The review I read was on Bruno Isakovic’s Disclosure, written by Siobhan Burke. The review concerns a piece in which the intimacy of the human individual is represented and celebrated, both through literal exposure (the nude) and figurative exposure (the disclosure of secrets).

In this review, Wendy Oliver’s breakdown of the criticism process is quite evident. The review opens with a description of the performance, which is the foundation for the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation which follow afterwards. The description gives a generalized idea of what the performance showed, as recommended by Oliver’s text. Burke’s subsequent analysis focuses on the combination of word, music and movement to create the piece as a whole and how it compares to the more movement driven performance, Denuded, which is a previous work by Isakovic. Putting these pieces together, Burke creates an interpretation in which the performers interact to share their most hidden secrets, both of their body and their mind, which creates a sense of intimacy that is hard to find and establish in our culture. Finally, Burke’s evaluation consists of his criticism of the piece’s shallow and incomplete confessional (a weakness), but not without praising the honesty of the work (a strength).

-Jaimee :^)