by Michael Coghlan | Jan 20, 2024 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[Music; South Africa] Woodville Town Hall, Fri 19 Jan Mali is a country in West Africa. It is one of a group of countries that are home to the kora, or African harp. The kora is a traditional instrument with 21 strings arranged in a circle around a gourd at its base....
by Michael Coghlan | Nov 19, 2023 | Reviews, Theatre
[Theatre AUS; World Premiere] The Space Theatre, Festival Centre, Sat 18 Nov It’s a challenge to take a basic human ritual, turn it into a work of art, and offer new perspectives on that ritual. Welcome to Your New Life is only partly successful in that quest. The...
by Michael Coghlan | Oct 26, 2023 | Adelaide Festivals, Live Music, Music, OzAsia Festival 2023, Reviews, Theatre
[Performance Poetry: Canada] Dunstan Playhouse, Wed 25 Oct I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron is essentially performance poetry. Ngo King Kie has put the poems of Xu Lizhi to music in a sombre, sometimes bleak, sometimes quite beautiful, presentation. Its principal...
by Michael Coghlan | Oct 25, 2023 | Adelaide Festivals, Live Music, Music, OzAsia Festival 2023, Reviews
[Music: Aus] Space Theatre, Tue 24 Oct 1988 was a big year for Australia. White Australia celebrated its bicentenary. It was also a big year for Dung Nguyen. He emigrated from Vietnam to join his father in Australia. 1988 is an inspiring cultural event. It attempts to...
by Michael Coghlan | Oct 15, 2023 | Reviews, Theatre
[Theatre SA] Ink Little Theatre Fri Oct 13 2023 There’s a sadness about this work from James Graham. Many of the ideas behind Rupert Murdoch’s first newspaper seemed quite acceptable. Socialist even. “Give the people what they want. “ “A newspaper for the people”...