ANNA CREER reviews a couple of Australian crime fiction books – one set in regional Victoria, the other – a grittier read – on the Gold Coast.
Review
Folk culture was alive and well at EPIC, where an estimated 40,000 people gathered for the National Folk Festival, writes reviewer CASSIDY RICHENS.
MICHELLE POTTER reviews the Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub's performance of Awkward.
"No histrionics. Just brilliant pianism leaving no doubt that this is a fabulously talented young musician, who, if fate favours him, is destined for a brilliant career." BILL STEPHENS reviews Reuben Tsang.
"The whole orchestra was visibly engaged and responsive under Louis Sharpe’s baton," says DANTE COSTA in his review of the National Capital Orchestra.
LEN POWER reviews the Canberra Choral Society performance of The Faithful Shepherd: Music For Easter.
Helios swept in for two performances fresh from the Adelaide Fringe and proved to be a fascinating interconnected tale, writes reviewer ALANA MACLEAN.
"From Haydn to Radiohead, the programming of the Phoenix Collective Quartet is always eclectic, and the music, always electric," says reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
"This is an incredibly good singing group. The pitch, the timing, the phrasing was all flawless." GRAHAM McDONALD reviews the King's Singers, who performed at the Snow Concert Hall on Thursday.
CON BOEKEL reviews a photographic exhibition by Judith Martinez Estrada that focuses on migration, memory and identity.
COLIN STEELE reviews an entertaining and informative book that explores the role of love as a psychoactive agent of history and art through essays on 50 objects.
Reviewer SARAH BYRNE tries to look through the problematic choice of performing JS Bach's St John Passion and just relish Canberra Bach Ensemble's "glorious" performance.
