Review: Jurrungu Ngan-ga
There’s an artistry to a boycott. It’s as much a political statement as it is an exercise in cohesion. The intercultural dance troupe Marrugeku know the power in resistance. In their latest […]
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.
Tracing the Borders
On the wall of my family lounge room in regional NSW was a framed tourist map of Lebanon. The poster was unfolded in 1988 after it was picked up from […]
When things are easier done than said
Covid-19, like all viruses, exploits the connectedness of living organisms for its survival. Throughout the global pandemic, every citizen of the world has had to sacrifice their connectedness to secure […]
MYAN launches new project ‘Codebreakers’
Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network’s (MYAN) latest project ‘Codebreakers’ launched in July 2021 with their inaugural workshop ‘The Social Contract’. The social contract explored the relationship between mindfulness of self and […]
Reaching a Middle Ground
The politics of polarisation has dominated public consciousness. In a world where divineness has found its way into our everyday conversations, it is now more than ever where we need […]
Not Alone Youth is a network developed for youth, by Australian youth. And they’re here to dismantle negative narratives
He swerves out of my way, holding up his arms over his head, waving his white t-shirt in his hand like a flag. Granules of blond sand flake off his […]
Review: 7 Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner
It had been less than twenty four hours prior to Darlinghurst Theatre opening their auditorium doors that so-called Australia rejoiced their genocidal colonial canon on the 26th. During her idiomatic […]
Review: Black Brass
Review of Black BrassBelvoir TheatreBy Mararo Wangai6-23 January On Thursday night, I sat amongst friends whose families are from Haiti, Namibia and Zimbabwe while we watched Black Brass, a 70-minute […]
Review: Kalaga Atu
I stand face to face with the sandstone façade of the Art Gallery of New South Wales with my pocket-sized Tongan fan in one hand and mobile phone in the […]
The Keris and the Cannon
My mother’s ancestors lived in Java and Sumatra. My Dad’s ancestors were convicts on the second fleet. Mum met Dad when he visited Java by way of Papua New Guinea […]