The ‘extraordinary’ Michael Sollis dies at 40
Canberra musician, music advocate and composer Michael Sollis died at Clare Holland House early on Friday after a five-year battle with bowel cancer. He was 40.
Arts & Entertainment
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Rob Kennedy reviews Luminescence and the Machine, developed in collaboration with Grammy Award winners William Brittelle and Cameron Beauchamp, at The Street Theatre.
The extraordinary fascination with all things Jane Austen continues unabated, writes book reviewer ANNA CREER.
"Raef does not make his own bed but he does lie in it, a lot." CHARLES WATERSTREET reviews Ross Fitzgerald's latest riotous novel, Rogue: A fictitious memoir.
Dance
Bling and weather take a bow at Dance Day launch
It was a toss-up between the bling and the perfect autumn weather for centre stage at the launch of International Dance Week by Ausdance ACT atop Mount Ainslie on Wednesday morning, reports HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Sardonic take on Hollywood film industry
From music and dance to documentary and theatre, Canberra gets animated in the latest Artsweek by HELEN MUSA.
Dance
Wheeled into the operation, she asked: ‘Will I dance again?’
A dancer with a remarkable family history and a horrifying tale to tell is at the centre of Ausdance ACT’s Australian Dance Week celebrations, the biggest in the country, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Lose to Win, coming to The Q on Saturday, follows the story of actor Mandela Mathia, from a war-torn South Sudan to Egypt, and then to Australia as a refugee, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The name Australian Dance Party has a cheeky political edge, fitting for a professional contemporary dance company based in Canberra. Ten years on, founding director Alison Plevey tells HELEN MUSA how that identity came to be.
There’s something different happening at Canberra Museum and Gallery, where the usual “look but don’t touch” rule for adults in galleries has been turned on its head with Hop In! An Immersive World of Play.
"This was a very cleverly conceived and realised Anzac Day concert. The singing was excellent and the readings from Ada’s letters were moving and an ongoing reminder of the horrors of that time," writes music reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
Michael has smashed box office expectations to rake in more than $A304 million globally at its opening, a new high for music biopic debuts.
"Jordan Best shines in the role of the villain, sauntering across the stage; gleeful at the chaos of her plans unfolding and utterly disdainful of weakness." GRACE CASSIDY reviews Canberra Rep's new production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Canberra theatre figure Marya Glyn-Daniel, a multi-talented author, costume designer, playwright and producer has died. She was 85.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews an exhibition of woven geomorphic formations by Jennifer Robertson.
"A new 'sequel' to the popular sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle, is now to carve out its own identity in a new era," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
"Ida Pelliccioli's style is friendly and engaging rather than authoritative and grand. But she showed she is a rare master of the keyboard," writes music reviewer MICHAEL WILSON.
"It was disappointing that Aimee Brown’s performance was not made more visible." MICHELLE POTTER reviews the dance element of Salut! Baroque's Invitation to Dance concert.
"It’s refreshing to see an exhibition of such unique artistic depth today, when so much of the contemporary art world is full of academic stuff that holds minimal appeal outside its context." ROB KENNEDY reviews Art Rocks by David Jensz.
