The Sydney Con Jazz Festival is here! On Sunday, May 30, 2021 the Sydney Con Jazz Festival will offer dozens of performances under the one roof, nestled among the picturesque Royal Botanic Gardens. The boutique jazz festival in its fourth year, is designed to be affordable, accessible and to showcase the best of Jazz from […]
Claudel – Sydney Opera House, Saturday 1 May Reviewed by Paul Neeson From the opening set of drab painters’ drapes and simple paint-stained wooden furniture, Claudel didn’t promise a colour-filled vibrant theatre piece, but the story of French sculptor, Camille Claudel is one of immense sadness and unfulfilled promise. Maybe writer/director Wendy Beckett’s vision is […]
Eastside is Celebrating International Jazz Day Tune in and enjoy 24h of Jazz on Friday 30th of April! Friday 30th of April is International Jazz Day and like previous years Eastside Radio we’ll be running a 24 hour jazz broadcast. For the whole day and across all programming with 17 shows dedicated to Jazz, tune in […]
Join Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers this Arts Thursday to meet two special guests. Kerri Glasscock Sydney Fringe has announced the initial program for its new pop-up venue Fringe HQ Newtown featuring new works by a range of acclaimed and emerging Australian artists. Taking over the historic ballroom at 5 Eliza Street, the venue became active on Monday [April 26] and will continue until December, set […]
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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, […]
The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra brightens the Autumn music scene with an intimate program of gorgeous Romantic chamber music at metropolitan and regional venues. Its latest series evokes the salons and living rooms of the early nineteenth century, featuring Beethoven’s Trio, Op.38 and the delightful Grand Septet by underappreciated Swedish composer Franz Berwald. The […]
Presented by Palace, the Moro Spanish Film Festival’s full 2021 programme has been revealed for some reel inspiración. A sensational selection of new and recent Spanish language films featuring some of Spain and Latin America’s leading stars along with exciting new acting talent will be screening nationally from April 20 to the 16th of May at Palace Cinemas. […]
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The tragic life of French sculptor, Camille Claudel is celebrated in a new production at the Sydney Opera House this month. Her prodigious talents went mostly unrecognised during her lifetime in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Paris. Renowned sculptor, Auguste Rodin became her teacher and lover. Her best known work is the […]
The Space Between & Misanthropology: The World Art of Adam Rish – 15 April 2021 Join Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers this Arts Thursday to meet two special guests. Helen Redmond A collaboration between painter Helen Redmond and textile designer Barbara Rogers, their exhibition The Space Between at Paddington’s Barometer Gallery examines the journey between light and shadow, through spaces both […]
Professor Geraint Lewis returns for Part 6, the final part of Our Universe and asks: how will it end? The bad news is that there is no good news and the good news is that we will be long gone before it happens! My special guest at 11:00 am is Elise Edmunds, senior curator at […]
Every second Arts Monday, we are focusing on art and environmentalism, featuring in-depth conversations with artists whose practice has care for the environment at its core. On Monday 12 April, from 10:30 – 11am, Ira will be in conversation with author, multi-species justice advocate, and environmentalist Danielle Celermajer, to talk about and read from her […]
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Take some time out of the city and go for a rainforest walk in Blue Mountains to enjoy fresh air, sounds of birds, and numerous art installations that are currently on view as part of the Sculpture at Scenic World exhibition (until 2nd May). Amongst them, if you look up and not just straight ahead […]