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