Make your move: Lotte Betts-Dean, London
BY ELEANOR WOOD, SERIES COORDINATOR Moving to another country as an artist is a bit like performance itself: exciting, terrifying, exhausting, and hopefully beautiful. As […]
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“Job-relevant?” We ask 18 arts workers for comment on the university fee hikes
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR The Australian Government has announced major changes to university fee structures to build a new workforce of “job-ready graduates“. Education Minister […]
LIVE REVIEW // Carissa reflects on a “transformative and emotional journey” from Rubiks
BY CARISSA DYALL HushLocal Heroes seriesRubiks Collective with Lotte Betts-DeanPrimrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 3 July What makes a great performance? Is the repertoire […]
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 […]
Courtenay Cleary is getting mysterious at Dots+Loops
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s that time again, Brisbane, when you get to experience Dots+Loops and the rest of the country gets jealous. In case you […]
Lotte Betts-Dean will sing of “mortality and sin” at Dark Mofo
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dark Mofo has grown notorious for its explorations into sex and death, and this week’s concert promises nothing less morbid. Australian mezzo […]
Live review // A Tasmanian Requiem
BY JOEL ROBERTS A Tasmanian Requiem Gap in the Fence Music by Helen Thomson Written by Greg Lehman, Frances Butler, and Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta […]
Xani Kolac is the essence of ‘contemporary classical’
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A silent audience in a sold-out concert hall. The occasional gum wrapper unravelling; a few coughs disrupting the mood. No clapping – […]
Live review: Lotte Betts-Dean and Joseph Havlat
BY THOMAS MISSON Harawi Lotte Betts-Dean (voice) and Joseph Havlat (piano) Hobart Town Hall, 27 April Judith Weir’s Songs from the Exotic provided a […]
Tackling tough repertoire with Lotte Betts-Dean
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Lotte Betts-Dean’s journey into singing started when she was 7 years old. Growing up in Berlin, she joined a chorus performing […]