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• Plexus review – body morphs with sculpture in astonishing stage illusions

  23-02-2016 06:45
  
  Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth international arts festival
  French theatre director Aurélien Bory manipulates light and space in this warping and at times overindulgent star vehicle for Japanese dancer Kaori ItoIn a cage of thousands of vertical strings, it is at times impossible to tell where Kaori Ito the dancer ends and Ito the sculptural material begins. Plexus, conceived by Aurélien Bory and choreographed by Bory with Ito, appears in the dance program of Wendy Martin’s first
  
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• Everything happens in Adelaide in March – our picks of the festival

  23-02-2016 06:07
  
  From Adelaide fringe to a week of literary events and an art biennial, South Australia claims its title as the festival state this autumnEach March South Australia claims its title as “the festival state”, with the Adelaide festival, the fringe festival, writers’ week and – this year – the art biennial taking place across the city. The state nickname – seen on number plates and car stickers – translates to more than 50% of all festival ticket sales in Au
  
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• Los Angeles Ballet's 'Don Quixote' has stand-out dancers but is burdened by questionable staging - Los Angeles Times

  23-02-2016 03:05 via
  Los Angeles Times
  Los Angeles Ballet's 'Don Quixote' has stand-out dancers but is burdened by questionable staging
  Los Angeles Times
  Midway through its 10th anniversary season, Los Angeles Ballet added another full-length classic to its repertory, a three-act "Don Quixote," which the company premiered at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center on Saturday. It is, like the company's ...and more »
  

• Ballet Company Producing First-Ever Prequel to the Iconic Nutcracker Ballet - PR Newswire (press release)

  23-02-2016 01:23 via
  PR Newswire (press release)
  Ballet Company Producing First-Ever Prequel to the Iconic Nutcracker Ballet
  PR Newswire (press release)
  Metropolitan Ballet Theatre has created a prequel to the iconic classical ballet The Nutcracker, complete with original score. This new fairytale ballet tells the back story of the Sugar Plum Fairy. The company will host a world premiere weekend March ...and more »
  

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• The Australian Ballet's "Vitesse" at Arts Centre - Broadsheet

  23-02-2016 00:26 via
  Broadsheet
  The Australian Ballet's "Vitesse" at Arts Centre
  Broadsheet
  Created by three of the world's greatest contemporary choreographers, Christopher Wheeldon, Jirí Kylián, and William Forsythe, Vitesse is a fast, loud, deep and stirring contemporary bill that showcases the vast talent of The Australian Ballet. Dubbed ...and more »
  

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