Former Canberran PETER BROWN, now a professor at the University of French Polynesia, has been following the Heiva i Tahiti cultural festival in Papeete and sees a link with the recent Gauguin launch at the National Gallery of Australia.
Review
"Judged against the sophistication of current indigenous theatre, The Sunshine Club now seems naïve and even amateurish. However, it is that very naivety that makes this production so appealing," writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS.
ROB KENNEDY reviews Lost Love Songs, a recital that brought back to life music and songs of many musicians lost to war.
"The Oriana Chorale presented an hour and a quarter of, with one exception, contemporary vocal music full of surprises and delights," writes reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
ARNE SJOSTEDT reviews Canberra Rep's production of Lord of the Flies.
BRIAN ROPE reviews the work of photographer Eva van Gorsel, part of the Emotional Landscapes I exhibition at ANCA Gallery.
Reviewer ANNA CREER looks at three new books centred on different insights of the life of English author Jane Austen.
"The production of Mary Stuart provides an opportunity to experience something of the very essence of power play and how it makes for exciting and challenging theatre," says reviewer JOE WOODWARD.
In this retrospective exhibition, audiences are given little tasters of Nancy Tingey's work since 1963, including the pleasure of being able to leaf through her diaries, workbooks, albums and journals since this time.
"This was not so much a concert, but a combination of short pieces of music, projected video and text all put together around the theme of the world under threat of climate change," writes reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
LEN POWER reviews Echoed Voices, a concert by soprano Siobhan Stagg and pianist Nico de Villiers.
The Girl Who Glows is an intriguing show for the under 10s about a young girl who literally shines in the dark as she tries to prevent darkness from taking over.
