NGV Australia is showing a two-part exhibition about early colony, which tackles the sensitive topic of settlement. Australia: 1770-1861 and Frontier Wars are about Australian settlement from two perspectives, one of the colonising pioneers and the other of colonised people. The…
The boys are back in town! A 70-minute lightning bolt ran through the space as the five members of the Northern Territory’s refined dance act, Djuki Mala, heated things up with a night of devilish dancing, wild moves, and their…
An elite panel of eight indigenous ballet dancers met as part of Yirramboi (tomorrow), a First Nations Art Festival, at Melbourne Town Hall to discuss their stellar careers in Aboriginal Ballet Dancers of Australia. Facilitated by BlakDance co-founder Marilyn Miller…
The river’s really titled ‘Birrarung’, ‘Moomba’ is an insult, and there were waterfalls in front of Customs House where the migrants into the modern-day city of Melbourne first came in 1832. So many things surprised me on the Koorie Heritage…
Full disclosure – I had high expectations when I heard that Nakkiah Lui’s new play was opening at the Malthouse. ‘Blaque Showgirls’ did not disappoint. The play follows ‘light skinned ‘blaque’ girl’, Ginny Jones (played by Bessie Holland), who dreams…
He may be diminutive in size but he towers in stature. His legend is known worldwide but he is a local Melbourne man. His voice is rich and calloused, bearing testament to the artistic excellence and grace of a man…
‘Dance Territories‘ is a provocative double-bill comprising bold works by Australian artist Sarah-Jane Norman and French-Algerian artist Nacera Belaza. Norman’s suite of installation pieces powerfully addresses Australia’s bloody colonial history. ‘The River’s Children’ is an interactive piece where the audience…
Despite the use of cutting-edge technology, Lynette Wallworth’s virtual reality film Collisions has been a long time coming. The film tells the story of Martu man Nyarri Nyarri Morgan, whose first encounter with Western culture came when he witnessed the explosive…
Never did I expect to see a day where Rolf Harris would be played to a sold out audience at a rap concert – but it happened. ‘Tie me kangaroo down’ played and 200 people stopped dancing and started booing…
The law and lore on show with Sydney’s Bangarra Dance Theatre’s latest show ‘Our Land, People, Stories, is both modern and ancient. It is the artistry the company present their work with which makes it timeless. In their new, once…