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MEMBER SIGNUPNina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, two colossal stars from the world of international opera, will be appearing with the TSO in a one-off concert performance of excerpts from Wagner's Tristan and Isolde in Hobart on Saturday 19 November. @TasSymphony @tasmaniansymphonyorchestra #TasmanianSymphonyOrchestra
Ukrainian Youtube sensation Lenka has millions of followers, but it only takes one to ruin her life. When a troller's comment suggests she should join Russian boyband breakaway Boris and enter the Eurovision song contest as a duo, the whole internet gets behind the bid. Unwillingly thrust together, but facing overwhelming and unrelenting support, all Lenka and Boris have to do is ride the viral tide, unite their two countries in song and WIN the Eurovision song contest. How hard could it possibly be?
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Join us as we end 2016 with a concert of inspiring and uplifting gospel, opera and popular classics that celebrate the true spirit of Christmas "“ courage, joy and love. Featuring two of Australia's great legends of opera "“ Liane Keegan and John Bolton Wood AM, with members of XL ARTS, the Hallelujah Gospel Chorus conducted by Dr Kathleen McGuire, THECHO!R and the massed 'Absolutely Everybody' choirs under the direction of Dr Jonathon Welch AM with the fabulous Footscray Yarraville City Band conducted by Phillipa Edwards. Funds raised will help support the School of Hard Knocks new women's and men's choir programs, No Excuses! and Men Aloud, singing out against family violence! We would love to see you there! Thank you for supporting the School of Hard Knocks' provision of arts and cultural programs to the marginalised and vulnerable in our community.
The origins of toy making in Channapatna, which is 65 kilometers from the medieval city of Srirangapatnam, can be traced to the 18th-century rule of Tipu Sultan. 200 years later, artisans are migrating to Bangalore to do any odd job they find and the reason for it being our ignorance. #Prestige #CulturalValues #AwakeandAct #ChannapatnaToys (quotes from laborers translated by Elizabeth Mani)
As India does not grant citizenship to refugees, Sharifi and others from his country face a constant struggle for money.
Leading arts and entertainment publicity consultancy, Kabuku Public Relations (PR), has launched Kabuku Fringe, a new program designed to support the future of the industry in Australia by assisting emerging artists.
'About the Forgotten' is a short feature produced as a project within the Riga Summer School in the summer of 2016. It aims to depict the forgotten past of the Holocaust in Latvia where between 70 000 and 73 000 Latvian and non-Latvian Jews were killed. #abouttheforgotten #rigasummerschool
At Australia's largest children's hospital, art is the best medicine"¦
Debra Tisoy Pacio meditates on Jacob Lawrence's "New York in Transit," on display from April to August 2015 as part of Promised Land -- a solo exhibition of Lawrence's work at The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University.
This piece explores the lack of media and public attention on police violence against black women and girls. I underscored the invisibility and erasure by unpacking statistics and interviewing prominent black social justice activists and community organizers such as, Feminista Jones, Cherrell Brown, Zellie Imani, and Synead Nichols, the activist who organized the Millions March NYC protest, the largest protest The Movement for Black Lives has seen so far. In tandem with the hashtag #SayHerName, this article serves as an in-depth look at the data and discourse on black women and girls facing erasure from the national conversation on police brutality. Disrupt the narrative. Expand the narrative. Reclaim the narrative.
Hot on the heels of their 2015 Sydney Festival hit PUNCTURE, FORM Dance Projects and Sydney Festival present the world-premiere of CHAMPIONS, a genre-defying new Australian dance work, directed by choreographer Martin del Amo.
