artlook #1 | June 2004



ACTING UP: Christa de Jager caught up with Lucy Taylor on a recent visit to the nation's capital to promote The Underpants.  more

PROFILE: BENETA HADZI-POPOVIC: Claire Thompson finds out why the inclusion of beetles and small children in a film shoot is not a recipe for a stress-free experience.  more

THE DIMENSIONS OF DANCE: Anne Slaney talks to Janine Ayres about the amazing possibilities of aerial dance theatre  more

WHO TO WATCH OUT FOR: Bronwen Sandland interviews five visual artists who all have one thing in common - the determination and talent to make it  more

NURTURE THE TALENT: Is Canberra large enough to sustain a Performing Arts School? Rebecca Meston searches for the answer  more

THE ESSENCE OF SOUND: Imogen Cooper talks to Kathleen Fisher about the unique, demanding and intimate nature of the Australian Chamber Orchestra's, Imogen, Richard & Friends  more

ROMANCING AN OLD LOVER: Irma Gold caught up with actor Silvio Ofria to talk about fairytales, how to make pasta and his return to Sirocco and the Angel  more

FROM ZOMBIES TO CYBORGS: Russell Smith explores the wonderful world of Stelarc and finds out why Stearc is one of Australia's most important contemporary artists  more

DANCE: Encourage young audiences  more

VISUAL ART: Naked Ambition  more

THEATRE: Let's play  more

MUSIC: Sharing Artistic Riches  more

FILM: Irreversible, shocking, depraved, and hideous  more

MUSIC: Cabaret, opera and all that jazz   more

FOOD & WINE: In search of perfect  more

LITERATURE: The land of the fantastic.  more

SIROCCO AND THE ANGEL: Written by Domenic Mico, Directed by Peter Damien-Hayes, The Street Theatre, 24 June – 3 July   more

THE UNDERPANTS: Adapted by Steve Martin from original by Carl Sternham Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse until June 12  more

THE CMAG COLLECTION: Studio One Prints, Canberra Museum and Gallery until 18 July  more

TELSTRA NATIONAL ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART AWARD: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS: National Archives of Australia, Canberra ACT. Until 25 July.  more

KISMET: By Charles Lederer and Luther Davis, based on a play by Edward Knoblock The Queanbeyan Players. Directed by Norma Roach, musical director Jennifer Groom, choreographer Sabrina Pickering.   more

THE MOTHER WORKSHOPS: Written by Jeri Kroll, Published by Five Island Press, 2004  more

THE SYMBIOTIC BACTERIAL LIGHT PROJECT: John Nicholson and Kathy Takayama, CCAS Gorman House, 14 May – 18 June  more

STORIES OF THE FEET: By Les Wicks, Five Islands Press, 2004  more

JOHN GLOVER AND THE COLONIAL PICTURESQUE: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Until July 18  more

BOOM BANG-A-BANG : Written by Jonathan Harvey, Directed by Adam Maher, Presented by ARTS, Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre, 16 June – 3 July   more

FOOL FOR LOVE: Written by Sam Shepard, Directed by Fiona Atkin, ANU Arts Centre 17 – 19 June   more

AUSTRALIANS IN IRAQ : Special Exhibitions Gallery, Australian War Memorial, Until 1 August 2004  more