New South Wales
Tony Burke talks the ‘State of the Arts’
Federal Arts Minister, Tony Burke, delivered the Inaugural State of the Arts Oration this week at Western Sydney University. This…
Performance review: Nighttime Righttime, Carriageworks
Presented as part of Performance Space’s Liveworks Festival, ‘Nighttime Righttime’ was a syncopated medley of the wonderfully odd.
Theatre review: Everything but the Kitchen Sink Fest, The Flight Path Theatre
Four producers, four shows and the questionable relevance of the fourth wall in this inner west theatre festival.
CALD, CARM and collected: fostering the future artists of Australia
Leaders of Australia’s foremost arts companies run by and with culturally and linguistically diverse young people, speak about their role…
Exhibition review: David Serisier: Here and There, Orange Regional Gallery
David Serisier's lastest body of work was prompted by a photographic coincidence, but led to a deeply resolved exhibition.
What art ought to be through practice and engagement
Key topics raised at the recent Sydney Ideas talk on the importance of art in uncovering stories, connecting cultures, and…
Dance review: Somos, Neilson Studio, Sydney
A world dance premiere with a distinctly Spanish flavour.
Opera review: Sibyl, Sydney Opera House
A creative South African performance that dazzles the senses, ‘Sibyl’ marks a new era for Sydney's famed icon.
Film reviews: Flora on the Sand (1964) and Juvenile Jungle (1956), Japanese Film Festival
The feature of a retrospective at the 2023 Japanese Film Festival, Kō Nakahira was a filmmaker who interrogated themes of…
Theatre review: Girls in Boys' Cars, National Theatre of Parramatta
Two young women on a road trip in Western Sydney. What could possibly go wrong?