New novels from the dark side of modern living
COLIN STEELE reviews two new books by Australian authors that take their inspiration from dark themes.
Arts & Entertainment
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The streets of Braddon were alive to the sound of music on Sunday as the seventh annual Braddon Busking Festival showcased local talent.
"So beautiful, it felt like something you want to see a second or third time, just to be sure you didn’t miss anything." Critic ARNE SJOSTEDT's been to see Almost, Maine.
"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
Music
Cellist shines through fast runs and high-register playing
SAM WILSON reviews a performance by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and cellist James Morley.
Musical Theatre
What if star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet don’t die?
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.
Comedy
Dancer’s dark comedy through twisted Swan Lake
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.
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Artsweek column, listing the what's on where around Canberra right now.
Five Australians including actress Rose Byrne have lost one battle after another at the 98th Academy Awards, leaving the Oscars empty-handed.
Rock band the Cat Empire will team up with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra for an orchestral spectacular in September.
Illness has meant that this concert was likely the Griffyn’s last, and founder Michael Sollis drew on music from several previous concerts to produce what was 90 minutes of fascinating music," says reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
SARAH BYRNE reviews Mystic from the Harmonic Curves Series, this time featuring performances by Alice Giles, harp; David Pereira, cello and Arnan Wiesel, piano.
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
"Canberra’s Luminescence performed these challenging unaccompanied works with commitment, artistry and an exceptional sense of vocal ensemble," writes music reviewer NICK HORN.
MICHELLE POTTER reviews Impulse, a performance by Australian Dance Party at Woden Town Square.
Heating up Netflix’s March catalogue is its newest doco promising an inside look at the life of Gordon Ramsay, reports streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Organisers behind Bluesfest owe more than $23 million to ticket holders alone, with patrons appearing unlikely to get their money back.
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.
BARRINA SOUTH reviews after/image, an exhibition by artist Brenda L Croft.
