Monday, July 22, 2019
A visual and comprehensive guide to a hugely popular graphic style. The distinctive aesthetic of mid-century design captured the post-war zeitgeist of energy and progress, and remains hugely…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:35PMWho is Michael Beh? A man, early 50s, a theatre director in love with making theatre that unlocks our humanity, telling our stories through theatricality, an acting teacher, a scholar, a fat…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:24AMOf all the mantras for modernism, the one I think most befitting for Australian mid-century modern houses is L’esprit Nouveau – The New Spirit. These houses represented more than style; …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:17AMSaturday, July 20, 2019
How refreshing it was to experience a show with no interval, one that – despite all the set and props and costume quick changes and revolving stage – felt relaxed and took only the time …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:00AMWho is John Longmuir? John Longmuir is a Scottish born Australian Opera singer. Raised in Perth, Western Australia and currently living in Sydney. Frequent traveller and musical theatre love…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:06AMThere is a compelling sense of spirituality and mission that separates the work of Bangarra Dance Theatre from other dance companies. Nowhere is this better demonstrated than in the exquisit…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:47AMA kaleidoscopic meditation on the poetics, politics and neuroscience of memory, La Mama presents Last Words for a limited season from 24 July 2019. A new theatre work in English and Russian …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:54AMFriday, July 19, 2019
Who is Riley Lee? Well, once he was a small and very lucky boy, who was allowed / encouraged by his parents to become anything he wanted to become – but only if he tried to be his absolute…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:59AMExploring the idea of the vessel form and its continued use and reinvention by contemporary artists working in clay, Heide Museum of Modern Art will present the work of twelve leading intern…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:38AMOriginally banned from performance when first written in 1881, Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts is set to intrigue and electrify Brisbane when it returns to the stage after a 30-year hiatus – openi…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:04AMThursday, July 18, 2019
Arts Centre Melbourne’s Arts Wellbeing Collective has announced the launch of a new pilot program, the Support Act Wellbeing Helpline, as part of its suite of mental health and wellbeing i…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:24PMWednesday, July 17, 2019
Boasting some of the world’s most spectacular and death-defying acts, ZIRK! Circus – The Big Top Spectacular has arrived in Sydney pitching their brand new Big Top at The Showring, Moore…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:30PMWho is Diego Torre? I’m a regular guy with a wonderful family who makes a living doing what he likes to do most: sing. What would you do differently to what you do now? Nothing. I am reall…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:37AMA powerful Australian classic that remains startlingly relevant today, EbbFlow Theatre Co. presents Nick Enright’s Blackrock for a limited season at St Martins Youth Arts Centre from 25 Ju…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:16AMA powerful exploration of the struggle for identity and self-knowledge in a male-dominated world, Bell Shakespeare presents Much Ado About Nothing at Arts Centre Melbourne from 17 July, befo…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:08AMWhen the 22-year-old David Bowie penned Space Oddity, a song that would ultimately become a recognised classic, he was a burgeoning pop artist without a record deal. A folk singer without a …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:37AMExploring the thematic connections between books, art and publishing from the conceptual, technical and material form of artist books – their history, production, classification and distri…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:01AMTuesday, July 16, 2019
The first of its kind in Melbourne, Can’t Do Tomorrow is a celebration of urban art and contemporary culture in one of the most iconic underground spaces in Australia: The Facility, Kensin…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:39PMA giant adventure through the arts awaits when pop culture icons, political prose, immersive magical meals and musical heroes are celebrated in the 2019 Melbourne International Arts Festival…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:10AMNAISDA Dance College has announced the appointment of Deon Hastie to the position of Head of Dance. This significant role will oversee the College’s unique and rigorous artistic and cultur…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:27AMWho is Kate Amos? Kate Amos is a young Australian soprano who relishes singing opera and also loves the versatility of performing musical theatre. Currently she’s making her mainstage debu…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:06AMAn unstitched patchwork of queer lives in queer times, New Theatre presents the world premiere of Chris Edwards’ new Australian play, This Bitter Earth, on stage until 27 July 2019. Being …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:30AMIt’s 1934 and an American film crew has arrived in Ireland to film Man of Aran (a real life filum). This news casts a spell on the inhabitants of the Irish island of Inishmaan, and a plan …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:16AMA story steeped in despair with just a smidge of light strobing through the cracks, it’s no wonder Alistair McDowall’s script for Pomona tracks through the imagery of HP Lovecraft withou…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:08AMMonday, July 15, 2019
Dumped by his band, jobless and financially dependent upon musician buddy, Ned, Dewey Finn has hit desperate times. Ned is a nerdy substitute teacher dominated by his bossy, ambitious girlfr…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:04PMThe 2019 Helpmann Awards Act II last night (Monday 15 July) was a star studded black-tie gala event hosted by the fabulous dynamic duo of comedian, writer and actor, Susie Youssef, and Artis…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:44PMWho is Kellie Rode? A devoted actress, a doting Mother and a happy Wife. A lucky Woman! What would you do differently to what you do now? Nothing. I’d find a way to be creative. Who inspir…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:53AMFollowing its performance to a sold out audience at Frankston Arts Centre on Saturday evening (13 July), John Bell’s highly acclaimed Madama Butterfly is set to tour the north of Australia…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:55AMDrawing from the renowned Janet Holmes à Court Collection and the State Art Collection, the Art Gallery of Western Australia presents The Botanical: Beauty and Peril – a vivid, involving…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:22AMSunday, July 14, 2019
Green Room Award winning duo Andrew Strano and Casey Gould are joined by Abigail King and accompanied by Lucy O’Brien in Nick Payne’s Constellations – a play about quantum theory, love…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:51PMYears ago, Stephen King wrote a short story called, Survivor Type. In it, a drug-smuggling surgeon crash lands on barely an island with no reliable source of food or fresh water. His hunger …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:26PM 
