"The whole event is a sea of music and performance that can be overwhelming, but settle to the fact that you’ll never see it all and enjoy what you do see." Reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN revels in the atmosphere of the National Folk Festival.
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"Mobley sings with beautiful control and tone, each note perfectly placed, each word clearly enunciated" NICK HORN reviews Because, a memorable concert by counter-tenor Reginald Mobley and pianist Paul Grabowsky.
SARAH BYRNE reviews Water and Spirit, a Canberra Symphony Orchestra Chamber Classics performance at Albert Hall.
NICK HORN reviews Joyeux Anniversaire, a performance by Selby & Friends at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture.
JOE WOODWARD reviews Bell Shakespeare's new production of Henry 5.
"Curtains are swept from side to side, revealing and sweeping away vignettes of the ensemble in human towers, tricks or an amusing subterfuge." SAMARA PURNELL reviews The Mirror, a physical theatre performance by Gravity & Other Myths.
Book reviewer COLIN STEELE settles on two interesting titles. One deals with the slowly changing face of the elites in Britain, the other a humorous listing of the good and bad of modern life.
LEN POWER reviews the National Capital Orchestra's first concert for 2025, which was centred on Shostakovich.
MICHAEL WILSON reviews Harmonic Curves: Romantic Piano, a "thought-provoking" performance by pianist Arnan Wiesel.
"A gifted storyteller with a relaxed stream-of-consciousness style, all her stories were around food." BILL STEPHENS reviews Michelle Pearson's Comfort Food Cabaret.
IAN McLEAN reviews Angels & Serenades, a performance by Musica Da Camera Canberra, conducted by Brad Tham.
MICHAEL WILSON reviews Days of Miracle and Wonder, performed by the project choir Coro under the direction of David Mackay.
