Arts

Like you, I suspect that autism was something you never heard of growing up. Now however, we all know the word and we all know or, know of, someone who has it or who is on the spectrum – in other other words, we’ve  all heard of it. But what is autism? Who does it [...]Read More... from About autism with Sylvia Rosenblum

In 2003, UNESCO placed Tel Aviv’s White City on the World Heritage list. The White City refers to the more than 4,000 buildings, designed by Bauhaus architects, fleeing from Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Dr Micha Gross is one of the founders of the Bauhaus Centre in Tel Aviv and Sylvia recorded this conversation with [...]Read More... from White City of Tel Aviv with Sylvia Rosenblum

Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan interviews Louise Hawson, the photographer behind the 52 Suburbs blog and book. How well do you know your city? How far do your notions about community extend beyond your immediate neighbourhood? Louise Hawson woke up one day and realised she was a stranger in her own city. And then she set [...]Read More... from Beauty in the Burbs: Sydney through the lens of photographer Lousie Hawson

On Arts Wednesday 27 February 2019, Sylvia’s guest was Maya Dvash, Chief Curator of the Design Museum in Holon, Israel. Hear about the origins of the museum and its development over the last few years. The conversation continues with a discussion of the temporary exhibition by Dutch design master, Maarten Baas and the commissioned works [...]Read More... from Design Museum Holon with Sylvia Rosenblum

Author Wil Roach chats with Gaz and Di on Arts Tuesday about his recently released book titled ‘Black, Gay & Underage – A Memoir of London’. Roach’s book gives us an inside look into his life, experiences both good and bad, memories, stories, family, revelations and much more that allows readers to be a fly [...]Read More... from Wil Roach Talks Recently Released Book ‘Black, Gay & Underage – A Memoir of London’

Elaine Chia the CEO of City Recital Hall joined us at Eastside FM for an interview by Virginia Lowe on Arts Wednesday. Chia tells Eastside how though she’s always had a passion for music, her degree was actually in interior architecture. During her time studying she worked at The Princess Theatre in Melbourne as an [...]Read More... from CEO Elaine Chia Previews 2019 City Recital Hall Season

On Sunday 10th February, Riverside Theatres at Parramatta celebrated the Lunar New Year with an afternoon of traditional Chinese music.    Gong Xi! Songs for the Lunar New Year featured music and songs from China performed by a sextet of musicians, members of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Chinese Music Ensemble playing traditional Chinese instruments including the dizi (bamboo [...]Read More... from Interview with Nicholas Ng from Australian Music Centre

In this week’s episode of Arts Monday Susie Lindemann talks to actor and director David Field. They discuss how arts art and politics interfere, the benefits of shooting low-budget films, his approach to directing and more. The guest also talks about his most recent project ‘The Combination: Redemption’, which is a follow-up to the 2009 movie ‘Combination’. The [...]Read More... from Interview with Actor and Director David Field

Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan and Amanda Peacock (Art Gallery of NSW Coordinator of Aboriginal and Photography Education Programs) discuss the exhibition ‘Home’. Sadly for most Koori artists, reflections on the idea of home are actually infused with the long term effects of displacement through colonisation: “This gallery stands on the home of the Gadigal clan [...]Read More... from ‘Home’ in Koori Art – A Contested Place

It was a pleasure for Gaz and Diana to have Michael Costi, the director of The Overcoat musical, in their show. He talked about the classic jazz song “Salt Peanuts” and his new show “The Overcoat” based on an old Russian short story. “It’s surprising, full of mystery, and if you make an error there’s [...]Read More... from Interview With Michael Costi From The Overcoat: A Musical

In this week’s episode of Art’s Tuesday Phillip Patterson and Micaela Ellis, both students at NIDA( National Institute of Dramatic Art) discussed the school’s participation in the 2019 Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney. The students talked about the importance of LGBTQIA+ representation, the details of their project and how the idea came about. It is the first time time [...]Read More... from NIDA at Sydney Mardi Gras 2019

On this weeks episode of Art’s Tuesday Becca Hurd, playwright actor and originally from Chicago chats to Gaz and Diana about her one and a half women show ‘The Other Side of 25’, which she wrote and stares in. It tells the story of a women in her mid-twenties that agrees to become her sister’s [...]Read More... from Interview with Actress and Writer Becca Hurd

Chinese New Year is coming soon. Claudia invited Daphne Lowe Kelley, the Vice President of Australasian Art and Stagework, to her Arts Friday Show in order to talk with her about their new play ‘Pigsys Wedding’. The show will be presented on the 9th of Feburary at the Concourse in Chatswood. Find more information and [...]Read More... from Arts Friday: Interview with Daphne Lowe Kelley from Australasian Art and Stagework

The popular series, Beauty,  was repeated on Arts Wednesday recently. The following 6 episodes are included: Dr Simon Longstaff on Beauty and Philosophy Dr Norman Olbourne on Beauty and Plastic Surgery Damian Freeman on Beauty and Art Rachel D’Arbon on Beauty and Body Building Dr James Franklin on Beauty and Mathematics Les Rice on Beauty [...]Read More... from Beauty: a six part series with Sylvia Rosenblum

On Arts Wednesday 23 January 2019, Dr Keith Suter was Sylvia’s guest, talking about the changing face of warfare in our time. The discussion ranged from declining appetite for war since 1950, the change in battle fronts, change in equipment and the change where warfare takes place. [...]Read More... from Dr Keith Suter on changing warfare with Sylvia Rosenblum

Jenny Eriksson is part of the baroque ensemble The Marais Project. Jenny completed her initial musical studies at the then NSW State Conservatorium of Music studying music education and cello with Barbara Woolley. Her band just released their new album ‘What Should I Say’ in cooperation with the band Elysan Fields. In Gaz and Diana’s Arts [...]Read More... from Arts Tuesday: Interview with Jenny Ericsson – The Marais Project

On 19 July this year, it will be 50 years since Neil Armstrong took his historic steps on the moon and those steps were beamed onto television sets around the globe from Honeysuckle Creek, just outside Canberra. On Arts Wednesday 16 January 2019, Sylvia’s guest was Andrew Tink, who’s latest book, tells the story of [...]Read More... from Honeysuckle Creek: Andrew Tink in conversation with Sylvia Rosenblum

Glenn Elston is the Artistic Director of the Australian Shakespeare Company and joined Diana and Gaz on Arts Tuesday this week! He enlightened us on the different programs that you can expect from the company this year. To find out more click here [...]Read More... from Arts Tuesday chats to Australian Shakespeare Company’s Artistic Director: Glenn Elston

Shanul Sharma was a guest on the latest Arts Monday show with Susie. He spoke about how he went from heavy metal to opera, why he even started to sing and what you can expect about his show. If you want to see him live, you can visit the Domain at the 19th of January [...]Read More... from Arts Monday chats with Opera Australia performer Shanul Sharma

Elissa is a career arts and culture journalist. It was a pleasure for Gaz and Diana to have her on their weekly Arts Tuesday show . Elissa talked about what is happening in January and gives her recommendations on new magnificent shows including a new slam poetry show. [...]Read More... from Arts Tuesday chat with journalist Elissa Blake