Review: The Sensemaker

Pro­duced by ‘Woman’s Move’ from Switzer­land and co-dir­ec­ted by cho­reo­graph­ers Elsa Couvreur and Iona D’Annunzio. The Sense­maker starts as a clev­er and under­stated com­edy that uses dance, move­ment and sound as its main devices. Theatre like this is at its best when min­im­al and per­fectly timed, which is a key strength of The Sense­maker. The […]

Review: Limits

Reviewed by Nadia Free­man Photo cred­it: Dav­id Vagg This is no typ­ic­al dance num­ber meant to dis­tract and delight you with sparkles and clap-along num­bers.  Lim­its sits in the realm of theatre that is to chal­lenge its audi­ence and give them a chance to view what it might be like to step into the shoes […]

I’d rather be under the sea

It’s been too long since you last lost your­self on the dance floor, right? And you haven’t dressed up in ages. You can­’t even remem­ber the last time that you drank a bright blue cock­tail. Oh yes, we’re feel­ing your pain. And even more than just feel­ing it – we want to fix it. And […]

The not-so-secret lives of dancers

The Roy­al New Zea­l­and bal­let’s been get­ting itself all kinds of atten­tion lately, like with their Lady Gaga dance on You­Tube, and the TV show The Secret Lives of Dan­cers. In addi­tion, The Nutcrack­er opens tonight – we’ll have a review for you next week, but if you can­’t wait or can­’t afford a tick­et, […]