Jo Litson is the Editor of Limelight Magazine. She took up the position in late 2018 having joined the magazine as Deputy Editor in 2016. During a 35-year career as an arts journalist she has been a contributor to numerous publications including Limelight, The Australian, The Bulletin, and the Qantas magazine. She was the arts writer and theatre reviewer for The Sunday Telegraph for 12 years until 2018, and has written the labels for the Archibald Prize for the Art Gallery of New South Wales for over 20 years.
The Living Music Report analyses what the MPA funded orchestras played in 2019 and finds that music reflecting the culture diversity of 21st-century Australia is “notably absent”.
Soprano Eva Kong is about to make her debut as Manon in Seoul – though the performances, which were planned to take place in front of an audience, will now stream live.
Eleanor Lyons and her conductor/pianist husband Vladimir Fanshil have formed LIVEATYOURS, a new project offering “micro-concerts” in people’s homes, which launches tonight.
In her final column, Jo Litson explores the musical Who's Your Baghdaddy? live streaming from Sydney, the last five NT at Home plays, and Repeat Attenders, the documentary about musical theatre "superfans".
Some of Australia’s biggest live entertainment and sports businesses have formed the Live Entertainment Industry Forum to ensure fans can safely return to live events as COVID-19 restrictions relax.
This week Jo Litson recommends Claire Foy and Matt Smith in Lungs live streaming from the Old Vic, The Wiz Live!, Nathan Lane in The Nance for the Lincoln Center, and The Dapto Chaser on ABC Arts iView.
Actor/director Robyn Nevin, Australian Ballet ED Libby Christie, choreographer Lucy Guerin, theatre producer Christine Dunstan, philanthropist Simon Mordant and artist Vincent Namatjira are among those recognised.
Sydney Symphony and Sydney Dance Company have collaborated on a new online series. Oboist Diana Doherty and dancer Charmene Yap discuss working on the project.
This week Jo Litson interviews Catherine Alcorn about new virtual venue The Reservoir Room, and recommends the Donmar Warehouse Coriolanus starring Tom Hiddleston, and the Old Vic's A Monster Calls.
Australian producer and former dancer Olivia Ansell will take up the position in November and present her first festival in January 2022.
Is it safe to sing in choirs? Does the coronavirus more quickly among singers? Lyn Williams from Gondwana Choirs and Brett Weymark from Sydney Philharmonia Choirs discuss the issues involved ahead of a second Gondwana webinar.
This week, Jo Litson recommends The Tap Pack filmed on the SOH's Digital Stage, James Graham's This House from NT at Home, and In the Company of Actors, the doco about STC's Hedda Gabler starring Cate Blanchett.
Aware that he needed time away from the fast lane, the award-winning filmmaker spent eight weeks in a shed on an isolated WA beach. A mesmerising documentary of his experience premieres this week.
