James Galea, apparently by his own admission, is a lying, cheating bastard, so it's hard to know what's true and what isn't in this sketchily, poetically biographical production.
There's something terrifying about Judy Bailey. I reckon she'd be a hard taskmistress. But that's precisely what's so great about her and, consequently, about the (mostly) con students who make up the Jazz Connection big band.
Nardi Simpson and Kaleena Briggs met at Eora College 11 years ago. Thank God they did, or we wouldn't have Stiff Gins, a couple of angel-voiced singers and songwriters with gentle souls and sharp, perceptive minds.
While Bonachela’s work is, as always, dreamily lovely, for me the highlights were absolutely the three commissioned choreographers: Azzam Mohamed, Jenni Large and Raghav Handa.
While Bonachela’s work is, as always, dreamily lovely, for me the highlights were absolutely the three commissioned choreographers: Azzam Mohamed, Jenni Large and Raghav Handa.