Culture Articles
Australian Art: Modernism to contemporary - towards a vibrant future'
Dr Deborah Hart, Senior Curator, Australian Paintings and Sculpture post-1920, the National Gallery of Australia
November 2012
Dr Deborah Hart, Senior Curator, Australian Paintings and Sculpture post-1920, the National Gallery of Australia, has been working in the visual arts in Australia over the past three decades. Through her experience, she has become keenly aware of the power of art to transform our lives. She has witnessed ways in which art has the capacity to shift perceptions, to move us profoundly, to inspire imagination and to open up interconnections across cultures.
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"Children of the Occupation: Japan's Untold Story"
Walter Hamilton, Journalist
October 2012
Walter Hamilton, author of the new book Children of the Occupation: Japan's Untold Story, spoke about the mixed-race offspring of Allied servicemen who remained in Japan following the post-World War II occupation: their struggles for acceptance, recognition and identity.
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Lynne Williams' talk The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
Lynne Williams, Director, The National Institute of Dramatic Art
May 2012
Lynne Williams, Director, The National Institute of Dramatic Art, talked about how NIDA is increasingly becoming vital to Australia's cultural and innovation strategy, in addition to the school's vision for the future.
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Bec Dean on the activities of Performance Space
Bec Dean, Associate Director, Performance Space
November 2011
Bec Dean, Associate Director, Performance Space (Sydney) gave a presentation at Shin Minatomura, where many art organisations were invited and gathered from Japan and abroad. Ms Dean talked about the wide range of activities of the Performance Space. Ms Dean talked about the wide range of activities for which Performance Space is known as a leading organisation in this field in Australia.
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Australian Jazz at the Tokyo JAZZ Festival 2010
John McBeath
October 2010
John McBeath, a jazz critic, introduces us to the two performances led by Mike Nock that were featured at the Australian Jazz Wave, the Tokyo Jazz 2010.
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Sharing the emotional journey of ballet with Japanese audiences
The Ausralian Ballet
September 2010
Madeleine Eastoe and Adam Bull recently came to Japan as part of the Australian Ballet's preparations for their upcoming performances in October. They shared some interesting behind-the-scenes stories. The Australia Ballet has been seen dancing on the world stages as well as up on the silver screen. As they prepare to perform over seven days in Tokyo and Nagoya, members are also appearing in the elegantly filmed ballet scenes in the movie "Mao's Last Dancer" which has been enthusiastically received in Japan.
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Australian Jazz - An Arrangement Of Many Parts
John McBeath
January 2010
John McBeath, jazz critic for the national daily newspaper "The Australian," introduces us to Australian jazz in its many styles.
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Daryl Buckley, Presentation at Tokyo Performing Arts Market 2005
"ELISION Ensemble"
September 2005
Daryl Buckley, the artistic director of ELISION Ensemble talked about the current Australian contemporary music scene at the Tokyo Parforming Arts Market 2005 on the 15 September 2005.
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