Rita Clarke, Author at Seesawmag

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Rewriting tradition with skill and charm

21 September 2023

It’s a privilege to witness the stunning dexterity of choreographer Raghav Handa and musician Maharshi Raval as they disrupt the traditional roles of Indian dance with grace and charisma, says Rita Clarke.

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Straight talk reveals resilience behind anguish

16 September 2023

Despite its focus on the inhumanity of incarceration, Jurrungu Ngan-ga has the audience laughing and on its feet with admiration, writes Rita Clarke.

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Eloquent eccentricity in fabulous Façade

15 June 2023

Only Chrissie Parrott could make a success of the multi-layered, darkly comical confection that is Façade, writes Rita Clarke.

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Passion simmers in this House of pain

4 May 2023

Susie Conte’s adaptation of The House of Bernarda Alba is an intense journey into a world of oppression and suppressed desires, writes Rita Clarke.

A dancer in Catch 22 climbs stairs as two others dance below her in this production at The Blue Room. A woman in black climbs steps on a dark stage with two other dancers below her. Three dancers on stage in Catch 22 using stairs as their props. The stage is barely lit. Climbing the stairs of human struggle

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Climbing the stairs of human struggle

13 April 2023

The challenges of human existence are made manifest in dance piece Catch 22. Rita Clarke lauds the choreographer’s inventive use of movement in a magnetic performance.

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Edgy Equations adds up to festival must-see

23 February 2023

Laura Boynes’ Equations of a Falling Body is an explosive mix of dance and physical theatre that will live long in the memory, writes Rita Clarke.

A female dancer turns her gaze away from a male dancer holding her hand as both are bathed in stage spotlights in the Perth Moves Strut Dance performance. STRUT delivers 15 minutes of flame

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STRUT delivers 15 minutes of flame

9 February 2023

Crystal Pite’s bold choreography delivers 15 minutes of scintillating dance for Perth Moves: 10 Duets on a Theme of Rescue.

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Hold the line, this one’s a must-see

1 February 2023

Solo performer Elsa Couvreur turns the telephonic torment of being put on hold into an hour of witty, spell-binding physical theatre. Rita Clarke’s advice? Don’t miss it.

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In love with a master manipulator

23 January 2023

Melon the Human charms and delights Rita Clarke and the rest of the audience with his contortion and object manipulation.

A group of people dressed in old-style peasant clothing sit or stand around a wooden table. A woman in red holds her hands out around a lit lantern. Everyone is marvelling at the object. This is the cast of 'Oil', Black Swan Theatre's production of Ella Hickson's play Black Swan strikes richly rewarding well

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Black Swan strikes richly rewarding well

10 November 2022

Fierce and funny, Oil tackles some big subjects, and the cast is more than up to the challenge, writes Rita Clarke.

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Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region. Continue

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Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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