A 60th birthday is often seen as one of those events that it is better to quietly skate over, perhaps with only a small celebration involving close friends or a partner.
But in the case of Elena Kats-Chernin, one of Australia’s most eminent composers, that particular milestone was never going to be allowed to slip by unnoticed.
Archive for October, 2017
Elena Kats-Chernin turns 60 with more ideas than ever
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017Former US Bachelorette producer sues, claiming sexual harassment
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017A former producer is suing Warner Bros. and her United States colleagues on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, alleging sexual harassment.
Freedman Jazz review: Mark one up for the composers over the improvisers
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017Sydney pianist Emma Stephenson has won the 2017 Freedman Jazz Fellowship thanks to her striking flare for composing.
Litbits November 4, 2017
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017Literary news and events in Canberra.
What’s on in the Canberra arts’ scene, November 4, 2017
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017There’s plenty to see and do in Canberra this week.
Boldly rebooted: the madness and genius of Star Trek: Discovery
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017The latest Star Trek series breaks many conventions established by the iconic franchise but delivers a stunning, surprising narrative.
Kathryn Bigelow: How the Oscar-winning director has always been political
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017Kathryn Bigelow has made a point of making films about various male sub-cultures.
Spanish poet Lorca gets first major translation in decades
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017Sarah Arvio’s ‘Poet In Spain’ is the first major English translation of Federico Garcia Lorca since 1991.
Roman Polanski targeted by protesters amid fresh sexual assault allegations
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017Protesters have hounded the director at the opening of a retrospective and film opening in Paris after a fourth woman came forward over alleged rape.
Viewers slam Seven’s new game show The Wall, but can’t look away
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017The internet has not been kind to the Seven Network’s new game show The Wall, with social media punters labelling it confusing to down right “lacklustre”.