Virginia Balfour, Author at ArtsHub Australia

Virginia Balfour

Virginia Balfour is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She has extensive experience working in the UK film and television industry as a producer and director, as well as an NGO film-maker in the USA. She is a published author and journalist and lives with her family in Sydney.

Virginia's Latest Articles

There are four iillustrations by the artist Alphonse Mucha. Two smaller pictures sit on top of each other and two bigger pictures are on either side.

Exhibition review: Alphonse Mucha: Spirit of Art Nouveau, Art Gallery of New South Wales

This comprehensive exhibition showcases 200 Mucha works, from posters to sculpture, jewellery and more.

Virginia Balfour

Jun 17, 2024

Performance review: Romeo & Juliet Suite, Sydney Opera House

Depending on which night you attend, the roles of Rome and Juliet will be played by three separate couples.

Virginia Balfour

Jun 6, 2024

The Australian Ballet. Circle Electric. Bathed in a red glow a troupe of ballet dancers are assembled beneath a large neon hoop. The dancers are eclectic and in all sorts of shapes, one is held aloft surrounded by smoke.

Dance review: Études/Circle Electric, Sydney Opera House

A double bill of dance that canvasses contemporary and classical works.

Virginia Balfour

May 7, 2024

Lehmann Trilogy. Image is a man in a red tinted corporate office, with a grid of square fluorescent lights overhead. He is standing on a boardroom table with his arms outstretched to the side. Around him are file boxes and one is being carried out by an office worker.

Theatre review: The Lehman Trilogy, Theatre Royal, Sydney

An epic journey through the life of the company at the epicentre of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.

Virginia Balfour

Mar 4, 2024

Australia has a black history. Image is a photograph of a group of black clad protesters in the streets of Sydney. A young woman with braided hair, a Black Lives Matter t shirt and a placard is in the centre.

Exhibition review: Barbara McGrady, Australia Has a Black History, University of Sydney

A photography exhibition that highlights 30 years of Indigenous history on Gadigal country.

Virginia Balfour

Jan 17, 2024

Louise Bourgeois. Image is a huge bronze spider taking up the forecourt of an art gallery with columns in the front.

Exhibition review: Louise Bourgeois, Art Gallery of NSW

The largest exhibition of Louise Bourgeois' work ever seen in Australia.

Virginia Balfour

Nov 27, 2023

Exhibition review: Botanica de Materia Medica, Royal Botanic Garden

Australia’s leading contemporary botanic art exhibition presents a diverse and interesting exploration of plants that heal.

Virginia Balfour

Aug 4, 2023

Dance review: Identity, Sydney Opera House

Two separate performances exemplify the grace and power of two of Australia's leading choreographers: Daniel Riley and Alice Topp.

Virginia Balfour

May 3, 2023

Exhibition review: On the Edge, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

An exhibition that explores Australian nature at peril.

Virginia Balfour

Mar 20, 2023

Theatre review: One Woman Show, Sydney Opera House

A parodic exploration of well-worn tropes of female-led storytelling.

Virginia Balfour

Feb 7, 2023

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