MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews eight artists bringing Australian birdlife to GOST in Watson, from Tom Moore's whimsical glass creations to Greg Oakley's extraordinary lifelike paintings.
Review
"There was some very competent singing on display, including renditions of some of the canon’s most daunting arias and ensembles." MICHAEL WILSON reviews The Heroines, a performance by National Opera.
"They displayed amazing dexterity when they crossed hands (often with themselves, but also with each other)." DAVID WHITBREAD reviews Magic, Spells, and Other Worlds, a piano performance by Ivan Horvatic and Andrew Rumsey.
Old pianos find a fascinating second life in Martin Rowney’s imaginative and instantly likeable sculptures, reviews DAVID WHITBREAD.
The books under review could be subtitled a tale of two cities, London, and Oxford, writes COLIN STEELE.
MICHELLE POTTER found it "hard to envisage a more unusual dance performance" as she reviews Vivienne Rogis' The Whole Cake.
"This is a fine group of singers, skilfully and enthusiastically led, exploring and pushing the boundaries of Australian music." GRAHAM McDONALD reviews a performance by The Australian Voices.
DAVID WHITBREAD reviews Wanderlust: Music to Take You There and Back Again, a performance by the Canberra Choral Society.
"Andrew Sayers, once director of major arts and cultural institutions in Canberra, had something to say in his art that reveals another side of this champion of Australian art," writes reviewer RON KENNEDY.
MICHAEL WILSON reviews Cloudburst, a performance by the choral group Coro, conducted by Roland Peelman.
"Strong is the New Pretty clearly makes the point of the sacrifices, determination, multitasking and risk these women took and continue to take, aided by a group of men who shared their ambition," writes reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
"The rapturous applause from a capacity audience in Snow Concert Hall hailed the Sydney Symphony Orchestra with well-deserved praise," writes reviewer DAVID WHITBREAD.
