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 […]
Writing
Our Writing & Criticism stream has run in successive StoryCasters programs. Emerging writers from Western Sydney have participated in an intensive program of workshops and mentoring led by Winnie Dunn, Shirley Le, and Sheree Joseph from Sweatshop Literacy Movement. These participants have reviewed plays, exhibits, books, and festivals and received editorial feedback. Their works have appeared in publications like Running Dog, The Big Issue, Books + Publishing, The Saturday Paper, Audrey Journal, Aniko Press, Artshub and Kill Your Darlings.
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 […]
Politica by Yumna Kassab | Book Review
The Politica is Not Personal Sometimes broken promises can be as harmful as a loaded gun. In times of social struggle, defining what constitutes violence can be difficult and fraught […]
Lessons Learned | InterGenerate Launch Event Review
Over nine months, Diversity Arts Australia has produced the InterGenerate Program, in which selected art mentees and mentors from culturally diverse backgrounds facilitated conversations and projects in their disciplines. Selected […]
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Sleeping Rough | Review of Through the Cracks
Who is Elaine Paton and why should you care about her story? She is you; she is me and she could be every woman. This is clear though her writing […]
Finding a Gold Reef | A review of The Great Australian Play
Finding a Gold Reef by Helen Nguyen A review of The Great Australian Play by Kim Ho After returning from the throes of the global pandemic, the iconic Old Fitz […]
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How not to drown in a glass of water by Angie Cruz
Over a round of yerba mate is where I’ve heard the best storytellers. In these circles of trust, tongues and tales become tangible and ideas are formed. Before the written word came to lay claim of colonial histories around the world, this is how my ancestors passed on our truths in conversations as such. And precisely in this manner is how Angie Cruz’s fourth novel How Not To Drown In a Glass of Water speaks to us.
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