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Ed Kuepper live with QSO

It is not every day that a musician can have an entire symphony orchestra backing his typically one-man band. Ed Kuepper, solo artist of four decades and lead guitarist of the iconic 1970s Brisbane band The Saints, ignited the smoky Tivoli stage to break the silence of the COVID struck local music scene. Conducted by Peter Morrie and orchestrated by Rob Davidson, the musicians of Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) accompanied Kuepper in bringing the stage to life. The thick, resonant chords of Kuepper’s guitar were…

Review: Doctor Sleep

Fans of ‘The Shining’ will not be disappointed by ‘Doctor Sleep’, a thrilling sequel set decades after Stanley Kubrick’s iconic horror. The film focuses on a grown-up Danny Torrance, played by Ewan McGregor, who avoids his psychic powers in favour of living a normal life. He is thrown back into a world of darkness and chaos when an exceptionally gifted ‘shiner’ reaches out to him, and asks for his help tracking down the formidable ‘Rose the Hat’- the film’s titular villain. This role is played…

CANCELLED: QAGOMA 2020

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)’s 2020 program has a thematic exhibition on the centrality of water to human life globally. QAGOMA Director Chris Saines said that the Gallery’s summer exhibition  ‘Water’ would feature leading international and Australian artists exploring the cultural, ecological and political dimensions of water. Following ‘Water’ will be solo exhibitions of the work of Chiharu Shiota, Mavis Ngallametta, Gordon Bennett and William Yang.  

NATALIE WEIR’S EVERYDAY REQUIEM

Be swept into a poignant and uplifting story of life, told through captivating contemporary dance performed by Queensland’s Expressions Dance Company  accompanied by astounding acapella by The Australian Voices. Set against the backdrop of Australian history from 1950s to today, Everyday Requiem is a powerful story of one ordinary man (acclaimed Brisbane performer Brian Lucas) as he revisits the memories that have created the remarkable and relatable tale of his life – and ours. Following Natalie Weir’s productions such as When Time Stops and  most recent 4Seasons, Everyday Requiem will be Weir’s final work for the…