{"id":148160,"date":"2023-07-25T10:49:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T00:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/?p=148160"},"modified":"2023-07-25T10:49:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T00:49:33","slug":"walanbaa-yulu-gi-burn-the-floor-palms-at-crown-and-touring-music-theatre-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/walanbaa-yulu-gi-burn-the-floor-palms-at-crown-and-touring-music-theatre-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Walanbaa Yulu-Gi: Burn the Floor (Palms at Crown and touring) &#8211; music theatre review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What a superb visual and aural feast Walanbaa Yulu-Gi is and how it has metamorphosised since Burn the Floor first burst onto the scene 25 years ago.\u00a0Featuring the incredibly talented First Nations\u2019 performer Mitch Tambo, the production has no shortage of sizzle.\u00a0The deft footwork \u2026 the singing \u2026 the showmanship is top shelf all the way.\u00a0In short, it is a slick celebration of Australian music and dance, incorporating Indigenous culture.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148161\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-148161 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_mitch_tambo_and_sermsah_bin_saad_and_jemma_armstrong.jpg?resize=560%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_mitch_tambo_and_sermsah_bin_saad_and_jemma_armstrong.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_mitch_tambo_and_sermsah_bin_saad_and_jemma_armstrong.jpg?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos by Belinda Strodder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The musical arrangements of the eclectic mix \u2013 from Highway to Hell to Gold, Khe San to Chandelier, Staying Alive to Kids \u2013 are mighty. Twenty-two numbers in all.\u00a0Undoubtedly the piece de resistance is a stirring rendition of John Farnham\u2019s You\u2019re the Voice, primarily performed in native tongue, late in Act II.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148162 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_julian_caillon_and_jessica_raffa.jpg?resize=560%2C373&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_julian_caillon_and_jessica_raffa.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_julian_caillon_and_jessica_raffa.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_julian_caillon_and_jessica_raffa.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The video backdrop changes from a visual of the land to a pub setting from the first to the second act.\u00a0The constant is the connection to the audience that that musicians, vocalists and dancers have. The atmosphere is dynamic and inclusive.\u00a0The buff performers are mesmerising, combining popular styles, from ballroom and Latin to jive and more. The costuming is sexy and sultry.\u00a0The Indigenous dancers add a further, respectful layer.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148169 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_albert_davd_and_seramsah.jpg?resize=560%2C352&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_albert_davd_and_seramsah.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_albert_davd_and_seramsah.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walanbaa Yulu-Gi: Burn the Floor has adroitly tapped into consciousness of land and country. I had a great sense of pride while sitting, watching \u2026 admiring what went down.\u00a0Directed by Peta Roby, with creative direction from Alberto Faccio, we are taken on an emotionally uplifting journey. That is undoubtedly aided by outstanding choreography from Jorja Freeman and Robbie Kmetoni.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148164 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_jemma_armstrong_and_robbie_kmetoni.jpg?resize=560%2C363&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_jemma_armstrong_and_robbie_kmetoni.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rsz_jemma_armstrong_and_robbie_kmetoni.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps the 100-minute show should be renamed Talent to Burn, for this is a production with bite, bounce and belief.\u00a0It is playing the Palms at Crown until July 30<sup>th<\/sup> before touring through Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and NSW between August 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 13<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0To book, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burnthefloor.com\/AUST-2023.html\">www.burnthefloor.com\/AUST-2023.html<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Alex First<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a superb visual and aural feast Walanbaa Yulu-Gi is and how it has metamorphosised since Burn the Floor first burst onto the scene 25 years ago.\u00a0Featuring the incredibly talented First Nations\u2019 performer Mitch Tambo, the production has no shortage of sizzle.\u00a0The deft footwork \u2026 the singing \u2026 the showmanship is top shelf all the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":148167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[804,801],"tags":[9064,177,18,808,9063,9062],"class_list":["post-148160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-theatre","tag-burn-the-floor","tag-dance","tag-music","tag-touring","tag-vocalisation","tag-walanbaa-yulu-gi-burn-the-floor"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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