The summer of opera begins with the Sydney Festival in the first week of January 2023. Sydney Chamber Orchestra Australian premiere of their newest opera, Antarctica by leading composer Mary Finsterer at Carriageworks. Hear from Mary on the production, Antarctica which explores the historical, mythical and scientific conceptions and stories about the southern continent. Opera Australia presents Puccini’s original bohemian love story La Bohème, and principal soprano Julie Lea Goodwin provides us with an insight. Message Bank combines location-based media and binaural audio with a story of intrigue, paranoia, and mischief to deliver an ambitious and innovative audio experience at Parramatta Square, Director and writer Nick Atkins explains how the immersive experience works. Local Sydney based musician Peter Miller Robinson, performs in studio.

Arts Friday acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch

Before the age of web fiction and e-readers, the history of the written word in China dates back over 4000 years. Shuo Shu, or the art of storytelling is the summer exhibition at White Rabbit Gallery. The art form has become a dying tradition with contemporary Chinese audiences turning their attention to digital content. Assistant Curator at White Rabbit Gallery, Meng Yu Chan, provides us insight. Sydney based artist Sonia Mattson talks about her latest project, which is a culmination of portraiture of people and places.  The Blue Series and Other Art Paintings exhibition is on at the Arthouse Hotel. Mentalism is an exhibition at the Darlinghurst Road Gallery, by Christophe Domergue.  It the latest iteration of his goal to highlight the beauty of outsiders, both people and places, that don’t meet traditional societal standards and expectations.  We hear from him on matters of life, times and art.

Arts Friday acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch

Playlist

Oren Ambarchi :: I Ghostedorenambarchi.com
Exhibition: Shuo Shu, Opens Saturday 17 December :: Interview: Meng Yu Chan, Assistant Curator, White Rabbit Gallery https://whiteraabbitcollection.org/exhibition/shuo-shu/https://whiterabbitcollection.org
Sun Ra Arkestra :: Day of the Living Sky Living SkyOctober 2022
Louf :: Euler’s Disc Our IntervalsLondon
Exhibition: The Blue Series and Other Art Paintings :: Interview: Sonia Mattson Arthouse Hotel – 23 December 2022https://www.soniamattson.com/
Makaya McCraven :: So Ubuji In These TimesInternational Anthem
Tim Shiel :: Little Ghost (Here 4 U) Distractions TwoMelbourne, Australia
Exhibition: Mentalism – 18 December :: Interview: Christophe Domergue Edited tracks: Club Mixes by Christophe Domergue and Jestofunk, Can We LiveDarlinghurst Road Gallery | @darlinghurstroadgallery
Crusic :: Pacific 707 Pacific 707Crusic-music.com | Tokyo, Japan

The season of gifting brings with it the quarterly East Sydney Art Walk, which maps 18 galleries across seven inner city suburbs for one afternoon. Primary coordinators and Stanley Street Gallerists, Liza Feeney and Merilyn Bailey tell us what to expect. International Day of People with Disability, which is held on 3 December each year. It is a United Nations observed day aimed at increasing public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. It’s also a day that celebrates the contributions and achievements of people with disability. Debra Keenahan is a mother, an artist, humanitarian, psychologist and performer, Debra has a passion for ‘disability aesthetics’: changing point of view in immersive ways. Her extensive resume includes performance theatre works, photography, virtual reality and visual art. Her latest work, Othering is a multidisciplinary work that encourages audiences to reflect on the casual ill treatment of people with dwarfism and in turn, those who are perceived as ‘outside the norm’. It premiere’s at the Sydney Festival in January and we hear from Debra.

Arts Friday acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch

Playlist

Liv.e :: Wild Animals Girl In The Half PearlDallas, Texas
Yazmin Lacey :: Bad Company Voice NoteslNottingham, UK
Stanley Street Gallery Gallerists are the primary coordinators: Liza Feeney and Merilyn Bailey :: Interview: East Sydney Art Walk For more information and the MAP visit: http://stanleystreetgallery.com.au/12-4pm Saturday 3 December 2022
Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet :: Rerev (Live) Live recording 1978 in JapanMasterclass Series – release date January 2023
Andy Shauf :: Wasted on You NormReleases February 2023
Manga Saint Hilare :: Run For Your Life ft Blay Vision Run For Your LifeLondon, UK
Production: Othering – 13-15 January 2023 :: Interview: Debra Keenahan – artist, writer and psychologist Sydney Festival: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/otheringSaturday 3 December: International Day of People with Disability
TYSON :: Show Me Love ft Delilah Holliday EPLondon, UK
Kindelan :: The Other Side EPUK
Raquel Martins :: Fragile Eyes EPLondon, UK
Devon Russell :: Darker Than Blue Death is Not the EndLondon, UK
Werkha :: Cube & Puzzle – 10 Year Anniversary Manchester, UK