"Despite of a feeling of excessive length, the magnificence of the music and the power of the emotions made for an absorbing evening." HELEN MUSA reviews Opera Australia's latest production of Eugene Onegin
What if Juliet didn’t die? What if she lived, and went on to have a life of her own? They're the questions posed in & Juliet, a joyous theatrical remix of Shakespeare’s best-known love story of star-crossed lovers, reports HELEN MUSA.
Imagine a ballerina who smokes too much and tells dirty jokes. That’s the strange world of SWAN?, a one-person theatre show created and performed by Canadian artist Lauren Brady, reports HELEN MUSA.
As the month of Ramadan draws to a close, Canberra’s faith communities and political leaders all over the territory have been coming together at evening gatherings which mark the breaking of the fast.
For all its beauty, the film Pure Genius: The Geoffrey Tozer Story leaves the sense that the renowned pianist himself remains, in some ways, unknowable, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"A certain fun was had here with an awareness that the first violin is not always the logical star and that the other instruments have voices, too," writes reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
It’s been a big week for acquisitions at Canberra’s collecting institutions, with new additions ranging from rare Australian pinball machines to historic paintings and early Canberra furniture.