Dr Anna Kamaralli joins us for Part 7, the final part of Staging the Look: how stage and screen design for history. This episode, at about 10:40 am, wraps it all up. Because of lockdown, I am unable to bring guests into the studio, so I’m using this time to repeat great conversations from past […]
Between 1801 and 1812 Lord Elgin, the then Ambassador to Turkey, dismantled ancient sculptures from the Acropolis in Athens and took them back to his estate in England. Professor Vrasidas Karalis, Chair of Sir Nicholas Laurantus in Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies at the University of Sydney talks to Anthony about the history of these priceless […]
In the first half hour, Dr Anna Kamaralli joins us with Part 6 of Staging the Look: how does stage and film design for history. In this episode, Anna turns her attention to accessories: gloves, fans, scarves, jewellery etc and how they help define character – think Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly with her long […]
Genevieve Lacey is Australia’s pre-eminent recorder virtuoso. She chats to Paul about her upcoming online concert with harpist, Marshall McGuire, entitled Bower. The concert is inspired by the bower bird, and strives to create sanctuaries in these unusual times. Originally planned as a recording project (Bower CD recently released on ABC Classics), it has been […]
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I am so pleased to be back at Arts Wednesday this week! Anna Kamaralli returns in the first half hour with Part 5 of Staging the Look: how stage and film design for history and this week she turns her attention to men. We examine him from his hair style to his shoes! My special […]
With the Bondi Festival about to open and the Pavilion still a construction site, Festival co-director Phil Spencer is busy locking in alternate venues for this year’s performances. The iconic ice rink and ferris wheel will be situated close by to the Pavillion, affording aerial views of the renovations. With over 30 events on the […]
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Anna Kamaralli returns in the first half hour with Part 4 of Staging the Look: how stage and screen design for history and this week Anna talks about hair. My special guest at 11:00 am is economist Jasmin Argyrou, unravelling all those aspects of today’s economics that I find baffling! Music is mostly about money. […]
Anthony talks to Candace Richards, Archeologist and Curator of the Nicholson Collection, which now features at the University of Sydney’s new museum, The Chau Chak Wing Museum. The University’s entire collection is now under one roof: The Art Collection , The Macleay and Nicholson Collections. Candace talks us through the Nicholson Collection beginning with objects […]
Read More… from 6thC BC mummy meets 21stC technology at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
Dr Anna Kamaralli returns with Part 3 of Staging the Look: how does theatre and film design for history? In this episode, she turns her attention to underwear – important if we see it or if we don’t! My special guest at 11:00 am is Nicolette Fraillon, Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Australian […]
Fuser Production is a new company and their debut work, Intact, is set to open in Redfern on Wednesday 26 May. Paul chats to founder, Cecile Playet, and co-deviser and performer, Steve Lu, about this contemporary dance work based on the story of a soldier returning from war. The work combines character, movement, music and story […]
Read More… from Intact: contemporary dance; Lisa Tesoriero artist; Short + Sweet ticket giveaway
Dr Anna Kamaralli returns in the first half hour, with Part 2 of Staging the Look and this week she talks about fundamental shapes: what shapes in clothing belong to which periods and how accurately is this portrayed on stage and screen? My special guest at 11:00 am is dietitian, Susie Burrell, taking us through […]
Anna Kamaralli returns to Arts Wednesday this week with Part 1 of a new series called “Staging the Look: how does theatre and film design for history?” In this episode, Anna asks: what is an historic period and how does it translate onto stage and screen? My special guest at 11:00 am is Yin Cao, […]