PRESS
HIGH OCTANE
“this new work cements Harrison’s status as one of Australia’s most provocative independent choreographers.”
“The physicality of the work is thrilling. The trio execute the choreography with both comedic precision and raw intensity.”
“High Octane is an exhilarating ride – its raw energy, sharp wit and fearless performances make it a compelling new addition to Harrison’s body of work.”
- Dance Informa
“High Octane is a fierce growl howling into the world. It is a flare shot across the cracked asphalt of a country speeding headlong into an election promise wasteland where class struggle is re-badged, the cost of living is weaponised and art is collateral damage. Harrison isn’t just performing – she’s detonating. She’s outrunning the explosion after a little too much fuel has collected for a little too long and we are all feeling the heat.”
- Limelight
“Director and performer Emma Harrison did something truly spectacular with this show.”
“High Octane was an entirely unique rush, something that sticks with you long after all that’s left on the road is smoke and skid marks.”
︎︎︎︎︎ 5 stars!
-Stagedoor Podcast
“High Octane moves at a million miles a minute, constantly evoking powerful imagery and powerful ideas.“
“genuinely stunning feats of physicality.”
“High Octane revs in a way that’s sure to be unlike any show you’ve seen.”
- Cityhub
“This is the strength of Harrison’s latest work, the sum of the whole creative aspects being utilised to the fullest to realise her concept. However, the dancing was not lost in the mix either with superb unison sequences ramping up the energy to match the production values.”
-Vicki Van Hout FORM DANCE
“this new work cements Harrison’s status as one of Australia’s most provocative independent choreographers.”
“The physicality of the work is thrilling. The trio execute the choreography with both comedic precision and raw intensity.”
“High Octane is an exhilarating ride – its raw energy, sharp wit and fearless performances make it a compelling new addition to Harrison’s body of work.”
- Dance Informa
“High Octane is a fierce growl howling into the world. It is a flare shot across the cracked asphalt of a country speeding headlong into an election promise wasteland where class struggle is re-badged, the cost of living is weaponised and art is collateral damage. Harrison isn’t just performing – she’s detonating. She’s outrunning the explosion after a little too much fuel has collected for a little too long and we are all feeling the heat.”
- Limelight
“Director and performer Emma Harrison did something truly spectacular with this show.”
“High Octane was an entirely unique rush, something that sticks with you long after all that’s left on the road is smoke and skid marks.”
︎︎︎︎︎ 5 stars!
-Stagedoor Podcast
“High Octane moves at a million miles a minute, constantly evoking powerful imagery and powerful ideas.“
“genuinely stunning feats of physicality.”
“High Octane revs in a way that’s sure to be unlike any show you’ve seen.”
- Cityhub
“This is the strength of Harrison’s latest work, the sum of the whole creative aspects being utilised to the fullest to realise her concept. However, the dancing was not lost in the mix either with superb unison sequences ramping up the energy to match the production values.”
-Vicki Van Hout FORM DANCE
ARLINGTON
“Arlington unfolds in three stories, of which the most powerful and expressive is the second act where Emma Harrison used her considerable dancing and choreography skills.”
“Emma Harrison’s choreography of her own sequence displaying imagination and command of her art form.”
-CityHub
“In scene two, the most controversial of the three scenes, a woman (Emma Harrison – also the show’s choreographer) sits in a similar waiting room. As she waits, and waits, her movements become an erratic and unstable dance, a decaying repetition of cycles.”
“The dance scene pushed the limits of my attention span, but its resolution and impact are felt more keenly after going on its journey.”
︎︎︎︎ 4 stars.
-Cultural Binge
“Harrison conveys her emotions solely through movement. As her movements become ever more frenetic, they verge on a form of contemporary dance, as transfixing and beautiful as they are disturbing.”
︎︎︎︎ 4 stars.
-Artshub
“Harrison’s movements are a masterclass.”
“What begins simple fidgeting in the centre of the room quickly decades into a cruel dance.”
“The audience was forced to watch a husk and four people exited the theatre before the 25 minute act ended.”
-Honi Soit
“Emma Harrison provides a very physical dance performance in the middle of the play, which she has choreographed, depicting the despair of the trapped individual. She is certainly a skilled, fluid dancer.”
-Theatre Thoughts AUS
“Emma Harrison plays the “nameless woman” who spends twenty minutes in a wild, tempestuous dance that depicts the empty desperation of isolation, confinement, loss of self and hope and the desire to live. An exhausting and disturbing scene for the performer – and confronting for the audience.”
-StageWhispers
“Arlington unfolds in three stories, of which the most powerful and expressive is the second act where Emma Harrison used her considerable dancing and choreography skills.”
“Emma Harrison’s choreography of her own sequence displaying imagination and command of her art form.”
-CityHub
“In scene two, the most controversial of the three scenes, a woman (Emma Harrison – also the show’s choreographer) sits in a similar waiting room. As she waits, and waits, her movements become an erratic and unstable dance, a decaying repetition of cycles.”
“The dance scene pushed the limits of my attention span, but its resolution and impact are felt more keenly after going on its journey.”
︎︎︎︎ 4 stars.
-Cultural Binge
“Harrison conveys her emotions solely through movement. As her movements become ever more frenetic, they verge on a form of contemporary dance, as transfixing and beautiful as they are disturbing.”
︎︎︎︎ 4 stars.
-Artshub
“Harrison’s movements are a masterclass.”
“What begins simple fidgeting in the centre of the room quickly decades into a cruel dance.”
“The audience was forced to watch a husk and four people exited the theatre before the 25 minute act ended.”
-Honi Soit
“Emma Harrison provides a very physical dance performance in the middle of the play, which she has choreographed, depicting the despair of the trapped individual. She is certainly a skilled, fluid dancer.”
-Theatre Thoughts AUS
“Emma Harrison plays the “nameless woman” who spends twenty minutes in a wild, tempestuous dance that depicts the empty desperation of isolation, confinement, loss of self and hope and the desire to live. An exhausting and disturbing scene for the performer – and confronting for the audience.”
-StageWhispers