Friday, April 14, 2006

Series 1 - Vis-a-vis (Queensland Ballet)

To be honest, I have never been a real fan of ballet. Something about the lack of talking or singing or any sound other than feet landing on the boards seemed to bother me - that is until I saw this studio series with the Queensland Ballet. It was simply a wonderful introduction to the various forms of ballet - both modern and classical in theintimate atmosphere of the Patrick Dixon studio. The meanings behind moves were explained, the dancers were able to improvise and it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. I never thought I could ever see myself looking forward to my next ballet outing!

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Ice Age 2 - The Meltdown

I have seen a number of really good children's movies in the past few years. Unfortunately this was not one of them. This was the first film in a long while that I have seen which makes almost zero attempt at a storyline. It is simply a collection of minor events spread out over an hour an half. But that said, I am not the target audience and the group of 3 - 6 year olds I was with thought the movie was wonderful. So there you go - what do I know!

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

A Streetcar Named Desire


Tennessee Williams (1947), Directed by Jon Halpin

The reviews for this performance of the classic play had been mixed so I attended with some trepidation. However I was nicely surprised and really enjoyed Queensland Theatre Company's production. The three main characters, Stanley, Blanche and Stella stand out for their potrayals. Unfortunately on the night I went there schoolchildren in the audience who insisted on laughing and talking throughout, including during "Stellaaaaaa"! For those actors we had come to see however, it was a wonderful performance.