Sunday, September 29, 2019
One of the most influential artists of her generation, Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) will present Mexico-born, Berlin-based Mariana Castillo Deball’s first Australian exhibition, …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:25PMMarlee McMahon (VIC) and Kate Power (SA) have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship for 2020. The scholarship provide…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:59PMComposed by Jeremy Beck from the novella by Joyce Carol Oates, Black Water is a short opera telling the tragic story of the end of Mary Jo Kopechne’s life. On the night of July 18, 1969, K…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:08AMMU Modern Theatre’s production of The Metamorphosis is a muddled, murky, melange of a show. A new adaptation by playwright James Macaronas and directed by Samsara Dunston, its presentation…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:41AMFlamenco Fire highlighted every element of the unique, dramatic art form which is the Spanish Flamenco. Traditionally comprised of singer, dancer and guitarist, this production expertly expa…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:45AMSaturday, September 28, 2019
Yang Liping’s production of Rite of Spring is a bold, new interpretation of this ballet into unconventional, contemporary form. Presented in three parts, Liping has constructed a new frame…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:25PMIn celebrating the achievements and wonderful careers of many women in Australian music this year, Australian Women in Music Awards has announced that music legend Judith Durham AO will be i…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:32PMPaying tribute to the past decade with a program that celebrates its most memorable successes and reflects Melbourne’s reputation as a global music city, the City of Melbourne has revealed…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:18AMWho is Josie Wardrope? A cheerful and vivacious performer, Josie’s spark for physicality led her to NICA where she specialised in Swinging Trapeze and Handstands and graduated with a Bache…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:15AMPetrina Hicks: Bleached Gothic is the first major survey exhibition of celebrated Australian photographer Petrina Hicks. Over her fifteen-year career, the Sydney based artist has gained a st…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:55AMMisogyny has been present in culture for thousands of year, working still today implicitly and explicitly on so much of our lives. There are the obvious statistics where it makes itself know…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:19AMFriday, September 27, 2019
Owing to Greek myth, we might expect some familiarity with the story of Orpheus. Still, The Flanagan Collective and Gobbledygook Theatre gave us some surprises in this modern take. The work …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:37PMA startling and provocative new work that explores humanity’s desire to dictate how we’re perceived by others, Red Stitch presents Keziah Warner’s Control in a world premiere season fr…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:30PMThursday, September 26, 2019
Who is Courtney Glass? Courtney Glass is a Californian by birth, a New Yorker by 10 years experience and an Australian by marriage. I’m a story-teller, singer of songs, crazy rescue-dog mo…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:22AMThe Victorian Government is ensuring our State’s proud history is not forgotten by acknowledging those who work to preserve it. This year, 42 community history publications and projects fr…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:28AMOlympia: Photographs by Polixeni Papapetrou is the first major museum retrospective of Australian photographer Polixeni Papapetrou (1961–2018). The exhibition comprises photographs of the …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:23AMMusic industry bodies have welcomed the disallowance of the NSW government’s rushed music festival regulations as an opportunity for a fresh start on ways to improve safety at music festiv…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:36AMDiscover the world of a small homestead perched on the sunburnt farmland of northern Victoria. Meet Elise, whose urbane 1950s glamour is rudely transplanted to the pragmatic red soil of the …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:49AMWednesday, September 25, 2019
Melbourne Fringe doesn’t always see a lot of touring productions, and so All I See Is You stood out on a glance through the guide. This two-hander premiered in England in 2018, and is bill…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:13PMFollowing the success of his debut one-man show, Buried at Sea, Mark Salvestro returns to Melbourne Fringe with The Will To Be – a new solo work, exploring legacy, homosexuality and shame …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:52AMWho is Connor Ross? I am a sound artist and composer working in Melbourne, trying to balance the time and energy commitments of working in both the music and theatre industries while stoppin…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:18AMTuesday, September 24, 2019
In his 20th and final year as artistic director, David McAllister has announced The Australian Ballet’s 2020 season that features Australian and world premieres alongside the works that ha…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:44PMThe Book of Mormon, Broadway’s smash hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, will this week celebrate a milestone, its 1000th performance in Australia on Friday 27…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:45AMIn just five short years, Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP), has become a force within the Australian theatre landscape. In 2020, NTofP will continue to impress with nat…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:27AMWe’re in the Toff in Town and there’s a collision of Twin Peaks imagery and geography. Beautiful Dark’s show is titled Welcome to Twin Peaks and so much of it is present throughout: Wa…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:44AMMonday, September 23, 2019
Hosted in Victoria’s charming wine region this October, the Yarra Valley Opera Festival brings together acclaimed directors, costume designers and composers, forging new collaborations acr…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:47PMLately, I’ve been walking into performance spaces purposefully not reading programs, publicity, or any sundry blurbs and whatnot. Going into a show blind can be a great way to judge their …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:14AMWritten and directed by Freya Magee, Nevernatal is a charming comedy that tests the strength of friendship when peoples’ lives are on the cusp of changing forever. People bring all sorts o…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:49AMIt’s one thing to be paralysed by choice during a Fringe Festival, but rather more inconvenient to be turned to stone, as were the men who met the snake-haired Gorgon Medusa in myths. In M…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:16AMAs the Melbourne Fringe guide relates: “Pisca was born to be a duck. He’s just not very good at it”. A previous run of the show earned performer Cameron Taylor a Green Room Award nomin…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:59AMWho is Mark Salvestro? Hailing from the Snowy Mountains in NSW, I packed up my country boy life and moved to Sydney to ‘become an actor’ in 2011. From there, I gravitated away from the �…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:09AM 
