Circus Ronaldo, Russell Square, Northbridge, Perth, February 10 SO there we all were, crammed tightly together in a small tent, perched on narrow, bum-numbing benches, laughing as if there were no tomorrow. It was instantaneous, delirious transport, the kind that sweeps away every thought except one: I’m here and I’m happy; there is no other…
Month: February 2013
The Truth 25 Times a Second, Perth Festival
Ballet National de Marseille, Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth, February 9 WITH inspiration from Italo Calvino – his 1957 novel The Baron in the Trees – and set design by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, The Truth 25 Times a Second comes bearing impeccable intellectual credentials. To what purpose is harder to discern. The not…
Dorothee Gilbert, Ludmila Pagliero, Myriam Ould-Braham: three Giselles
Paris Opera Ballet, Capitol Theatre, Sydney: January 29, February 4, February 5 IT’S always something of an occasion when a dancer takes on a big role for the first time, particularly in one of the small handful of works in which ballerinas cement their reputation. I remember being thrilled to discover that Alina Cojocaru, then…
Giselle, Paris Opera Ballet
Capitol Theatre, Sydney, January 29 GISELLE may be seen as a ballet of two contrasting halves, the world of the living giving way to the realm of the spirit. It is usually played in that manner, with Giselle’s death at the end of Act I the bridge from reality to the fantastical world of the…
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