What I learnt at Word for Word
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Our Scribe-winning lead writer rocked up to the Word for Word festival for some serious professional development. Here’s what she […]
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Halcyon: 20 years in 20 pictures
BY JENNY DUCK-CHONG, HALCYON This year, Halcyon celebrates its 20th birthday. In this photoblog, artistic director Jenny Duck-Chong reflects on the occasion as she shares […]
“Confronting this crisis” of post-consumer plastic waste
BY ALEX CHILDS AND SOPHIE DAHM (COLOURFUL COLLECTIVE), WITH INTRODUCTION AND POEM BY ROSE DE LA MONTAÑA (GUITAR) d e b r i s is […]
LONGREAD // Cyrus Meurant on composing in Europe and Australia
BY CYRUS MEURANT AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Cyrus’ composition Concertino for Clarinet and String Quartet will be performed by the Omega Ensemble at the National […]
5 tips that help me tolerate my own playing
BY YELIAN HE AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Yelian He is nicknamed the “Kung Fu Cellist” after his prowess in the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. […]
How to practice when you have zero time
BY LAURA BARTON We would like to welcome Laura in her first blog as a CutCommon contributor. I’m a violinist at the Australian National […]
What a Masters in music performance taught me
BY ROSE DE LA MONTAÑA After six gruelling, enjoyable, challenging, and enlightening years of study, I’ve recently completed my Master of Music in Music Performance with […]
Why I’m totally looking forward to six-four
BY SIX-FOUR, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I first heard about six-four’s upcoming gig, I was like: This is seriously awesome. The art music-loving sextet […]
What should an artist make of the Sydney Opera House protests?
BY MARK BOSCH One of the stranger protests I’ve been to – Tuesday night’s “counter-projection event” at the Sydney Opera House – felt nevertheless appropriate […]
GALLERY // How I designed new concert blacks
BY JACINDA JAENSCH AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Earlier this year, we published a feature with Jacinda Jaensch – founder of new Australian fashion label Cadenza […]