Reviews

New Zealand choreographer and performer Liv Tennet has created a touching piece of theatre that uses a combination of dance, sound, narrative and puppetry to describe the challenges of being a new parent, including the effects on relationships, friendships and careers: “Who will work, who will make a living from their art?”

Touch Compass is a leading professional disability-led arts group from Aotearoa/New Zealand. They aim to produce bold performances that amplify the voices of disabled artists. Their new piece, White Noise, made its world premiere for Undercover Artist Festival at Brisbane Festival. White Noise highlights the perspective and perceptions of performance artist, Alisha McLennan Marler, who uses her wheelchair and aerial work, with music, projections, poetry and sound effects to create an abstract modernist work that encompasses dance, movement, voice, and visual art.

In the 1800s a relationship between two men would have been a dangerous affair in almost all cultures.

Indigenous teenagers  Ty (Joseph Althouse) and Neddy (Danny Howard) are able to fall in love in secret, as they meet in a secluded bush to relay information about the new white settlers to their different mobs.

The real danger to them is from the invaders. At first they can decipher a few words and make fun of their curious habits.

A chicken (who can’t lay eggs, perhaps because it’s actually a rooster) sets off on a quest for the best soup. A horse composed of two entirely different characters, Stan (the head of the horse) and Lee (the tail of the horse) tumbles into an adventure through the universe, constantly juggling two sets of conflicting needs. A ‘peacock’ (or at least a menopausal bird with a glorious self-made tail) is on an expedition of pure fabulousness through the world, nurturing a sense of identity along the way.