Sound Kapital, Creative Asia’s first major production for 2012, and the largest showcase of Beijing rock to hit Australian shores yet, went off with a bang last week at Carriageworks in Redfern. The night began with an artist talk by … Continue reading
The China cultural blogosphere is a prolific and fascinating place – and one in which you can disappear for hours as one discovery leads to another, much like Alice upon discovering a rabbit hole… After spending a few too many … Continue reading
Great article in the NY Times recently on China’s contraversial internet humour and subculture: read more here. These satirical videos by Chinese animator Pi San went viral online, the first of the series reaching 3 million viewers in the first … Continue reading
I had a chat recently with Amanda Smith on Artworks, ABC Radio National about the Australian tour of the Chinese drama, ,Rhinoceros In Love, by Liao Yimei and Meng Jinghui. If you missed the broadcast on Sunday, it will be … Continue reading
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I’m delighted to be posting this guest review of Louise Hawson’s 52 suburbs, now showing at the Museum of Sydney. This review is contributed by arts writer Joanna Bayndrian. East is West: refreshing explorations of Sydney’s population epicenter in Louise Hawson’s 52 … Continue reading
It’s here! The ACYPI NSW committee and I are proud to announce the first Australia China Young Professionals Initiative in Sydney, kicking off tonight, May 18 at 6.30pm at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. We will be hearing from … Continue reading
What do you get when you merge live theatre, Youtube, Facebook and reality TV? Ama and Chan, a completely new, refreshing and fun take on a multimedia production by Urban Theatre Projects, opening May 4 at Bankstown Arts Centre. Described … Continue reading
March is here, along with the second annual Art Month festival, and Sydney’s galleries are flinging doors open to reveal their first 2011 offerings. Sinophiles take note, two contemporary Chinese exhibitions not to miss; The Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) will … Continue reading
It’s festival hopping season here in Sydney – so named Best Festival and Events City for a reason (sorry Melbourne) . Just as we draw breath from the Sydney Festival madness, the City of Sydney Chinese New Year Festival is … Continue reading
An interesting interview with Sam Voutas, Australian actor and filmmaker, and VCA graduate, discussing his latest film, Red Light Revolution, China’s first sex shop comedy. http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2010/06/29/China-s-Red-Light-Revolution-Comes-to-the-Screen More info on the film here. To launch the film in Beijing, Voutas held … Continue reading
