Twelve years in the making, wild and funny until it’s not, The Girl / The Woman, is an exhilarating two-woman collision of body and mind, desire and tradition, language and visionary theatricality. Join the conversation with performers Nisrine Amine and Aanisa Vylet.
Diversity in Australian Media will be presenting: Diversity in Practice, a panel discussion programmed as part of this year’s Vivid Sydney Festival, with an aim of examining how change can occur within organisations and age-old institutions. We had a chat with one of the panellists- video journalist Bakri Mahmoud about all things media, accessibility and criticism.
The workforce of Australia’s media and screen industries is becoming increasingly diverse, leading to exciting creative collaborations and opportunities. However, many insiders still don’t understand why diversity is important and how to do it well. Tune into the conversation with Playwright, performer and Screenwriter Tasnim Hossain.
We sat down with Ian Michael who’s about to bring HART on its first trip to Sydney. Using testimonials from the Stolen Generations, and weaving them with stories from his own family, Noongar man Ian Michael invites you to listen in on the silenced stories of his country. Make sure to catch the show while it’s here
Smino; more like Smi-yeah
Smino’s premier tour to Australia alongside Monte Booker was definitely one to remember
You all showed up and showed out to our Issue 1 launch party
Here are some snaps from the night
We had the great privilege of sitting down with the Co-Artistic Directors of Black Birds- Emele Ugavule and Ayeesha Ash about their new show Brown Skin Girl showing for a very limited season at Griffin Theatre as part of the Batch Festival. Have a read of the vision that these incredible trailblazers have for their company and Australia’s cultural landscape.
A web-series currently in production and slated for a mid-2018 release, Las Rosas is the Western Sydney telenovela produced by CuriousWorks. Set in Mount Druitt, the telenovela fuses a Latin-American tradition and adapts it to Australian culture to create a Latin-Australian story that we rarely get see.
By Carolina De La Piedra
Having brought us RICE last year at Griffin Theatre, Michele Lee returns to Sydney with a new play–Going Down at Sydney Theatre Company. The winner of both the Queensland and Victorian Premier’s Awards for Drama introduces us to Natalie, a struggling semi-autobiographical Melbournian memoirist who’s infuriated by the success of her rival Lu Lu. While Natalie refuses to write about her family experiences and culture, Lu Lu writes about nothing but hers. As Natalie doubles down with a vow to write a new memoir, 100 Cocks in 100 Nights, we’re asked the question: just what is the perfect migrant narrative
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