Review: The Dance Project and Friends, Stratford TET Kings Theatre, October 13.
The Dance Project is well-known across Taranaki for fun, cabaret-style shows that bring plenty of energy to the stage.
The latest production, however, moves away from cabaret to a more traditional set-up, choosing to stage performances at two of Taranaki’s finest theatres, TET Kings Theatre in Stratford and the Hāwera Memorial Theatre.
Creative director Hayley Old said she wanted to give the dancers a new experience, and she undoubtedly achieved that, for both the dancers and their usual audience.
Pre-show, there was some griping from audience members about the change to the child-friendly and alcohol-free venue, but once the lights went down and the show started, they would soon have forgotten their reservations, as the show began with all the energy, glitz and excellent choreography of the group’s traditional cabaret shows.