The art of storytelling: Dalisa Pigram’s Gudirr Gudirr

By Chantal Nguyen, 30 June 2018

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“a work that defies categorisation, much like Pigram herself”

Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Studio, Sydney on 27 June 2018

Guddirr Guddirr (Dalisa Pigram)

Mutiara: saltwater cowboys and the human cost of natural beauty

Katie Lawrence, 20th January

Mutiara tells the Western Australian version of a blood diamond tale, exploring the ugliness of natural beauty, through the history of pearl diving in the early to mid-20th century.

***11

Kontakthof: Echoes of ’78 and Music Music – contrasts in Lugano

Vito Lentini, 11th June

Completely engaging performance of Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof: Echoes of ’78 finds our reviewer disappointed with Music Music from Trajal Harrell in Lugano.

***11

So Are We: León and Lightfoot is a long overdue triumph

Deborah Weiss, 11th June

The Royal Ballet has acquired a double bill from Sol León and Paul Lightfoot that transcended even the highest expectations. An evening to watch over and over again.

*****

Dutch National Ballet's Masters of Movement: mixed results

Mark Vicente, 11th June

Dutch National Ballet presents a triple bill of interesting contemporary works that show off the depth of talent within all ranks of the company.

***11

Polish National Ballet: Delusions – standing up for women’s rights

Graham Watts, 11th June

Two distinctly different stories represent women's right to freedom in Delusions, Izadora Weiss’ latest full-length work for Polish National Ballet.

****1

This is Rambert: all in the present tense

Graham Watts, 10th June

Rambert celebrates 100 years presenting a triple bill of recent or new works. The message is clearly to look forward and not back.

***11

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Chantal Nguyen

Chantal has a background in ballet and contemporary dance, and was the first Australian to complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Higher Level Dance. She has completed violin studies, and plays regularly in Sydney ensembles. She also dabbles in folk songs and subversive musical parody.