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EventA Dalai Lama Portrait
Wed, 1 Jun - Sun, 31 Jul 2011
Customs House, Sydney
The Dalai Lama has always been known as much more than simply the head-of-state of the Tibetan government.
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EventOnce Under A Sky
Sun, 22 May - Sat, 4 Jun 2011
Old Fitzroy Theatre, Woolloomooloo
Once Under A Sky is the story of two fisherwomen from a small seaside town, but its dark and poetic depths make such a shallow description totally inadequate.
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EventDarwin Deez
Tue, 10 May, 2011
The Metro, Sydney
The more you try and work out why Deez's onstage calisthenics are so cartoonishly appealing, the more confused you will become. Catch them at the Metro.
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EventWashington
Thu, 5 May, 2011
Metro Theatre, Sydney
There is no doubting that Washington, whose album I Believe You, Liar went platinum in February, has her own perspective on the moral order of things.
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EventSmoke & Mirrors (the return)
Wed, 4 May - Sat, 14 May 2011
A sexy jounce through Edwardian music halls; a theatrical knees-up to centuries past.
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EventGo Font Urself Book Launch
Thu, 28 Apr, 2011
Roller Studio, Surry Hills
Fonts are more cheeky and charming than we give them credit for and deserve a tribute outside the Microsoft Corporation.
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EventSamantha Everton: Marionettes
Wed, 20 Apr - Tue, 17 May 2011
Dickerson Gallery, Woollahra
In Marionettes, photo-artist Samantha Everton draws attention to the difference between picture-perfect worlds and lived experience.
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EventDaniel Askill: Modern Worship
Wed, 20 Apr - Sun, 24 Apr 2011
Gallery A.S. at The Christian Science Church, Darlinghurst
In his confronting new exhibition, Daniel Askill juxtaposes the death of the 'King of Pop', Michael Jackson, with the atrocities of 9/11. His premise is that we have created a world of false idolatry where images, scenes and people zoom in and out of focus depending on popular perception, rather than inherent importance. Modern Worship deals with how social fragmentation undermines any sense of cultural community. Through his art, Askill exposes how human tragedies become hyper-reality, and how cultural exploitation is so much a factor in the destruction of public ideals.
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EventThe Brothers Size
Wed, 23 Mar - Sat, 16 Apr 2011
Stables Theatre, Kings Cross
It is testament to the dynamic interaction between ritual and realism, as well as the raw emotional power and resonance of the script, that this play is neither predictable nor prosaic. African drumming propels the action on the wide, bare stage and the actors integrate their own stage directions into the dialogue to provide an oddly metronomic effect. The performance is a kind of inquest into the darker side of human experience, made accessible though the incantatory script. The intensity of the characters' struggles to make sense of their feelings for each other is offset by the exuberant theatricality of their spontaneous song and dance routines. The Brothers Size is a powerful feat of physicality and emotionality that was a highlight of New York's 2007 Under the Radar Festival. It explores the limits of family, but also the potential of the individual spirit and the startling idea that, no matter what, we are all responsible for each others' lives.
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EventConcrete Heartbeat
Tue, 15 Mar - Sat, 2 Apr 2011
Old Fitzroy Theatre, Woolloomooloo
Blackly cynical but ultimately redemptive stories reverberate through the intimate space of the Old Fitzroy in a deft exploration of urban dwelling with all its challenges, pleasures and angst.
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EventJodee Knowles
Thu, 17 Mar - Sun, 3 Apr 2011
Friends of Leon Gallery, Surry Hills
After a bold cameo in the L.A art world this Perth-born artist showcases her large-eyed, pensive characters in a new exhibition at Friends of Leon.
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EventAndrew O’Hagan & Annie Proulx
Thu, 10 Mar, 2011
City Recital Hall, Sydney
Sneak in a Sydney Writers’ Festival fix before the official launch of the 2011 program on April 1 with an exceptional double bill: Andrew O’Hagan and Annie Proulx. Booker Prize nominated O’Hagan’s new novel is the ‘memoir’ of the Maltese terrier owned by Marilyn Monroe — intrigued yet? — and Pulitzer Prize winner Proulx has […]
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EventPhatchance + Coptic Soldier
Fri, 25 Feb, 2011
Oxford Art Factory, Darlinghurst
Solo Sydney emcees Phatchance and Coptic Soldier have supported heavyweight acts like Method Man & Redman, DJ Premier and The Beat Nuts, and are playing their final free show at Oxford Art Factory this week. Chance Waters aka Phatchance released Inkstains in 2009, was a featured artist on Triple J Unearthed, and drops insights that […]
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EventLucas Grogan: Black + Blue
Tue, 15 Feb - Sun, 6 Mar 2011
Iain Dawson Gallery, Paddington
Grogan believes that through incorporating elements derived from Indigenous cultural heritage, artists engage with the traditional custodians of this land and, in doing so, enhance cross-cultural understanding.
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EventProject Futures
Thu, 24 Feb, 2011
The Vault, Sydney
Inspired by Somaly Mam, a former Cambodian victim of sexual slavery, this event aims to raise awareness for and help combat global sex trafficking.
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EventJust The Ticket
Thu, 3 Feb - Sat, 26 Mar 2011
Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli
Peter Quilter's plays have been translated into 20 languages and performed in 33 countries across the globe, and this one is set to be a highlight of Ensemble's successful summer season.