Australia

Review: Lixsania and the Labyrinth, Melbourne Recital Centre
Lixsania and the Labyrinth blazes a maverick path, fusing baroque virtuosity with zealous lusty physicality of contemporary Tango, twisting expectations.

Can sound help facilitate self healing?
Whether it’s gongs, mantras, new age music, or a sound bath, there’s a growing awareness of the importance of music…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Create NSW Fellowship recipients announced, recipients of Sandra Bates Director’s Award revealed, Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, and more.

All at sea: the cannibalisation of the Australian arts industry
The arts in Australia are at risk of being cast adrift from culture and the diverse social and artistic values…

Career Spotlight: Librarian
Do you enjoy sharing knowledge with the community? Do you get a kick out of carefully categorising tomes? Then a…

Review: Choir of St James’ Church – A Voice from Heaven
A moving tribute to the fallen.

Review: School of Rock, Her Majesty's Theatre
The cast of kids is a rotating one and on opening night the ones on show were, without exception, amazing…

Review: Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio
A first-rate piano trio making its debut in Australia concludes the 2018 Musica Viva Season with success.

Review: The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories edited by Jay Rubin
This collectionof short stories is preceded by a brilliant self-deprecating introduction by Haruki Murakami.

Sydney’s shuttered Theatre Royal the focus of new campaign
More than two and a half years after its doors were closed a new campaign has been launched to save…