Review
Highlights from rīvus: 23rd Biennale of Sydney
This years Biennale, rīvus, invites us to reflect on water and the bodies that rely on it, to tell a story of a water as a life-force, as much as a point of tension, conflict and resistance. FBi Radio arts and culture buffs Nadia Odlum Victoria Hall and Alexandra Jonscher, who visited the Biennale – heres what they saw.
When doomscrolling becomes doomspiralling: Enter The Lightwell review
Review of Ket Whiteley’s exhibition ‘Enter the Lightwell’ and how we understand Instagram as the new communal site of sigils, rituals, relics, expression, and spiralling.
Self-Love in the Face of Climate Crisis: An SMS Review of Lizzo at the Opera House
We’re crying cuz we love Lizzo (or is it the crippling climate anxiety?).
Feature Interview: FKA twigs on harnessing the power of vulnerability
Tanya Ali talks to FKA twigs in the pop icon’s first interview since releasing Cellophane, and takes you through the majestic Sydney debut of twigs’ show Magdalene.
FIRST TAKE with Jack and André #02 – Rocketman
FIRST TAKE Ep 02 sees Sir Elton’s biopic ‘Rocketman’ send Jack & André into a San Pellegrino-fuelled existential crisis from which only one woman can save them.
Legitimate Premise Alert! Kelsey Lu live review w/ cello.
Monday Arvos’ Tanya Ali reviews Kelsey Lu’s Opera House performance while Peter Hollo plays cello. Legit!
FIRST TAKE with Jack & André #01 – Sydney Film Festival 2019
FIRST TAKE is a new video series starring filmlordes Jack and André giving their unvarnished reactions to the week’s cinematic fare. First in the firing line is SFF’s 2019 program
Is cry-dancing a thing? I’m making it a thing: an SMS review of Yaeji at the Opera House
Yaeji graced the Opera House stage, and we got the txt msg blow-by-blow as Tanya and Ella kept each other apprised of their feelings in real time lol.
Grime on the sails: Skepta takes the Opera House underground
Less of a performance, and more of a coup – Skepta storms the Opera House setting a new high-grime mark for the genre in Aus.
Exhibition: SUPERNATURAL and the thrill of the unreal
White Rabbit Gallery walks the line between the terrifying and the thrilling with their new exhibition, SUPERNATURAL.