Does not knowing much about dance help one appreciate it? I know too much about theatre, which is why I ask. But the subject is the Australian Dance Theatre's stunning Birdbrain, which D and I saw last night at the National Arts Centre. It reminds me of many theatre projects that attempt to rip apart some classic bit, perhaps Hamlet, and then remake it as a performance. Birdbrain's target: Swan Lake, examining "the ballet as a cultural icon and its position within the canon of classical ballet." Now, that doesn't sound like all that much fun, but it is actually amazing stuff, amusing and breathtaking in physicality. Go see this, if you can.