LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to see Opera Australia’s Madama Butterfly
BY WENDY ZHANG Madama ButterflyOpera AustraliaSydney Opera House, 29 July Black and white with dashes of red dominated the stage of Graeme Murphy’s production Madama […]
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LIVE REVIEW // New Music descends on Hull
BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT PRS New Music Biennial 2019Various artistsHull, 12-14 July “Well that was interesting,” an elderly woman commented to her friend, sitting […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy hears VOCES8 at the Sydney Opera House
BY WENDY ZHANG VOCES8Sydney Opera House, 16 June My idea about a cappella music came from pop culture productions like Pitch Perfect and Glee, and […]
LIVE REVIEW // Alleyne sees Harry Potter with the SSO
BY ALLEYNE MOSS Alleyne was named runner-up in the inaugural CutCommon Young Critics’ Mentorship. We would like to welcome Alleyne in her first review published […]
8 ways music affects our emotions
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) In this companion piece to her live review of Music and Mental Health at Vivid, Jessie […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jessie Wang learns about music and mental health
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Music and Mental HealthVivid FestivalMuseum of Contemporary Art, 8 June As a musician who’s also passionate […]
REVIEW // Myles goes to Systems_Theory (Ensemble Thing)
BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Systems_TheoryEnsemble Thing, Emily De Simone (cello)Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, 30 June The cello, in its brooding tonal richness and […]
An introvert experiences Dark and Dangerous Thoughts @ Dark Mofo
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Trigger warning and reader guide: This review contains coverage of discussion about discrimination and violence against women, and child abuse in the […]
LIVE REVIEW // Lotte Betts-Dean and Van Diemen’s Band @ Dark Mofo
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON, GLOBAL SERIES EDITOR My Heart Swims in BloodVan Diemen’s Band with Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano)Dark MofoHobart Town Hall, 22 June Hidden within the […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mary Lattimore + Julianna Barwick @ Dark Mofo
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON, GLOBAL SERIES EDITOR Mary Lattimore + Julianna Barwick Dark MofoOdeon Theatre, 23 June What does an electric harp with loop pedals and sound […]