With the sun out (ish) and the spring weather upon us, it comes as no great surprise that the organisers of the Darling Harbour Fiesta hold it during that time of the year between ¡ay dios mio, hace frío! and ¡Que calor! (I'm looking at you, Christmastime). The Fiesta is full of music, dancing, food and a whole lot of latin culture thrown in. There are some amazing acts to follow this weekend (runs until Sunday 11th October) - I've made a list of the 4 acts you need to see at the Darling ...
A bit of Bossa nova, baby: an interview with Juliana Areias
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Nothing evokes cool quite the way Bossa nova does. And I've checked, everywhere, that yes, that "n" in "nova" is lowercase.
But I digress. So ... Bossa nova (lowercase "n") is cool, no?
Sim, I always associate Bossa nova with people who are chill enough to travel to Rio on the regular, sipping Caipirinhas and generally just enjoying life. And Brazilian music represents, to me anyway, a kind of freedom and joy that makes you happy to be alive. That makes ...
The beauty and craftsmanship behind Japanese Noh masks
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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 ...
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 ...
