8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (171+ words) American guitarist and composer Bryce Dessner is about to join the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for two programs of his work. He chats about his compositions. Playing with an orchestra feels like surfing, says Bryce Dessner. “It’s a thrill. You’re riding…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago   (166+ words) Twenty-five years after founding her innovative contemporary dance company, Lucy Guerin is ready to embrace the next chapter in her career. The Australian choreographer chats to Jane Albert about her dance journey and her future plans. There have been two…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (156+ words) Cameron Leo doesn’t claim anything supernatural, but he has a knack for reading a room, pulling thoughts from the crowd and landing predictions that hit far too close to home. A former undercover police officer turned psychological magician, Cameron has…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (148+ words) Meet Louis, a young swan born without a voice. With the help of a boy named Sam and a stolen trumpet, Louis sets out to prove that even the quietest among us can make the loudest impact. A “novel symphony…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (318+ words) A new, woman-led, interactive, immersive and independent experiential playground has opened in Chippendale, in Sydney’s inner suburbs – at a scale and level of detail that has not been done in Australia. Comprising multisensory installations such as holographic moon rooms to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (312+ words) Griffin Theatre Company presents Afterglow, a tender musical rom-com from Purple Tape Productions penned by the brilliant Sheanna Parker Russon and Lillian M. Hearne. Afterglow follows the bi-annual Barbershop Singing National Championships, where the men gather for the traditional “afterglow”. Whisky…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (368+ words) The British Isles boast a magnificent anthology of music grounded in lush, poetic landscapes and thriving cities. This concert will transport you there. British violin and viola virtuoso Lawrence Power makes his ACO debut directing music from Thomas Tallis’ evocative…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (766+ words) The English tenor reveals his true colours and it’s a glorious palette to behold. Boe’s musical world extended well beyond his father’s records into the indie scene of northern England, where he regularly travelled to Manchester to see bands like…...

7+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (310+ words) A deliriously dark, heart-stabbing, and hilarious queer ghost story about love, grief, and the demons we can’t quite exorcise — especially the leather-clad ones. After the death of his fiancé, Anthony retreats to their country house to grieve, only to be…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (143+ words) The Liberty Theatre reawakens this winter for GATHERING.2. A convergence of bodies and sound, GATHERING.2 invites you into a shared space where contemporary dance is encountered intimately in real time. Curated by Raewyn Hill, choreographers Laura Boynes, Sam Coren, May…...