Those Opulent Days | Book Review
A crime thriller set in 1920s Vietnam. Right from the start of Those Opulent Days is a threat of destruction. The book is the first novel from Jacquie Pham, a […]
Writing
Over a 10 week period, 25 young emerging writers from Western Sydney participated in an intensive program of workshops and mentoring, led by Winnie Dunn and Shirley Le from Sweatshop Literacy Movement. These participants reviewed plays, exhibits and festivals, and were provided with editorial feedback along the way. Their works have now appeared in publications like Running Dog, The Big Issue, Books + Publishing, The Saturday Paper, Audrey Journal, and Kill Your Darlings. In 2021 the cohort will continue to undertake their commissions and will undergo further training with editor Camha Pham.
3rd Bankstown Biennale | Exhibition Review
CaLD and First Nations artists challenge the traditional Anglo-Saxon art sphere. The 3rd Bankstown Biennale emerges as a powerful artistic and cultural statement, led by culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) […]
Stories From Here, Sydney Festival | Walking Tour Review
An audio walking tour that explores the hidden worlds of Bankstown’s youth. The Sydney Festival’s Stories From Here walking tour proved to be a powerful exploration of youth voices and […]
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Dance Clan, Bangarra Dance Theatre | Performance Review
Different choreographers come together to present a showcase for Bangarra Dance Theatre. Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Dance Clan is an ongoing lineage of dance work that twines storytellers, choreographers, dancers and […]
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Shapeshifting: First Nations Lyric Nonfiction | Book Review
A powerful collection of lyric essays reshaping storytelling to reflect First Nations culture and history. Unravelling the ways colonial history shapes the present can be daunting. One powerful approach is […]
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The Rapture | Performance Review
Heralded by hymn music, ‘Pole Dance Daddy’ Cleo Rapture strutted into the middle of the big top wearing a shiny robe and eight-inch platforms. If the nightclub is a queer […]
Well-Behaved Women | Theatre Review
A feminist reckoning of women across history who broke the rules and forged their way. With a rallying cry of “Come join me on the railroad”, Well-Behaved Women at Belvoir […]
The Lock Up, Khaled Sabsabi | Exhibition Review
Presented for the first time at The Lock-Up in Newcastle, this is the most significant survey exhibition for Lebanese Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi. It features a fleet of works, from […]
The Racist Immigrants | Comedy Show Review
‘Racist’ and ‘immigrant’ are two words rarely put so closely together. It’s almost as though they are diametrically opposed whenever they’re mentioned. But in one of Sydney Fringe Festival 2024’s […]
Big Nose, Big Dreams | Performance Review
A debut solo show from an Egyptian-Australian writer and comic who avoids the usual diaspora stories. Big Nose Big Dreams, aptly named for its target audience, was a debut one-man […]