26 Feb 2024
The Hazara are one of the many ethnic groups that make up the population of Afghanistan. They in particular have been subject to harassment and violence since…
25 Feb 2024
There’s a lot to like about Cal Williams Jr’s A History Of Early Bob Dylan but it wasn’t without a few hiccups. The venue was declared ‘dry’ after the local…
25 Feb 2024
There is a whiff of Laurel and Hardy and other great comedy duos about this duo comprised of two close friends from the same city in England, but their humour…
23 Feb 2024
The stage set-up at the Lab, a couple of mics, a couple of keyboards, pedals galore and the musician’s space is surrounded by instruments (it’s a bit like Adam…
22 Feb 2024
Adelaide based composer Mitchell Bartel summarises a decade of both life and music in his supremely touching Pictures In Time . A portrait of progression in…
17 Feb 2024
As The Jade begins to fill it is clear that there will be more than the eight people Charles Jenkins feared would be the total audience. (Did he bring enough…
17 Feb 2024
There used to be a program on SBS called Front-Up . Its basic premise was that everybody has an interesting story to tell. They would stop random people on the…
20 Jan 2024
Mali is a country in West Africa. It is one of a group of countries that are home to the kora, or African harp. The kora is a traditional instrument with 21…
26 Oct 2023
I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron is essentially performance poetry. Ngo King Kie has put the poems of Xu Lizhi to music in a sombre, sometimes bleak, sometimes…
25 Oct 2023
1988 was a big year for Australia. White Australia celebrated its bicentenary. It was also a big year for Dung Nguyen. He emigrated from Vietnam to join his…
23 Oct 2023
The title of today’s performance at Nexus Arts alerts us to the overriding themes of longing, dislocation, home and mothering. Four acclaimed jazz and…
5 Sept 2023
Shakespeare is credited with contributing a swag of new words to our language, and many new sayings. Kate Bush has her own ‘encyclopedia’ website, such is the…