Eternity is a compelling production that demonstrates the talents of world-class performers, where the skills of a visionary creative team evoke feelings of joy, awe, and delight. THE must-see show of Brisbane Festival 2023.
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If you are looking for 60 minutes of time away from the day-to-day, and from the spoken word, I recommend Manifesto as an energising, visceral and joyous way in which to unplug and refocus.
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Holding Achilles is a suitably ambitious telling of a truly epic tale. Visually stunning, with fabulous puppetry and fantastic insights from a questioning re-gendering of mythic heroes, Holding Achilles is definitely worth the price of admission.
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Strut & Fret shows can be relied on for a high-paced, risqué mix of alcohol-themed circus, burlesque, song, and dance which makes for an entertaining evening out with friends. Powerful, controlled, passionate, intense, creative, and just breath-taking, Spencer and Caitlin’s quite amazing ‘Love Hangover’ duohoop is worth the price of admission.
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Restless Dream was a special, one hour show about the Repatriation of Aboriginal Ancestral Remains—incorporating stunning film, William Barton’s didgeridoo, and the powerful truth-telling of Kamilaroi elder Uncle Bob Weatherall.
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Collision melds Casus Circus acrobatics with Mad Dance House’s hip-hop. Inspiring, funny, invigorating control, skill and sheer high-energy from six talented performers.
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Street Serenades is great way to bring the Brisbane Festival (and Queensland talent) to suburbs across Brisbane. And it is wonderful that it is all free. But the model still needs a little work…
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Love themes, a sextet of singers, great writing and a solid band. A Sunday sesh with heart. A version of this review first appeared at Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane.
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First Nations Fashion: Walking In Two Worlds was a thought-provoking celebration of Indigenous Australian designers and artists. Wonderful to celebrate the designs, to watch the models in person (and ‘on country’ in the video), and to enjoy the dance. An interesting one-off.
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Perhaps it is too early to say that this is THE show of the 2021 Brisbane Festival, but for sheer entertainment Auntie’s Fiafia Night is going to be exceptionally difficult to beat.
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