Join me, Jane Raffan, on Monday 6 March for a program devoted to questions about cultural norms, nationhood and identity. I’ll be interviewing Claire Monneraye, curator at the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, about the exhibition Under the Sun, in which 15 artists from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds respond to max Dupain’s iconic Sunbaker […]
Something Cool To Hoot About
Earth metals, Olympic medals, Warpaint, Powerful Owls…. While talk of the energy revolution sweeping the globe filled our minds, we cooled our ears this week with the sound of freedom – a pair of hooting powerful owls brought to us by some lovely bush lovers from down Bundeena way. We needed the cool hoots of […]
TRY-A-BIKE: THE DOMAIN
Rally your colleagues and spend your lunch break on two-wheels with a 10-minute ride around the Domain. Bikes and helmets are provided and the first 200 people receive free lunch from the Monster Rolls food truck. Prizes are on offer to the top encouragers so start spreading the word in the office for a chance to win. This event […]
Matt Keegans The Three Seas
Award winning saxophonist and composer Matt Keegan, together with master bassist Steve Elphick, combine with three dynamic and creative musicians from West Bengal, India for this unique cross cultural project. The very atmospheric theatre at the National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour is the venue for this astonishing collaboration created in India’s Rajasthan desert, blending traditional and contemporary […]
The Lysicrates Monument and more …
On Wednesday 22 February 2017, Sylvia’s guest was Dr Patricia Azarias, founder and trustee of the The Lysicrates Foundation, with a story that spans nearly 2,500 years, from the Great Dionysia in ancient Greece to a newly restored Lysicrates monument in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney today and the creation of a new drama […]
If I Make It Till Monday by Sally Zwartz
What’s it like to be 100 years old? That’s something that more and more of us are going to find out firsthand. In the past 20 years, the number of centenarians in Australia increased by a dramatic 263%, and that trajectory is only getting steeper. If I Make It Till Monday provides a glimpse into the experience for those of us […]
Musica Viva Festival
At the heart of the Musica Viva Festival is our collaboration with the Australian Youth Orchestra and its incredible Chamber Players Program that provides Australia’s brightest young musicians with personal contact and instruction from some of the great musical artsts of the world. Heading that list of artists in 2017 is legendary violinist Pinchas Zukerman and the Zukerman […]
Arts Thursday 2 March 2017
Presenter – Bronwyn Rennex Today I’ll be talking about Art Month Sydney, which runs from the 1-20 March. Art Month Sydney is a city wide festival that celebrates contemporary art and artists through a rich and diverse program of exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions, artists studio visits, tours, precinct nights and more. I’ll be interviewing Artistic Director Barry […]
Laura Mvula Soul
As one of the most exciting musical talents to come out of the UK, Laura Mvula has been nominated for the Mercury Prize, BBC Sound poll, the BRITs Critics Choice Award, two BRIT Awards in 2014 (British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act); winning an incredible two MOBO’s in 2013 (Best Female and Best R&B/Soul). The […]
Cracking the code: how to notate music
Its happened to us all… You hear a great tune or like Winnie-the- Pooh, make up a little hum, it gets stuck and whirls around and you want to play it, but can’t figure out the notes or the chords. Your ear just can’t pick out the right ones and you put down your guitar in despair. […]
Arts Wednesday 1 March 2017
At the risk of sounding boring, this week’s show is a replica of last week’s except that this week it really will take place. You just have to forgive the drastic technical glitch, which saw the program aborted. Sooooo, here we go again: Ed Lippmann continues with Part 3 of our discussion on the vision […]
The Intern From A Different East Side
Hey y’all! My name is Olana and I am the newest intern at Eastside FM. I am studying broadcast journalism at the University of Tennessee, but I moved to Sydney two months ago for uni, and have two more months of living in this amazing city until I return back to the United States. Although I […]