Doron plays Hawke and Howard
June 28, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
“Keating! The Musical” will be staged in the Bryan Brown Theatre in Sydney’s Bankstown next month with Doron Chester playing the dual roles of former Australian Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and John Howard. Read more
Remarkable Jewish artist
June 27, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The National Gallery in Canberra will screen a remarkable film featuring Jewish American artist Jon Imber. Read more
What is Beit Rafael?
June 24, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
What is Beit Rafael in Melbourne? Shimon Allen and Ephraim Finch explain what it is to The Shtick’s Henry Greener. Read more
99 -yr-old Dunera Boy planning 2017 exhibition
June 22, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
When 99-yr-old abstract sculptor Erwin Fabian finished the pieces for his current Sydney exhibition he started working on pieces for his exhibition in 2017.
Far From the Madding Crowd…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 16, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Spare me the misery is my usual reaction to anything connected to the novels of Thomas Hardy. I studied – somewhat loosely – Tess of the d’Urbervilles in high school and have steered clear of him ever since.
Henry Greener interviews Gregory and Anna Vaisman
June 16, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
The Shtick’s Henry Greener interviews Gregory and Anna Vaisman, founders of Melbourne-based Sputnik TV. Read more
Henry Greener interviews Rabbi Kim Ettlinger…a video feature
June 11, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Rabbi Kim Ettlinger of Melbourne’s Temple Beth Israel gives a Progressive view on Marriage Equality to the Shtick’s Henry Greener… Read more
Henry Greener talks with David Southwick
June 9, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
David Southwick MP, State Member for Caulfield, talks to The Shtick’s Henry Greener about Medical Cannabis, Marriage Equality and other issues of interest…a video interview. Read more
Two bouncing Czechs and a spot of fiddling…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
June 4, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
One of the finest of Dvorak’s symphonies, along with two pieces from Smetana’s popular set of tone poems provided safe and enjoyable bookends to an ear-challenging contemporary violin concerto at the Sydney Opera House Master Series last night. Read more
Entourage…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 3, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
It matters not whether you followed the long running TV series on which this movie is based.
Henry Greener interviews Emmanuel Santos
June 3, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Emmanuel Santos is on a mission to capture and document remnants of Jewish Life in search of the void left by time and the Holocaust, which destroyed the connections to past generations…a video interview. Read more
I Gave a Gonski…selected speeches by David Gonski. A book review by Alan Gold
In his chapter on ‘Being a Chairman’, David Gonski says it’s easier to define a non-executive chairman by what he’s not, rather than by what he or she is. Which made me think of what the American astronomer, Clifford Stoll once said the internet age, “Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.”
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Henry Greener interviews Gary Peer
May 27, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Melbourne real estate icon Gary Peer is interviewed by the Shtick’s Henry Greener about his background, success and expansion as the housing market bubble inflates to breaking point…!!!? A video presentation. Read more
Bringing them home to make music…writes Fraser Beath McEwing
May 27, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
On Tuesday 23rd of July, at five o’clock in the afternoon, ninety-five of the finest Australian orchestral musicians in the world will file in through the side doors of the Sydney Opera House concert hall stage. Read more
Avan Yu fulfilling his promise…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 22, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
While winning piano competitions can seem like an end in itself, it is more often the beginning of a career as a professional soloist. Read more
Ravit Gabai talks to Henry Greener about Shavuot
May 22, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Ravit Gabai at Hilulim talks with Henry Greener about Shavuot, the jewish harvest festival, what it means to her and the kabbalistic aspects of the festival, including eating cheesecake ! Ending with a song from Ofra Haza filmed at Eurovision Song Festival…a video report. Read more
Rename Melbourne Ports to Monash
May 20, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Kate Ashmor tells Henry Greener about her many shticks, including being a self-employed Lawyer, recently appointed Chairman of Bendigo Bank Caulfield Park Community Branch, being a Councillor at Glen Eira Council and recently starting a petition to rename the Federal Electorate of “Melbourne Ports” to “Monash”, in honour of arguably the greatest Australian ever !…a J-Wire video report Read more
Adam Exx Exodus…a book review by Alan Gold
May 20, 2015 by Alan Gold
There is a class of books being published these days which are best described as ‘metabooks’. Read more
A Byrd in the hand
May 19, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
A Byrd in the hand…and much more, as pianist Peter Serkin ranged over five centuries to source music for his concert in Sydney’s City Recital Hall last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Music for two wives and a hero…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 14, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Wagner wrote a piece for his wife, Cosima. Bartok also wrote a piece for his wife, Ditta. Schoenberg, on the other hand, orchestrated a quartet already written by his hero, Brahms. Read more
ANZAC Day Melbourne: Major General Jeffrey Rosenfeld
May 12, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Major General Jeffrey Rosenfeld spoke of the horrors of war, mentioning a letter sent by General Sir John Monash to his wife…a video report. Read more
A Testament of Youth – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
April 23, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Timing is everything, in life and in art.
The Age of Adaline – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
April 17, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
When can a romantic drama also be classed as science fiction? If the whole premise hinges on scientific flim-flam, that’s when.
A whole night of foreplay
April 14, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The first of this year’s International Pianists in Recital series held in Sydney’s City Recital Hall last night presented French Canadian pianist Louis Lortie playing no less than 57 preludes spread over three composers, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
The Longest Ride – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
April 9, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
One of my guilty pleasures is that I love a rollicking country and western soundtrack.
Big Eyes – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 20, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
It’s a really big lie that is the heart of this latest outing from veteran director Tim Burton.
Granite blocks with strange lace in between
March 19, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Two heavyweights from the popular international composes list plus a rarely heard offering from Australia’s Nigel Butterley made for a hearty musical feast at the second of this year’s Sydney Symphony APT Master Series concerts last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Leviathan – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 16, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Global media has speculated this drama is a polemic against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
For a Woman – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 15, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
In a well– told historical drama, the opening credits show photographs of the actors interspersed with family snaps, indicating that Pour une Femme has personal meaning for its director, Diane Kurys (Sagan, L’anniversaire, Entre Nous), who wrote and directed this post World War II war story set in France.
Treasures of the Venetian Ghetto – Restored by Venetian Heritage
It is almost two decades since Australian hosted a major a major international exhibition on Judaica.
