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The Merry Widow
"Kirsty
Martin and Robert Curran are romance itself in the lead roles of Hanna (the widow) and Danilo, twirling and embracing as though
dancing on air."
"[Kirsty] Martin's exuberant performance is bittersweet: this season is
her last with the company before she retires." The Age, 27 June 2011
"Robert
Curran (Danilo) and Kirsty Martin (Hanna) provide a tender yet smouldering, gently playful account of the central romance:
drawing out moments of frisson, tension and abandon to create a tempestuous, sweeping narrative of yearning and desire."
"In her farewell role with the company, a poised [Kirsty] Martin is at
her majestic and graceful best, enlivening the work's dreamy blend of nostalgia and optimism."
The Australian, 27 June 2011
"As
Kirsty Martin prepares to give her final bow with the company, she reminds us of the integrity and artistry she has brought
to her roles over the years. Her merry widow Hanna is layered with emotion."
"As always, [Kirsty] Martin is utterly dignified, light and graceful, especially alongside the secure partnering
of Robert Curran. This stage partnership has been built on trust over many years and they make a charming couple."
"Orchestra
Victoria brings all the bright rhythmic possibilities in Franz Lehar's score to light in what can only be described as a perfect
night at the ballet, tinged with a sad yet grateful and fond farewell to one of our greatest dancers, Kirsty Martin." Sunday Herald Sun, 26 June 2011
“[Kirsty]
Martin, as Hanna, the merry widow herself, was all cool elegance with appropriate pathos (and drop-dead gorgeous outfits).”
Herald Sun, 28 June 2011
Edge of Night
At the Edge of Night
"Kirsty Martin
and Robert Curran made a particularly elegant, well-matched pair." The
Sunday Age, 5 September 2010
"[In the lead role Kirsty Martin] had
grace and the composure needed"
[Kirsty] Martin and [Robert] Curran made a sensitive, attentive partnership." Sunday Sun Herald, 29 August 2010
"is as stirringly romantic as ever, especially in the sensitive
hands of Kirsty Martin and Robert Curran." The Age, 28 August 2010
Peggy!
Gala Performance
"Kirsty Martin delivered a fabulous dose of ice maiden en pointe as the Italian Ballerina."
The Australian, 28 June 2010
Interplay
The Possibility Space
"Dressed in stunning aqua costumes by Marcus Pysall, the cast powers on through Ross Edwards'
contemporary score, with Adam Bull and Kirsty Martin enjoying opportunity to shine." (The Possibility Space) The Sun-Herald, 9 November 2008
Manon
"Kirsty Martin shines [as Manon], bringing performance maturity and depth to a complex character."
"Robert Curran (as des Grieux), making his debut in the role matched [Kirsty] Martin's (as Manon)
emotional investment and their final scene, in which Manon is frantically tossed, thrown and caught, was stupendous."
"[Kirsty] Martin is perfectly cast as Manon. From the innocent girl, to the sophisticated spoilt
woman and finally the desolated wreck, Martin expressed the essence of her character."
"Manon is a role that needs to be acted as much as danced and she [Martin]
does both superbly. She is centred, strong and shows a command of her body that comes with experience and maturity. It is
a pleasure to witness."
"...Curran and Martin excel in timing and fluidity."
"Kirsty Martin and Robert Curran were compelling as Manon and her young lover. They performed superbly, bringing
such a sense of character, sexuality and emotion that some fans were moved to tears."
"Effortless...
principal dancers Kirsty Martin and Robert Curran exude grace."
"As Manon, Martin is strong and vulnerable,
feisty and delicate, transforming from lover to waif with seemingly effortless technique..."
"The
opening night pairing of Kirsty Martin as the fickle Manon and Robert Curran as the hapless Des Grieux generated a searing
combination in which the acting was as believable as the dance was brilliant."
"Their
[Kirsty Martin as Manon and Robert Curran as Des Grieux] courtship, told through a series of stunning pas des deux, to their
parting and doomed reunion was a textbook display of how to carry roles off the stage and into the hearts and minds of the
audience."
"Kirsty Martin undergoes an amazing transformation from stunning
seductress to destitute waif. She did not set a foot wrong and played Manon with the right amount of flirtatiousness without
resorting to slapstick."
"[Kirsty Martin and Robert
Curran] were more convincing as Manon and her lover des Grieux than I could have imagined, and their dancing was one
picture-book example after another of contemporary classicism."
"In Act I, they [Kirsty Martin
and Robert Curran] were at their best in the gloriously long phrases of their meeting, convent girl and student, which turns
into a tender duet of swooning beauty. Then there was the sexy bedroom scene; later the conflict, reconciliation and sadness
- a full measure of emotions sensitively conveyed in dance."
"It is a heartbreaking tale, made all
the more powerful by the lead dancers Kirsty Martin and Robert Curran."
Symphonie Fantastique
"...[Robert Curran's] obsession is a sublime one in Kirsty Martin, fascinating in her graceful and
musical dance, but also hypnotic with her brilliant and proud beauty." Danse Light, October 2008
Ballet Imperial
"The extremely promising coryphée Ty King-Wall partnered a radiant Kirsty Martin most admirably in The
Sleeping Beauty grand pas de deux."
Symphonie
Fantastique
"Kirsty Martin and Robert Curran
dance beautifully." SMH, 9 November 2007
Paquita
"Kirsty Martin
gives a stunning performance [in Paquita] ... a very strong, captivating ballet that makes the audience’s heart
full of pride at the curtain call."
Sunday Herald Sun, 10 June 2007
"Paquita is danced
so well, you don’t know where to look. When Gina Brescianini and Jane Casson took to the stage together, I was torn.
Which to watch? Luckily, everyone freezes when Kirsty Martin waltzes on. There’s simply no point competing with her."
Herald Sun, 12 June 2007
"Le Corsaire
(choreography after Marius Petipa, music by Adolphe Adam and Riccardo Drigo) was danced by Kirsty Martin and Nobuo Fujino,
who, in solos, executed their roles wonderfully - Martin, a paradigm of the sensuous woman, light on her feet and fluid in
the body..." Melbourne Stage Online, 12 June 2007
"...[In
Paquita] principal Kirsty Martin’s glamorous presence is an excellent contrast to senior artist Olivia Bell’s
cool, sensitive precision." Sunday Age, 17 June 2007
Les Sylphides
"...graceful solos by Olivia Bell, Lucinda Dunn and Kirsty Martin." SMH,
10 November 2006
Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake
"After the high drama of opening night, the
exceptional dancing of Kirsty Martin and Damien Welch (as Odette and Siegfried) carried them through a less intense portrayal.
They are a dancing couple made in heaven: their party duet in Act 3 is almost unreal for the limpid beauty of two people moving
as one." SMH, 6 May 2004
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