I always thought I had a pretty good understanding of Japanese culture. The thing is, I took Japanese in my final two years of high school, which means that while I can't have a proper conversation with a Japanese person, I can write my first name in katakana (it's エリカ). I also know that there's a pretty sweet tea ceremony thing that is part of Japanese culture - this information I gained from that scene in The Karate Kid sequel when Daniel has a cuppa with the Japanese chick from Mister ...
The beauty and craftsmanship behind Japanese Noh masks
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Jamestown! Where recycled rhythm and dance collide :)
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Lucky Lartey (Mother Tongue 2014, On the Cusp 2014, Dance Africa Dance 2013, Short + Sweet Dance 2013), a dancer from Accra, Ghana, teams up with Yacou Mbaye, Ben Kidson and Nancy Denis to bring this year’s Sydney Fringe a piece of his hometown in Jamestown! a 50 minute explosion of energy, music and dance.
The Jamestown Collective's last night of performance is 20th September at New Theatre (542 King St, Newtown) at 3pm, and will change everyday objects and turn them into elements of ...
The one where I met up with local explorers as they plan the day for the Haldon Street Festival
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If I'm being completely honest, my ideal day would be spent a'wanderin'. Don't know where, don't know how, just walking around, driving around, shootin' the breeze, shootin' the ...
Apologies. I'm in the middle of a book that was written in Alabama in the 60s and I have caught myself taking on the characters' lingo.
But back to my a'wanderin', because that I would do in the here and now. It's why I love travelling, be it part of international travel or local travel, courtesy of my car ...
Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival 2015 … in Auburn
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Growing up in Western Sydney, Auburn to me meant "that place kind of near Parramatta". It was where I played netball on Saturdays (when I was 10, we came runner-up against the defending champs and our trophies were bigger than their medals, so I was pretty happy with our "not quite but almost status"). It was where we had our primary school swimming carnivals, alternating with Granville Pools (but at the time, Auburn was better coz it had an indoor pool). It was where my Mum went for her ...
