Lucas Jervies is creating a new Spartacus for The Australian Ballet. As he tells Jo Litson, he is exploring ancient Rome through a contemporary lens, and even incorporating wrestling techniques into his high-impact choreography.
We spoke to Maria Grenfell and Thomas Misson about their new works for the Hush Foundation ahead of performances by the ACO Collective.
The Australian circus company's new work for the Brisbane Festival pairs Stravinsky and Schubert.
Hurtling to fame after winning the BBC Young Musician Competition at 10, the English pianist talks about giving up on music, crafting a program after Rubinstein and his love of Ravel.
Artistic Director Chris van Tuinen discusses a new production of Charpentier’s opera, intriguingly set in a pool with a squad of synchronised swimmers.
The Chinese composer talks about Bach and the Buddha ahead of the Australian premiere of his new large-scale choral work, Buddha Passion.
The versatile, busy UK composer talks about her sublime score for Memorial opening soon at Brisbane Festival and London’s Barbican Theatre.
As a revival of Hal Prince’s original staging of Evita heads for Australia, Sir Tim Rice explains how a dangerously glamorous Argentinian dictator turned out to be surprisingly good for him.
Renowned Polish choreographer Krzysztof Pastor tells the gothic tale in Perth.
The much-loved Australian soprano discusses the world premiere of a song cycle written for her by composer Paul Grabowsky and librettist Steve Vizard, which draws on her own experiences as an artist.
The September 2018 issue of Limelight Magazine features a celebration of Jørn Utzon's mighty Sydney Opera House, Composer of the Month Peter Sculthorpe, and much more.
It was inspired by a children’s pop-up picture book. Founding Artistic Director Miles Gregory explains why the Pop-up Globe has been delighting audiences so much you can often hear the noise from 200 metres away.
Orchestras tend to be urban creatures, born of the great cities of central Europe, and thriving on metropolitan traditions and populations. So how, asks Andrew Mellor, are the more far-flung ensembles, from the Faroe Islands to Tasmania to the Arctic, flourishing?