The roaring of the engine stops in a street adjacent to The Corso. A bundle of newspaper is thrown at the front of a sleeping café. Dormant stories, printed on smooth paper, are waiting to be unfolded. The North Journal is the story of a free and independent printed Journal, striving to reconnect with physicality in a world that embodies the intangible. Instead of gathering virtually, Matt Pike and Tim Boreham have gone back to the old way of collecting and telling stories, with real ink on paper.
lights off, crowd ready. A voice reverberated through the speakers, shouted: "Good evening, Rio de Janeiro. First, out who?" The crowd does not hesitate: "Out of [Michel]Temer ". Thus began the Johnny Hoocker show on the evening of Tuesday (9) of the Carioca capital. The artist and singer Elza Soares, special guest, unite culture and resistance in Encounters stage during programming of Olympic Boulevard and were acclaimed by thousands of people
What do cloaks, feathered shoes, and abstractionist works have to do with Filipino American art? Welcome to the State of the State: Contemporary Filipino/American Art in the Bay Area. The roundtable event, held on May 21, 2015 at the Asian Art Museum, addresses the question of how we define and continue to redefine Filipino American art in the Bay Area.
'RETURN TO THE CITY' is a contemporary art exhibition featuring new work commissioned by The Johnston Collection from some of Melbourne's best makers.
Hold or attend a social inclusion focussed event to raise awareness and foster belonging in your community! From the 19th to the 27th of November... One of the simplest things we can do to build caring and inclusive communities is to reach out to those around us! Social Inclusion Week is about encouraging communities to reconnect and be inclusive of all cultures, age groups, nationalities and the disadvantaged. It aims to help Australians feel valued and to give people the opportunity to participate fully in society and connect with local communities, work mates, family and friends to build relationships and networks, addressing isolation and exclusion by supporting people who may be unable help themselves. To register your event or to find out more about Social Inclusion Week 2016 visit: http://www.socialinclusionweek.com.au #SIW16
Energies, friendship and the festival that concocts them and more!
Jamestown is a rundown neighborhood in Accra, Ghana. Amidst its visible challenges, including sanitation, substance abuse and unemployment, is a group of community volunteers who are using theatre to bring social change.
Casa Daros opens its doors to the work of ten Colombian professionals/
Includes an Important Doulton Collector collection, large consignments from homes in Canterbury, Caulfield, Elsternwick, Balwyn, Hawthorn and Lochsport AN AUCTION FULL OF RARE AND UNIQUE ITEMS - INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE VENDORS ALL MUST BE SOLD
In a profession traditionally prioritizing the career over education, dancers are choosing both. And succeeding. #artseducation #fineartsmajors #dance @sabrinakarlin
About 25% of the waste collected daily in Pernambuco is recyclable, but it is not known how much is effectively reused. Against waste, the craftsman Vicente Simoes, 54, is dedicated to making art with pet bottles, newsprint, fruit trays and soda cans. The metéria material is obtained partly through collaborations neighborhood residents of Grace, where Vicente maintains a studio in which sells parts and performs a cultural evening twice a month.
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Everyone is welcome to the final Exhibition launch for 2016 It's sure to be an exciting event!
The latest series of The large scale portraits paintings will be presented in EL-AL's King-David lounge at Ben-Gurion national airport Starting next week, during November and December,
Stone Rivulet', continues Paul Williams' painterly explorations of the Australian landscape, through a presentation of new works that reengage with the practice of landscape painting, through materiality and motion. The exhibition opens at Anna Pappas Gallery on November 11, at 6pm, and continues until December 3.
Bring the kids to Ipswich Art Gallery this summer for an awesome hands-on experience the whole family can enjoy. Be your own architect and build your dream cubby house! Use giant foam blocks to build whatever you can imagine. Construct a castle or a sky-scraper, or work together as a team to build a whole city! #IAGKids #ConstructionSite #TapeScape
Street artists such as Bertie Louise are injecting a dose of magic that is rejuvenating Perth's civic pride and inspiring collaborative practices. Perth's facelift and artistic flair are partly due to many young street artists. Street art led to creating interesting laneways with quaint little shops, and cafes bring the Perth CBD to life.
Walking into Robert Ladislas Derr's new installation "Keep An Eye On" at the Roper Gallery, Frostburg State University, all eyes are on you.
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