Have you ever wondered what being a woman really means? Apart from the physical difference between male and female bodies, what defines a woman? What labels have been put on women due to social constructs of gender and what kind of power do women hold in our world? Queen Cxnt is a powerful multi-sensory music theatre […]
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Coming up on the 27 September, Gregory Porter will be live In Conversation with journalist Paris Pompor in a FREE, highly anticipated event. He will be talking on a wide variety of topics; from music: the art of songwriting and his creative inspirations, to growing up in Bakersfield with seven siblings and a mother who […]
Lolo Lovina release their 3rd album ‘RromAntics’ at The Basement in Sydney on Saturday, 10 September 2016. This begins their launch tour from Sydney, Serbia through to Spain. Lolo Lovina are thrilled to be playing in their FIRST ever European homeland tour. ‘RromAntics’ features sizzling Lolo Lovina originals, traditional Rroma (Gypsy) tunes as well as signature ‘Lolo-fied’ covers. ‘RromAntics‘ sees influences of Argentinian tango, Manouche […]
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Dress Up Attack! is returning to Sydney on September 17 with a brand new smashing line-up! Dress Up Attack! is a music and arts festival for children and grown-ups and offers children the unique experience of a music festival programmed to engage young people. The event’s line-up includes Brissie Indie-Rockband The Grates, Custard, crazy Aussie RockNRoll Project Bunny […]
Arts Thursday 8 September podcast On Thursday 8 September, with Maisy Stapleton, the focus was on arts and its role in politics. I spoke to Arts Party Leader and co-founder PJ Collins to find out why the party was formed, its results in the recent federal elections and where it’s […]
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Kerri Glasscock, Director of The Sydney Fringe Festival joined Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts talking about the largest independent arts festival in NSW which represents thousands of artists across all art forms. The Sydney Fringe Festival has built a reputation for nurturing and supporting emerging artists, presenting established artists in the development of new works, […]
Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan interviews Geoff Ostling in a program devoted to tattoo. Geoff Ostling is a former history teacher, porcelain collector and wearer of a full body tattoo by tattoo artist eX de Medici. eX de Medici is also a highly collectable fine art practitioner. Geoff Ostling plans to donate his skin to the National […]
Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan interviews Ruth Hessey, Director of Communications for the Total Environment Centre and Writer/Director of the award winning short documentary film Waste Not. The film’s tag line is “A beautiful and emotional film about garbage”. It is a surprisingly optimistic and powerful message about how everyday people and their attitudes can, and […]
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Over 6 weeks in August/September 2016, Sylvia spoke to Ed Lippmann in another Sydney By Design series, this time looking at Sydney itself. Listen to the conversations below: This is Part 1, where Ed introduces the topic and the series: This is Part 2 where Ed talks about Sydney’s history: Here is Part 3 where […]
The Art of Politics and Artists in Residence Art-speak is the segment where I interview influencers and forces in the arts sector in Australia. This Thursday, the focus is on arts and its role in politics. The federal election is past and while the parties in government continue to wrangle, let’s find out what is […]
On Arts Wednesday 7 September 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Maria Katsonis, co-editor of Rebellious Daughters, a book of essays by distinguished Australian female writers. You can listen to the conversation below: That was Part 1 and now for Part 2: And now for Part 3: Below is a poem […]