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Venus&-ADonis-Picture3.jpg Latest review from Sun Herald review Sun 22 Feb.pdf "COUGAR-TASTIC!"

He's just not that into you? Venus and Adonis is the original tale of the art of seduction (that goes wrong). Bell Shakespeare are performing the work in Sydney until February 28 and the Daily Telegraph went to see what the fuss was about: "this beautifully constructed production ... is filled with intrigue and drama".
To read more download the Daily Telegraph review here.pdf (222 kb).

A Sense of Nostalgia - a review of Ishinha's nostalgia at Perth Festival
Stephen Bevis of the West Australian talks about the precision, the beauty and the 'wow factor' that he experienced when he saw the latest from this exciting Japanese theatre company - "It is total theatre and absolutely has to be experienced as a live performance."
Download the review here.pdf (151kb) to read more.

Artshub Review of nostalgia at Perth Festival: "For me and most of the audience at its Friday night premiere, this was our first experience of jan-jan opera – and it was amazing." - Read more at Artshub online.

Festival Director on Yinka Shonibare MBE in Australia:
David Malacari, Director of Auckland Festival, recently visited the Yinka Shonibare MBE exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney:
"The rich color and detail of Yinka Shonibare’s elaborately costumed headless figures are a delight, the textures and details enthralling, and the references to colonialism and cultural appropriation resonant with the festival’s themes."

You can see this incredible exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery throughout Auckland Festival. To see an image gallery of Shonibare's work, and to watch an interview with him, go to the BBC webiste.

The San Francisco Chronicle reviews Circus Oz...
"Nothing is wasted: Even the drummer from the onstage band climbs the ladder to do tricks."

To read more, go to The San Francisco Chronicle website.

The Australian's Victoria Laurie chats with Yukichi Matsumoto, the creative director of Ishinha, whose production nostalgia comes to Auckland Festival 2009 after a season in Perth. To read this fascinating interview visit The Australian online.

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