culture
in progress
in progress February 27, 2021
Games composer, teacher, broadcaster and critic Dan Golding balances his different worlds in a chaos of creativity.
in progress February 20, 2021
Multidisciplinary artist Abdul Abdullah has found that the pandemic has made him refocus his practice on painting, even as it has taught him to aim for balance.
in progress February 13, 2021
For Yuwaalaraay singer and writer Nardi Simpson, author of Song of the Crocodile, a sense of place is fundamental to all her work.
in progress February 6, 2021
Over the past year, parenthood and the pandemic have given ARIA award-winning artist Mo’Ju the chance to think big about her next album.
in progress January 30, 2021
Composer Liza Lim is old-school – she still handwrites her scores, as the tactile act of notation flows into her music-making.
in progress January 23, 2021
Running a dance company under lockdown presents unique challenges, but that hasn’t stopped Chunky Move’s Antony Hamilton.
in progress December 19, 2020
Garth Nix, one of Australia’s most internationally successful authors, says lying on the couch with his eyes shut is a crucial part of his working life.
in progress December 12, 2020
After the tumult of 2020, Kudjla–Gangalu artist Daniel Boyd aims to find the beauty within chaos, as he continues to reframe the mythologies of colonialism.
in progress December 5, 2020
Playwright and performer Kate Mulvany is working on her next play in an unusual space – under quarantine in a Brisbane hotel room.