Transfigured Night, presented by BalletCollective Aotearoa and New Zealand String Quartet, March 15Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, reviewed by Lyne Pringle. The New Zealand String Quartet – Helene Pohl, Monique Lapins, Gillian Ansell and Rolf Gjelsten, along with guests Serenity Thurlow and Ken Ichinose – are joined by dancers Laura Saxon Jones, William Fitzgerald and Tabitha Dombroski to transfigure the expectations of the audience. An audience member gasps audibly as Laura Saxon Jones unfurls an exquisite limb. Laura Saxon Jones is statuesque and impeccable in her performance and technique. Whilst the intimacy of the work is swamped by the scale of the venue, the artistic passion on stage reaches into the hearts of the audience.

Source: Stuff March 16, 2021 22:53 UTC