InReview
The history and significance of the former Onkaparinga Woollen Mill in Lobethal has been honoured in the site’s reinvention as a dynamic arts and cultural centre.
Books & Poetry
As he prepares for retirement this month, State Library of South Australia director Geoff Strempel outlines how he and his team have positioned the iconic North Terrace library for the 21st century and beyond.
It’s endured storms, financial hardship and the pandemic but somehow Semaphore Music Festival has survived. Founder Deb Thorsen looks back at the highs and lows, and discusses this year’s line-up – including an emotional return of The Audreys.
You may not have heard of John Simpson but this sound expert – who works out of a shed in Quorn – has collaborated on films and TV shows including Mad Max: Fury Road, Storm Boy, The Adventures of Tintin and Neighbours. He tells InReview he has been acutely attuned to the sounds around him since he was a teenager.
Sally Heinrich’s bold lino prints feature the images and stories of groundbreaking South Australians – from Don Dunstan and Julia Gillard, to Mary MacKillop and Paul Kelly. Now they’ve been brought together in a new art book titled Local Icons.
New artistic director Dane Lam will this month conduct his first show with State Opera – and it’s a rom-com he likens to a combination of The White Lotus and Love Island. Lam also shares with InReview his longer-term vision for the SA company.
A Taylor Swift drag queen impersonator, a moving portrayal of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, a live Bollywood blockbuster and a Singaporean ‘wedding’ will be among highlights of the 2024 OzAsia Festival program.
