"In a meditation of sound and thoughts through action, Omar Musa stood tall while almost singing in a performance that crossed dynamism and subtlety." ROB KENNEDY reviews The Offering.
Review
Reviewer COLIN STEELE looks at three Australian science fiction (or speculative fiction) books that provide future scenarios reflecting fears of the impact of artificial intelligence, climate change and the growing power of China.
LEN POWER reviews the Canberra Symphony Orchestra's salute to the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
GRAHAM McDONALD reviews the Fyshwick performance of the Alpenrose Trio.
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews the 2024 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, now showing at the National Archives.
LEN POWER reviews Magnificat a joint performance by Luminescence Chamber Singers and Children’s Choir with Apeiron Baroque.
SAMARA PURNELL reviews Manage Your Expectations, a performance of physical theatre by Eliza Sanders.
Former Canberran PETER BROWN, now a professor at the University of French Polynesia, has been following the Heiva i Tahiti cultural festival in Papeete and sees a link with the recent Gauguin launch at the National Gallery of Australia.
"Judged against the sophistication of current indigenous theatre, The Sunshine Club now seems naïve and even amateurish. However, it is that very naivety that makes this production so appealing," writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS.
Reviewer ANNA CREER looks at three new books centred on different insights of the life of English author Jane Austen.
ROB KENNEDY reviews Lost Love Songs, a recital that brought back to life music and songs of many musicians lost to war.
"The Oriana Chorale presented an hour and a quarter of, with one exception, contemporary vocal music full of surprises and delights," writes reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
