At 10:40 am, Dr Jacqueline Nguyen, ornithologist at the Australian museum, joins us for Part 3 of Birds and Bones and this week the topic is Bristlebirds. Following the interest in last week’s conversation with Elise Edmonds about Dead Central at the State Library of NSW, I will continue the theme of cemeteries in a […]
The Sydney Folk Festival is a three-day celebration of the best and most adventurous in today’s folk music from worldly beats to original voices, traditional music including ballads, celtic, shanties, blues, bluegrass, newgrass, bush music and beyond. Sydney-based sextet, Chaika are headlining at the Sydney Folk Festival. Their new album, ARROW is inspired by Australia’s stunning landscapes mixed […]
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Arts Thursday 25 July 2019 This week on Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton the focus is on contemporary art. David Hockney prints are on exhibition at Hazlehurst Regional Gallery, as a touring exhibition from the National Gallery of Australia until 8 September. The exhibition explores the artist’s experimentation with printmaking for over 60 years and […]
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At 10:40 am, it’s time for Part 2 of Birds and Bones with Dr Jacqueline Nguyen, ornithologist at the Australian Museum and this week the topic is songbirds and where they came from. At 11:00 am, I’m pleased to welcome back to Arts Wednesday, Elise Edmunds, Senior Curator at the State Library of NSW, talking […]
The Lost Lost Cabaret is a comedy cabaret like no other! Presented by Choo Choo Troupe, this cabaret style show is a world of alt-comedy – burlesque, music, magic, and characters – all emceed by a nutbag of arguable brilliance and humour. The show features special guests who together with members of Choo Choo Troupe […]
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What makes a successful costume designer in Australia? Join me, Maisy Stapleton, to meet Jennifer Irwin, key costume designer at Bangarra and previously at the Sydney Dance Company. She is the winner of many awards and nominations for her designs and recognised by her industry for her contribution to the performing arts. Jennifer has recently […]
At 10:40 am, it’s time for Part 1 of a new series: Birds and Bones, with Dr Jacqueline Nguyen from the Australian Museum. Jacqui is an ornithologist who specialises in palaeontology and in the first episode, we talk about who an ornithologist is and what she does. With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 […]
Drugs, Death, Art and Love. This is the stuff of opera. Celebrated composer Elena Kats-Chernin discusses the characters, the music and the long process of collaboration, that after two years has culminated in the opera, Whiteley. Opening this week at the Sydney Opera House it promises a visual feast of Whiteley’s art immersed in a dramatic […]
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At 10:40 am, we hear Part 6, the final part of Shakespeare and Company with Dr Anna Kamaralli and Anna finishes with Tricks he hath in him, which gentlemen have, examining what happened next! My special guest at 11:00 am is philosopher Dr Simon Longstaff, Director of the Ethics Centre, in conversation about free speech. […]
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At 10:40 this morning Dr Anna Kamaralli continues with Part 5 of Shakespeare and Company and this week, in Hooted at Like an Old Tale, she looks at Shakespeare’s sources for his plays. My special guest this week at 11:00 am is Dr Sarah Reeves, curator at the Powerhouse Museum, talking about the new exhibition Apollo […]