Magic Mike Live: Melbourne
Channing Tatum seems to know the right amount of classy entertainment and spice to make any woman feel empowered.
Narcifixion: tapping into screen narcissism
FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres present Narcifixion—a dark and humorous dance work about narcissism in the online world.
Come From Away: standing ovation from Sydney
Written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Come From Away now playing at Capitol Theatre is the perfect representation of storytelling through art.
The Australian Ballet School’s ‘En Pointe’
Arts Centre Melbourne’s Morning Melodies returns to Hamer Hall to delight audiences with a stellar line-up of music theatre, cabaret, opera, jazz and dance from May to December 2021. The much loved, feel-good concerts will celebrate Australian performers including David Hobson, Silvie Paladino, Zoy Frangos and Trevor Ashley as well as future stars with performances from The Australia Ballet School and Victorian College of the Arts.
Breaking the ordinary: Spark Youth Dance Company’s ‘Circuit Breaker’
The audience flows like electricity between each static performance location. Anticipation and mystery grow on this chilly Melbourne evening as they travel, guided by subtle fairy lights and small hand-held torches.
Drummer Queens: un-‘beat’-able
Like a heartbeat, Drummer Queens is a show that will stay with you forever. A brilliant fusion of power and tenderness, Drummer Queens is a performance like no other. Playing at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre until Saturday 8 May, before travelling throughout
Alisdair Macindoe’s Reference Material: a dancer’s voice
Award-winning choreographer Alisdair Macindoe debuts Reference Material, a new dance work as a part of Darebin Arts Speakeasy season at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre. This piece adequately explores the process and history of dance making in the age of narcissism.
‘Home Feed’: a virtual theatre
As we charter through unprecedented measures of COVID-19, the panic and uncertainty that is brought upon us can often pose a fictional barrier around the notion of connectivity. Yet, for three Australian female dancers, they realised they did not need a theatre to keep the Arts alive.
‘Raise the Barre’ rocks ballet and breakdance blend
Described as ‘a commercial ballet show with attitude’, Raise the Barre presented by Masters of Choreography lifts the roof with its perfect theatrical fusion of classical and commercial dance styles.
‘Metal’: Lucy Guerin and Indonesia’s Ensemble Tikoro
Melbourne-based dance company Lucy Guerin Inc collaborates with Indonesian heavy metal choir Ensemble Tikoro to bring Metal, a confronting and earthy collision of dance and sound.