Karla Dondio

Arts Centre Spiegeltent: Katie Noonan Love-Song-Circus

Katie Noonan Love-Song-Circus is a scintillating ode to the strength and endurance of the first female convicts in Australia. With…

13 years ago

Dance Massive: Skeleton

In many ways, Skeleton is an extraordinary performance piece. The choreography is exacting in its exploration of themes and the…

13 years ago

Closer at Chapel off Chapel

The best way to describe Closer is that it’s a slow burner. It requires the audience’s close attention and investment…

13 years ago

Spiegeltent: The Trip

I really enjoy arriving at a venue – especially if it’s The Famous Spiegeltent – to witness a show that…

13 years ago

Midsumma: Finucane & Smith’s Caravan Burlesque

The hardest shows to review are often the ones that stand head and shoulder above the rest. I mean what…

13 years ago

Salome, delightfully debauched

Richard Strauss must have been delighted with himself in creating the opera Salome. Controversial, shocking and lust-laden, I can imagine…

14 years ago

Opera Australia sublime again

I had not seen Madama Butterfly by Puccini prior to last night. Nonetheless, to those friends of mine who were…

14 years ago

Delicate and magical – A Guide to Unhappiness

I knew nothing about A Guide to Unhappiness or its performers going into this show, which is part of the…

14 years ago

For performer or audience?

Ellipsis is a dance piece that focuses heavily on ideas but, unfortunately, doesn’t evoke the concrete feelings expected from this…

14 years ago