Arts and Entertainment Archive

New Year’s Eve on Sydney Harbour has become a landmark event watched by people all over the world, not only because Australia is one of the first to welcome in the new year but also because of the city’s spectacular fireworks display. …

What do you get when you mix the passion, ‘do or die’ determination and team spirit of sport with the artistic creativity of dance? We’re about to find out when Champions, a genre-defying new Australian dance work directed by choreographer Martin del Amo, has …

Circus 1903: The Golden Age of Circus delivers on what a trip to the circus promised for centuries: awesome entertainment in the true sense of the word. Elegant, engaging and often funny, the Simon Painter and Tim Lawson world-premiere collaboration between The …

When was the last time you stopped to think seriously about play? Chances are, it wasn’t when you were engaging in sport, or tackling a hobby with friends. We usually simply enjoy playing, and rarely give it much deeper thought. Yet, play …

It’s always breathtaking to witness someone immersed in their passion and the performance by Avi Avital was surprisingly sensational. The attainment of one’s Opus is no mean feat as it takes courage, innovation, dedication and an all-encompassing desire. Grammy-nominated mandolinist Avi Avital …

  Is there a Basil Fawlty in all of us? John Cleese’s memorable character from the TV show Fawlty Towers barely tolerates strangers constantly invading his seaside hotel. Airbnb’ing my bedroom to offset the rent of an ageing Bondi Beach apartment, that …

Broken is a visceral, poetic and exquisitely raw theatre experience, written by Mary Anne Butler and directed by Shannon Murphy. The play tells the interwoven stories of Ash (Rarriwuy Hick), a woman who suffers a horrific rollover car accident while driving through …

The Brandenburg’s trademark joyfulness was in full flight from the beginning of their performance on opening night. The decorative lighting in shades of orange and rose gold provided an apt backdrop to Paul Dyer’s irrepressible enthusiasm and personal warmth, and brought cosiness …

The POP PERSPECTIVES: A Collective Work of Influence exhibition brings to the fore the work of three emerging artists, Angus Olsen, Sarah Naylor and Susan Wood who are originally from the Blue Mountains. These eclectic artists have come together to express their not-so-secret obsessions with …

Musicians have always played muse to American independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch. The director’s long and rich history of collaborations include his playful partnership with the Wu Tang Clan (RZA scored Ghost Dog; both he and GZA feature in Coffee and Cigarettes), and …