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REVIEW: The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Poet of the Violin

Posted on November 2, 2023 (November 4, 2023)

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: “Poet of the Violin” City Recital Hall, Angel Place – Wednesday 1 November 2023 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) The Australian Brandenburg orchestra was on its best behaviour in the absence of Artistic Director, Paul Dyer. Instead we had Guest Artistic Director, Leila Schayegh from Switzerland leading the band brilliantly […]

Lockhart-Krause Architects restore the iconic Bondi Surf Club

Posted on October 2, 2023 (October 12, 2023)

Jesse Lockhart-Krause, principal and founder of Lockhart-Krause Architects, has won the tender to renovate the Bondi Surf Club. After years of consulting with Waverley Council, the Club members and the local stakeholders, the DA was approved without a single objection, an extraordinary feat in itself. You can read all the detail of the new design […]

Juanita Nielsen: The Final Days + earth.voice.body

Posted on September 25, 2023 (October 12, 2023)

In the first of two conversations this week, we chat to Liviu Monsted, writer, producer and director from Deadhouse Productions. They are bringing Sydney’s dark criminal history to light in two productions that take place in the 200 year old crypt of St James Church in Sydney’s CBD. In an immersive theatrical experience, the audience […]

NATSIAA winners announced in Darwin

Posted on August 15, 2023

The winners of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards were announced on Friday at the Museum and Gallery of the Northern Territory. We speak to curator, Rebekah Raymond, as well as some of the finalists and category winners. Keith Wikmunea, a Thu’ Apalech man and artist from Aurukun in Queensland, is the […]

Chau Chak Wing Museum – the Greek Collection

Posted on August 7, 2023

We continue our exploration of the Nicholson Collections at University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum. Deputy Director, Dr. Paul Donnelly guides us through the Greek Collections. Dr Donnelly worked at the excavations at Pella in Jordan before becoming the co-director of the Zagora Archeological Project on Andros, Greece. We discuss the importance of the archeological finds […]

Review: Australian Chamber Orchestra – Dvorak’s Serenade

Posted on August 6, 2023 (August 6, 2023)

The Australian Chamber Orchestra – Dvorak’s Serenade City Recital Hall, Angel Place – 5 August 2023 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) In this concert, the ACO demonstrated a retrograde deconstruction of modernism in music. The four works in the program were in reverse chronological order ranging from the ultra-modern blending of traditional minuet and […]

Review: Mr Bailey’s Minder, Ensemble Theatre

Posted on August 3, 2023

Mr Bailey’s Minder Ensemble Theatre, 2 August, 2023. Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) It’s been quite a few years since I’ve been to the Ensemble Theatre in Kirribilli, and I’d forgotten what an idyllic location it is for a night out, with the lively bar overlooking the still dark waters of Careening Cove. It […]

Review: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Ottoman Baroque

Posted on July 22, 2023 (July 22, 2023)

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Ottoman Baroque City Recital Hall, Angel Place – 21 July 2023 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) The Brandenburgs have certainly taken us in a different direction this time. Artistic Director, Paul Dyer, has found his mystical muse in Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, a 13th century Turkish poet and teacher. As […]

Betwixt + Tash York’s Happy Hour (Bondi Festival)

Posted on July 11, 2023

It’s the final few days of the Bondi Festival and the excitement keeps building. After nearly two weeks of singing, dance, theatre, comedy, burlesque and cabaret, the last acts are warming up and getting their makeup and frocks ready for showtime. This week we preview Tash York’s Happy Hour. Tash is on a mission to […]

Bondi Festival launch + previews of Werewolves and CAKE

Posted on July 3, 2023

The 2023 Bondi Festival launched on a chilly Friday night at the Bondi Pavilion. The iconic ferris wheel and ice rink have returned and 16 days of arts, theatre, cabaret, dance and markets are ready to go. After a launch that included a performance of indigenous dance, the Waverley Art Prize Winner was announced. Carolyn […]

Bron Batten and Waterloo at the Bondi Festival

Posted on June 26, 2023

After her sellout 2022 show, Onstage Dating, multi Award winning actor, writer and director Bron Batten brings her one hander, Waterloo, to the 2023 Bondi Festival. The premise of the show was inspired by a previous relationship. Bron asks what happens when a lefty, Greens-voting, almost-vegan theatre artist dates a right-wing, cigar-smoking Margaret Thatcher-loving Tory soldier. Opposites […]

A month of stories from the Bondi Festival

Posted on June 20, 2023 (June 20, 2023)

Get ready for all the news from the 2023 Bondi Festival Bondi Beach is gearing up for its annual winter celebration with the iconic ferris wheel and ice skating rink. The Festival is jam packed with music, art, comedy, theatre and so much fun and entertainment for all ages. The Festival opening weekend features a […]

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