Arts and Culture

May 23, 2024
Arts and Culture

A night at the theatre

Step inside the beautiful home of Torben and Richelle Brookman, whose Adelaide-based global entertainment company is one of many ventures run by this creative couple. They discuss all things musical theatre, including their dedication to fostering South Australian arts practitioners.

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Oct 26, 2022
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Film Festival review: Tár

This dramatic portrait of a brilliant yet haunted conductor showcases the fierce screen power of Australian actor Cate Blanchett, who was in town for a special screening of Tár at the Adelaide Film Festival.

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Oct 26, 2022
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International musicians to spread the UKARIA magic

British violist and curator Lawrence Power will be joined by three other top international classical musicians as he leads audiences on a three-day musical journey at UKARIA Cultural Centre’s flagship annual event, which also heralds the start of a new touring initiative by the Adelaide Hills venue.

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Oct 20, 2022
Arts and Culture

Book extract: Whispering Wire

Intrigued by the story behind the 3200km-long Overland Telegraph Line, author Rosamund Burton set out to trace its path through the heart of Australia – beginning with a gruelling bike ride from Adelaide to the outback SA town of Farina.

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Mar 24, 2022
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Behind the scenes of Girl from the North Country

A few months ahead of this weekend's Adelaide opening of Girl from the North Country, SALIFE caught up with South Australian theatre-makers to follow the process from concept to stage.

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Jan 24, 2022
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Three minutes with acrobat Jascha Boyce

Acrobat Jascha Boyce, a co-founder and director of South Australian contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths, is performing in the Adelaide Festival’s free outdoor opening night spectacular Macro, which is set to wow audiences in March.

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Jan 12, 2022
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Pushing the border

Bordertown’s Walkway Gallery is a beacon of artistic expression in an agricultural landscape, thanks to director Naomi Fallon.

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Dec 10, 2021
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Gill Hicks: Alive and kicking

London bombing survivor Gill Hicks is reclaiming her life as a talented artist and performer in a powerful act of healing and harmony.

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Oct 27, 2021
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OzAsia Festival review: Open Homes – A Muse

Audiences are invited into the homes of strangers to hear their stories in this intimate OzAsia experience. InReview’s Jo Vabolis was hosted by entrepreneur and former lady mayoress of Adelaide Genevieve Haese.

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Aug 27, 2021
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Ann Peters: Drama Queen

Despite a tough start in life, renowned Adelaide theatrical agent Ann Peters finally found her happy place on the stage. Since then, she has helped hundreds of young hopefuls realise their acting dreams through her agency SA Casting.

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Jul 22, 2021
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Blast-off: Windmill keeps kids entertained

Windmill Theatre is once again helping keep South Australian families entertained through lockdown with its at-home online platform that includes an eight-part animated web series and an interactive science-fiction adventure.

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Jun 16, 2021
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Anne Wills: Wills power

From the mid-1960s, Anne Wills became part of our lives as the wise-cracking glamour girl on TV. After a few quiet years, the 76-year-old performer talks to SALIFE about her new cabaret show that recreates the golden age of television.

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May 6, 2021
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Clarice Beckett: See the light

There’s an ethereal, mystical quality to artist Clarice Beckett’s work that casts a spell over art lovers, including these South Australians who have loaned their treasured paintings for a major new exhibition at the Art Gallery of SA.

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Apr 9, 2021
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Parrtjima: Lighting the way

Now in its sixth year, Parrtjima festival will illuminate the Alice Springs desert with a new series of large-scale sculptures in a vibrant celebration of Indigenous art and culture.

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Jan 28, 2021
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Adelaide Writers’ Week unveils full 2021 program

Adelaide Writers’ Week has launched its full program for 2021, with an extra 73 Australian and international guests announced as part of the six-day line-up in the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden.

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Dec 11, 2020
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A new era for arts journalism in South Australia

In one of the most significant moves for South Australian arts and cultural journalism in decades, local media company Solstice Media is launching a new project dedicated to reviews, news and commentary on the crucial sector.

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Dec 3, 2020
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A treasure trove of First Nations art

Paintings, textiles, ceramics, jewellery, homewares and other works from around 50 Indigenous art centres across Australia will be for sale at the Tarnanthi Art Fair in Adelaide this weekend.

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Nov 19, 2020
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Inside Carrick Hill’s $3.3M makeover

Carrick Hill is celebrating the completion of a $3.3 million renovation that has seen the old attic transformed into a permanent exhibition space, several other rooms refitted and opened to the public, and new access installed to all three levels of the historic home.

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Nov 12, 2020
Arts and Culture

On the Terrace: a free treat for music lovers

Adelaide’s North Terrace cultural precinct will be alive with the sounds of chamber music on Sunday, with local ensembles performing for free in some of the city’s most treasured spaces.

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Nov 5, 2020
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When two roommates go to war

Never mess with an old lady – that’s the message of Ripcord, a comedy that sees Carmel Johnson and Nancye Hayes play two nursing home rivals engaged in an epic battle of wills.

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Oct 22, 2020
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A majestic makeover

While the $66 million redevelopment of Her Majesty’s Theatre boasts state-of-the-art facilities, it’s the handcrafted elements made by local artisans that reflect the real splendour of this grand old dame.

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Oct 8, 2020
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Welcome to Tom Moore’s world of Abundant Wonder

JamFactory’s new Icon series exhibition invites you into the wonderfully weird world of Adelaide glass artist Tom Moore – a place full of fanciful hybridised animal-plant creations ranging from a Flaming Stegosaurus to a trio of kookaburra-inspired Hooligans.

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Sep 10, 2020
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Performing arts in 2020: A difficult stage

Julian Hobba and Nick Hays both moved to South Australia this year to take up high-level roles in the performing arts sector – at the same time the pandemic forced their companies off-stage.

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