The shortlisted nominees for the 2020 Australian Dance Awards have been announced and West Australian artists have made their presence known.
Author Archives: Nina Levy
Features
Arts must stay young at heart
29 October 2020
Investing public money in youth arts companies and programs should be a no-brainer, writes Nina Levy. Here’s why.
Podcasts
Behind the scenes at the ballet: A conversation with Aurelien Scannella
21 October 2020
The winter season of the Seesaw Lounge is being released as a podcast series. In this first interview West Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director Aurelien Scanella offers fascinating insights into the company’s artistic machinations in his conversation with Nina Levy.
Features
Budget season has mixed pickings for arts
14 October 2020
Last week’s budget announcements were predictably depressing for the arts industry. But if we can shake up traditional ways of thinking about arts funding, there could be a light at the end of the COVID tunnel. Nina Levy investigates.
Reviews
Balletic version of Aussie classic charms young and old
30 September 2020
West Australian Ballet’s adaptation of The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie is a winner with audiences young and not-so-young, discovers Nina Levy.
Q&A
Practising poetry and dance in the Pilbara
16 September 2020
How many artists do you know who work in the mining sector? We tend to think of the arts and mining as mutually exclusive but regional West Australian performer and writer Yola Bakker is proving that it is possible to work across both sectors.
Competitions
Win a double pass to ‘Measure for Measure’!
14 September 2020
Please note that Luna Leederville has advised that this screening has been cancelled. We will be offering a replacement competition in October – stay tuned for details!
Podcasts
Behind the scenes of KISS Club
9 September 2020
What is KISS Club? Nina Levy spoke to pvi collective’s Kelli McCluskey to dive into a world of imagination.
Features
Songs from the ashes
26 August 2020
In a year that has seen Australia ricochet from devastating bush-fires to pandemic lockdown, local musician Rachael Dease is capturing the mood of the moment in a new album titled, “Hymns for End Times”. Nina Levy caught up with Dease to learn more.
Q&A
An electronic antidote
12 August 2020
In keeping with the times, local sound artist and electronic music producer Elsewhere/Rebecca (aka Rebecca Riggs-Bennett) has launched a debut album that’s designed specifically for home listening.
