Geoff Gibbs Theatre Archives

@stephenheathphotography Ten female dancers, striking various poses, align on a stage as part of the Outbound dance production. Creative fusion delivers dreamy dynamic

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Creative fusion delivers dreamy dynamic

23 June 2023

Lovers of contemporary dance are in for a treat as WAAPA honours students dazzle in Outbound, writes Nina Levy.

@stephenheathphotography A musician wearing a bright red hat and colourful patterned shirt looks intently at his guitar as he plays. This is jazz fusion legend Frank Gambale. Master leads apprentices in style

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Master leads apprentices in style

7 May 2023

Having conquered the world stage, legendary jazz guitarist Frank Gambale brings out the best in some of WAAPA’s rising stars, writes Garry Lee.

@stephenheathphotography A curly-haired man with a murderous expression on his face stares into the camera. He is holding what looks like a blade. Behind him a dark-haired woman in a white top pleads with him. This is a scene from WAAPA's production of Sweeney Todd WAAPA cooks up a killer finish

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WAAPA cooks up a killer finish

4 April 2023

Dark and demonic, Sweeney Todd is also hugely entertaining. The musical rounds out the first season from WAAPA’s graduating classes in terrific style, writes an enthralled David Zampatti.

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Extraordinary tribute to dance icon

12 November 2022

Icon: An Extraordinary Event is a fitting tribute to the life and work of Pina Bausch, writes Kim Balfour.

@stephenheathphotography The witch reveals her true colours, with Gretel throwing her hands in the air and Hansel locked in a cage. Feverish fairytale strikes the right note

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Feverish fairytale strikes the right note

12 September 2022

WAAPA’s evocative production of Hansel and Gretel shows the future of opera is in good hands, writes Penny Shaw.

Barney McAll WAAPA Jazz in the Theatre series. A bearded man at the piano looks toward fellow musicians who are playing a keyboard and harp. WAAPA serves up a slice of NYC jazz

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WAAPA serves up a slice of NYC jazz

9 May 2022

In a retrospective performance, jazz virtuoso Barney McAll draws on the traditions of his genre while pointing the way to the future, writes Garry Lee

Two performers in blonde wigs and pink dresses are surrounded by a group of people in dark coats and hats, some are holding cameras and some have pencils and pads Young performers prove the main event

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Young performers prove the main event

5 April 2022

WAAPA’s third year musical theatre students make the best of a bad lot in this revival of Side Show, a musical David Zampatti thinks we could have done without.

Photo: Stephen Heath Photography Dancers hurtle through space in Kynan Hughes's 'Memento Mori. Diverse double bill sees dancers rise to the occasion

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Diverse double bill sees dancers rise to the occasion

16 June 2021

WAAPA’s second year dance students have risen to the challenge posed by a classical and contemporary pairing, writes Rita Clarke.

Photo: Stephen Heath A group of dancers are moving in a pyramid formation, legs in a wide, bent stance, mid movement. They are dressed in deep blue with flared blue and yellow skirts and are lit against a pinky-red cyc. The human touch

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The human touch

9 June 2021

From dystopia to salvation, LINK Dance Company’s latest double bill brings together two responses to the loss of connection experienced by artists and audiences over the last year, writes Kim Balfour.

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Momentous clash

27 March 2021

It’s Bach and ballet versus jazz and fan dancers in WAAPA’s ‘Restart’, and Rita Clarke enjoys the fun of the clash in styles.

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