This is how the Sydney Eisteddfod team is keeping positive despite months without income
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The last time the Sydney Eisteddfod cancelled its festival was during World War II. Now, in the face of a global pandemic, […]
July 2020
ANAM is moving into a new home for three years, and it looks beautiful
LETTER FROM NICK BAILEY — AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC GENERAL MANAGER As we arrive at the conclusion of an eventful online semester, I am […]
This is how many Australians are still engaging in arts and culture during COVID-19
CONTENT COURTESY PATTERNMAKERS (HELMED BY AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHER TANDI PALMER WILLIAMS)/AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS Editor’s note: If you’re in Victoria or a high-risk area of […]
Con restoration project to include its conductor
CONTENT COURTESY CENTRAL COAST CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC Patrick Brennan — conductor and artistic director of the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music — has much in […]
Mastering your practice #3: Miranda interviews Francesco Lo Surdo
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) This is the third interview in Miranda’s exclusive new CutCommon series Mastering your practice. Please note that these stories may include […]
Jenny Eriksson: “We make art, even in a crisis”
BY JENNY ERIKSSON, FOUNDER OF ELYSIAN FIELDS My Swedish grandfather, a working-class merchant seaman from Stockholm, stepped off a ship in Melbourne in the 1920s. […]
UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTS // James Littlewood, bass trombone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music finds itself in the middle of a unique COVID-19 situation: not only has it needed to […]
“It’s not rare for me to cry while making music”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE FOR LEVEL AND GAIN When ROB (Robin Coudert) signed on to compose the score to The Bureau (Le Bureau des Légendes), he […]
As Australian artists, “we will forge ahead, despite the critical circumstances surrounding us”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since the pandemic first hit our industry, the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall has offered something of a safe-haven to arts practitioners in […]
EVENTS // The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra is about to go digital
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN ROMANTIC & CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA Join the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra for their live-streamed concert in the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall on […]