Arts and Entertainment Archive

Is the message more important than the money when it comes to charity fundraising? The answer isn’t quite clear in director Léa Poole’s controversial and somewhat cynical Pink Ribbons Inc, a documentary that asks many questions and provides few answers about the …

The concerns of Senegalese hip-hop artist Didier Awadi couldn’t be further from the lifestyle of fast cash, cars and women chased by mainstream American rappers. Awadi is the subject of United States of Africa: Beyond Hip-Hop, which makes its Australian Premiere at …

The Eifman Ballet will make its Australian debut next week with two of its most acclaimed productions, Anna Karenina and Tchaikovsky, at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from August 15 and at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre from August 29. Under the expert direction of Russian …

How often do you stare blankly at an artwork – be it painting, sculpture, performance or installation – completely bewildered by the intentions of the artist? The cryptically confusing written statement alongside a work often complicates its meaning even further. But what …

Sydney’s annual Canadian Film Festival, Possible Worlds, returns for its seventh year with an impressive line-up boasting everything from the queer musical Leave it on the Floor to the Oscar-nominated French language comedy Monsieur Lazhar. Possible Worlds is Sydney’s chance to explore an …

On entering the Art Gallery of New South Wales to view the  Biennale exhibit I was struck by the sheer haunting beauty of  Steadfast, video footage of a lake from Biennale artist Phil Hastings. Its  scope and immensity is like walking into a slow …

In this premiere work, the eight young musicians and performers who comprise Applespiel create a one-hour music documentary in front of a live audience as part of Show On, the Performance Space two-week season now at Carriageworks. The result is an exuberant …

Studio 54 Shades of Grey and I Shot the Shire were among the hilariously named teams that took to the Enmore stage for the 2012 Celebrity Theatresports Challenge on July 21. The eclectic line-up of celebs, experienced improvisers and young guns included …

Refugees and Australia’s own Indigenous stolen generation are often seen as simply numbers in political and public debate. The personal stories of these people are rarely heard. But the StoryLines Festival aims to break the silence in a four-week celebration of diversity …

For me, the hallmark of a great city lies in the quality of its jazz clubs. In my eyes Melbourne is a great city and Bennett’s Lane is everything a jazz club should be. The perfect place to forget your troubles, or …