Review: Tissages du Temps (Canberra International Music Festival)
A classic concert weaving French representations of time through the ages.
A classic concert weaving French representations of time through the ages.
A big bang bonanza and a uniquely emotional journey through Holst's suite.
Speakeasy patina is brought to a high polish in an arresting display of skill and spirit.
Cohen’s Delphi Songs and Messiaen's wartime Visions de l’Amen are paired in a delicately executed concert.
A fine cast led by Alison Whyte is kept too busy with comedy to do justice to the tragedy of Tennessee Williams’s memory play.
Folk tunes taken to the next level with extraordinary care and precision.
A fine Schubert sonata, expertly performed by Kristian Chong – with equally fine wines to wash down each movement.
Ensemble Liaison and collaborators Lina Tur Bonet and James Crabb ace the ‘groove test'.
A near-perfect musical fusion where the mystical and mythical meet.
A masterclass in whimsy, humour and quirk, with inspired direction and fine singing.
John Cranko’s evergreen masterpiece proves the perfect vehicle for Callum Linnane’s final performances with The Australian Ballet.
A “pocket-sized” production that began its life in a backroom of an actual bookstore continues to delight theatregoers around the globe.
Nowadays, audiences go to the ballet or to symphony concerts, but it wasn’t always that way.