Frozen delivers a blizzard of stage magic
From Elsa's show-stopping transformation to a scene-stealing sauna, Free-Rain Theatre Company delivers Frozen on an impressive scale, reviews BILL STEPHENS.
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ANNA CREER reviews two new novels of historical fiction, one set in present and medieval times, the other in World War I.
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews the CSO strings under Jen Winley giving Bernard Herrmann's Psycho score the drive and menace it needs as Hitchcock's horror unfolds on screen.
Jonathan Biggins goes well beyond political satire to inhabit Paul Keating in a performance of humour, poignancy and exceptional acting, reviews JOE WOODWARD.
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Colour, landscape and space share the walls
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews Al Munro, Wendy Teakel and emerging artist Claire Fletcher, whose contrasting works range from playful architectural forms to landscapes and abstract space.
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Payne finds art written in the stars
Old astronomical glass plates find new life as Patsy Payne turns scientific records of the night sky into art at Megalo, reviews KERRY-ANNE COUSINS.
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Poetry and piano explore the elements
SARAH BYRNE reviews father-and-daughter Arnan and Moran Wiesel combining piano and poetry in Elemental, a concert exploring the forces of the natural world.
Celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th birthday, Ensemble Offspring performed four of their Reich favourites in this concert dedicated to his music, reviews ROB KENNEDY.
LEN POWER reviews Echoes of Humanity, a charity concert by the National Capital Orchestra with piano soloist Lucas Krupinski.
"Striking similarities not just to rock formations, but to Aboriginal art exude from each work. Some take on the form of a bark canvas, with colours to match." ROB KENNEDY reviews an exhibition by Christiane Keller.
"Luminescence continues to bring a singular virtuosity to their performances, and are champions of genuinely interesting and sometimes challenging new work," writes reviewer SARAH BYRNE.
"Daisy Pulls It Off examines the life of a scholarship girl, bright and cheerful Daisy Meredith, who arrives at a posh girls’ school where she encounters snobbery and a degree of savagery," writes reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
Five decades of Roslyn Kean's printmaking reveal extraordinary technical mastery, geometric complexity and a beguiling Japanese influence, reviews DAVID WHITBREAD.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews acclaimed ceramicist Lynda Draper grafting glass and bronze on to her hand-built ceramics to create intriguing new forms at Canberra Glassworks.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews ceramicists Jo Victoria and Sara Ormonde drawing inspiration from the meeting of water and shoreline to evoke the NSW south coast.
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Edward Neeman and the CSO Wind Quartet showcasing the individual talents within Canberra's larger orchestra in a lilting spring concert.
Polifemy's finely balanced voices and BlockSounds' beguiling birdcalls filled Wesley in Robyn Mellor's inspired celebration of spring, reviews DAVID WHITBREAD.
MICHELLE POTTER reviews Canberra's dance community devoting an evening at The Street Theatre to exploring Viennese-born Gertrud Bodenwieser's technique and legacy as her influence lives on in Australian dance.
The Cat Empire's infectious rhythms met the lush sounds of Canberra Symphony Orchestra in a musical marriage that proved an overwhelming success, reviews IAN McLEAN.
