Reviews

Review: Dance Nexus, DRILL (TAS)
Involving five schools from southern Tasmania, DRILL’s school’s program explores science through dance.

Review: Demetri Martin, Arts Centre Melbourne
The Wandering Mind tour shows that the award-winning comic is a consummate laugh-maker.

Review: Hrafn: Conversations with Odin, Dark Mofo (TAS)
This immersive sound installation in the depths of the Tasmanian bush is deceptively simple yet strikingly profound.

Review: Monet: Impression Sunrise, NGA
A new exhibition brings to light a Monet work previously unseen in Australia that launched the movement.

Review: Herbie Hancock, Riverside Theatre (WA)
A little less flash would have improved this concert from the Grammy-winning jazz pianist.

Review: End of the Rainbow, Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Helen Dallimore captures the complexity of Garland’s character in a stellar performance.

Review: Gershwin Reimagined, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/MIJF
Laura Mvula’s spectacular performance transcends the score while still paying respect to Gershwin’s original intentions.

Review: The Spooky Men’s Chorale, Civic Theatre Newcastle (NSW)
They’re like a choral group that does really funny political commentary and jokes about masculinity.

Review: Escaped Alone, Red Stitch Actors Theatre (VIC)
This is a lean, whip-smart play, about hope and community, private anguish, and terrible rage.

Review: Lonnie Holley, Melbourne Recital Centre/MIJF
The sculptor-turned-singer’s free-flowing compositions defy categorisation.