Tag: OzAsia

OZASIA DANCE – What the Day Owes to the Night – Dunstan Playhouse – 4.5K

Compagnie Hervé Koubi’s Australian premiere of ‘What the Day Owes to the Night’ is a mesmerising, high-energy exploration of culture, movement and human connection.

OZASIA THEATRE – £¥€$ (LIES) – Space Theatre – 4K

Ontroerend Goed’s £¥€$ (LIES) delivers an absolutely unique and engaging theatre experience in this year’s OzAsia Festival, that will leave you questioning the foundations of the global economy. It’s all about trust, and how far you’re willing to go.

OzAsia – Siti Nurhaliza – 5K

by Riccardo Barone Has been a night of human warmth and success for the multi awarded Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza. Number 1 Artist not just in her homeland, Australia remembers her for two awards from ‘South Pacific International Song and Singing Competition 1999’ held in Gold Coast. Her band consists of three background singers, drums, bass …

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THEATRE – Baling – OzAsia – Nexus – 4K

This is an excellent production, well conceived and thought through and delivered with credibility and respect for the people of the time they represented. 4K

DANCE – Salt – OzAsia – Odeon – 3.5K

While entrancing, it probably requires a well-trained dance eye to fully appreciate the work as Salt is not as accessible as Cry Jailolo was three years ago. 3.5K

THEATRE — OZ ASIA — While I Was Waiting— Dunstan Playhouse —4K

Both a political commentary and a portrayal of an ordinary young man’s life, ‘While I Was Waiting’ adds a much-needed human element to our understanding of the Syrian Civil War.

DANCE – OZ ASIA – Dancing Grandmothers – Dunstan Playhouse – 3.5K

Dancing Grandmothers is a celebration of movement, laughter and human connection, with dance as the common language. If you’re after an energetic and uplifting night, this is one not to miss.

OzAsia 2017 – The End – Keiichiro Shibuya and Hatsune Miku – The Dunstan Playhouse – 4K

By Tom Eckert Hatsune Miku is what is known as a vocaloid, or a vocal android. Essentially a software program made manifest with a three-dimensionally rendered avatar. This software is something that any individual can own and then write lyrics and songs that will then be rendered in the voice of the vocaloid. Initially intended …

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OzAsia 2017 – Scary Beauty – The Space Theatre – 3K

By Tom Eckert Image © Justine Emard Keeichiro Shibuya, a prominent man in the progressive electronic music scene in Japan brings his music and a sophisticated android to Adelaide. Backed by the Australian arts orchestra, Keiichiro summons soundscapes directly out of a computer imbued with musicality. The pieces are heavily modified with electrical effects and …

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OzAsia Festival – 2016 – Psycho Raman – Mercury Cinema – 1K

by Tom Eckert   Psycho Raman, a psychological suspense film directed by Anurag Kashyap has a lot going for it but unfortunately could have been executed better. The plot centers around the parallel narrative of a psychopath and the Mumbai policeman whom he becomes platonically infatuated with upon seeing the policeman murder someone with the …

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