Local author turns to ghosts for spooky inspiration
Whether they believe in ghosts or not, Canberra author JJ Carpenter says every Australian seems to know a supernatural story.
Arts & Entertainment
Canberra’s best coverage of local arts news plus reviews, including dining, film, theatre, music, visual arts and dance
Lots of arts to enjoy this week in Canberra. HELEN MUSA's latest Artsweek column will get you started.
“What a rotter,” actor Toby Schmidt says of his character, Jack, the handsome manipulative husband in the play Gaslight, coming to The Playhouse," writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The steamiest movie of the year has almost no sex in it, says ALISON TAYLOR. How did Challengers do it?
Arts & Entertainment
For artists, making a living as hard as it’s ever been
Many artists earn far less than the average wage, while the cost of producing work increases, a snapshot of Australia's artists shows.
Art
Art show marks college’s 40th anniversary
Autumn is beloved by Canberra schools as a time for large-scale fundraisers, such as the coming Artshow@Radford, marking the 40th anniversary of Radford College’s dedication in 1984.
Arts & Entertainment
Zee awful-accent romp through ‘omer
A romp through Homer in awful faux-French accents is one show that caught arts editor HELEN MUSA's eye in this week's Arts in the City column.
"Ashley Hribar’s accompaniment was extraordinary. He improvised as the film played, giving an original response with his accompaniment that was edgy, musical and always totally appropriate," writes reviewer LEN POWER.
"Making live music for real-time listeners was the main thrust of Sunday's closing concert for the 30th Canberra International Music Festival, appropriately themed Mulanggari (alive)," writes reviewer HELEN MUSA.
"It is a feeling of impermanence, of the sifting boundaries of shelter and safety and our understanding of it that connects the many complex themes in this exhibition," writes visual arts reviewer KERRY-ANNE COUSINS.
Reviewer DANTE COSTA has a niggle about the final half of the Six Brandenburg Concertos. "I am not entirely convinced that this was the best venue to showcase the beauty and technicality of this ensemble’s masterful performance."
HELEN MUSA reviews Shortis and Simpson’s final Under The Influence session, this time featuring Fred Smith.
SAMARA PURNELL reviews a Dance Week performance by Warehouse Circus called We're Home.
"Belgian pianist Bram De Looze is one of the latest sensations on the international jazz scene. [He] can really rock up a musical storm," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
This was a production of great credit to the Bach Akademie Australia and to the festival. Events such as these can often be the only opportunity to present such work in this way," writes reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
LEN POWER reviews the Canberra International Music Festival's American Modern concert.
While starting off more comic in tone, new streaming hit series Baby Reindeer becomes darker as it goes on, says columnist NICK OVERALL.
Reviewer ROB KENNEDY savours an hour of music and conversation at the keyboard between Tamara-Anna Cislowska and composer Larry Sitsky. "His legacy is still a work in progress, but his influence is cemented throughout Australia," he writes.
Beethoven’s Legacy was the focus and SARAH BYRNE reviews performances by Trio Karénine and the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam.
