Let’s Make a Mess

McKenzie, Vahri (2015). Let’s make a mess. Dancewest, June 2015, 22-23. The work is an artists’ profile of Jacob Lehrer published in dancewest, the WA edition of the Australian Dance Council magazine. Lehrer is a leading independent dancer and choreographer. It draws on my case 

A WA Icon Loops the Loop

McKenzie, Vahri (2015). A WA icon loops the loop. Dancewest, March 2015, 8-9. The work is an artists’ profile of Chrissie Parrott, a choreographer of international standing, published in dance west, the WA edition of the Australian Dance Council magazine. It draws on my case 

Love You, Stranger

McKenzie, Vahri (2015). Love You, Stranger performance text, Short Cuts 2015. Perth, Australia: Strut Dance. A performance text about the true crime stories of three Australian women accompanying a work of contemporary dance choreographed by Shona Erskine. It explores the social and cultural attitudes that 

A Visceral Kind of Understanding

McKenzie, Vahri (2014). A Visceral Kind of Understanding. Dancewest, December 2014, 18-19. The work is an artists’ profile of Michael Whaites, Artistic Director of LINK, WAAPA’s graduate dance company, drawing on my case study of Whaites to show how embodied knowledge and physical sensation inform 

Freedom in Surrender

McKenzie, Vahri (2014). Freedom in surrender. Dancewest, September 2014, 22-23. The work is an artists’ profile of Claudia Alessi published in dancewest, the WA edition of the Australian Dance Council magazine. Alessi is a leading independent dancer and choreographer. It draws on my case study