The old-fashioned art of letter-writing was at the heart was at the heart of two wildly contrasting concerts at the Fitters’ Workshop last night, but the vibe was cool.
"Daniel Widdowson’s new film, 'Trafficked to Australia', posits – and it turns out he’s spot on – that most Australians have no idea that there is human trafficking, let alone slavery, in Australia," writes HELEN MUSA.
Music festival audiences were taken on a musical journey from the sweltering tropics of Timor-Leste to the icy Antarctica in a double-headed concert called “Eyes and Ears”.
When Canberra composer and performer Neille Williams won both first prizes in the Australian Women’s Wind Band Composition Award for two original pieces, it was not just a coup for the Lyneham resident, but for the Canberra arts scene.
Back to Back Theatre is remarkable, says HELEN MUSA.
Not only has the Geelong-based company won the top theatre prize in the world but a film version of its play coming to Canberra just won the audience award at a film festival in Texas.
AFTER a preview last night in which the Canberra Theatre was packed to the rafters with what seemed to be family groups of fathers and daughters, the hit musical “Six“ gave media a sneak preview of what was to come for the next three weeks.