole Porter to Madonna. At Fringe World this year, however, he’s doing something a little different, and taking requests… via social media. In his Fringe Session Q&A Griffiths gave Seesaw the lowdown on his new show and his career to date.

Reading time • 6 minutesCabaret

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