In June 2017, comedian Wil Anderson was arrested as his plane touched down in the regional city of Wagga Wagga. He was alleged to have ‘behaved disruptively’ during the flight, prompting the Qantas crew to notify the police, although it…
Like horror and noir? Centuries ago, the English invented both. What do Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray, Tess d’Urberville, Jane Eyre, Dracula, David Copperfield, and Frankenstein have in common with the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? A great…
Superman vs. Batman is a pretty standard question, but Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate doesn’t stop with the common superheroes. Instead, the humour lies in the plethora of lesser-known superheroes that permeate the various universes. The show…
Run a fingertip along the edge of a wine glass, and listen to the sound gathered in its orb. This is what Oliver Beer does with choral voice and architecture. Beer finds settings where human voice resonates with building space…
Mirka Mora is a well-known French-born Australian visual artist who creates unique and colourful iconography. She contributed significantly to the development of contemporary art in Australia. Recently she contributed to the world of fashion with the ‘Gorman x Mirka Mora’ collaboration. In the Spring of 2016,…
Chamber music specialist Alina Ibragimova plays Richard Tognetti’s string orchestra arrangement for “Death and the Maiden.” For the second program of their national season, the Australian Chamber Orchestra put on a sparkling show with guest conductor Alina Ibragimova. Russian-born, London-based Ibragimova is a violinist who has made…
At a seminar at the Forum Theatre, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, aka The Minimalists, spoke to over 700 hundred Melburnians about the essence of minimalism and how it can add value to your life. If you’re new to this term,…
Pastoral music and period instruments by the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra at the Melbourne Recital Centre, with guest choir Polyphonic Voices. A popular style of the Romantic period is the pastoral, which calls to mind horizon views and bountiful…
‘Moonshine’ was originally a slang term for high-proof distilled spirits usually produced illicitly, but Melbourne Moonshine have brought credibility to the drink at their boutique operation in Port Melbourne. Together with Shannon Martinez from Smith + Daughters and Mike Patrick…
Comedy in the Lido Cinema Jazz Room on a Tuesday night is such a great idea. The room has so much heart with host and regular performer, Ferdi Billimoria, handing out flyers in front of the doors in the minutes…