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jul 26, 2010

articles/reviews


The Bostock Inheritance
The Bostock Inheritance

Keith Gallasch especially admires Alanna Rose's The Caretaker, one of three mentored Indigenous films from Metro Screen

Harmony: Music, City, Bodies
Harmony: Music, City, Bodies

Zsuzsanna Soboslay finds herself immersed in the sound worlds of the Canberra International Festival of Chamber Music

Making Space in Sao Paulo
Making Space in Sao Paulo

James Brennan looks at three Brazilian theatre companies investigating the relationship between public and theatrical space

features


The 10th Indonesian Dance Festival
The 10th Indonesian Dance Festival

Five days, eight writers and 23 reviews of fascinating dance, including Meg Stuart and Philipp Gehmacher's Maybe Forever, from a Goethe-Institut workshop led by Keith Gallasch

in the loop


RealTime news and advance word
RealTime news and advance word

austraLYSIS and Halcyon, Sydney; Brodsky Quartet, Eddie Perfect and Topology, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane; Sizzle, Sydney; Lucy Guerin Inc's Human Interest Story, Melbourne; Jenny Kemp's Madeleine, Melbourne; Game On 2.0, Launceston; Anastasia Klose, Adelaide

earbash


Sky Needle, Time Hammer
Sky Needle, Time Hammer

Gail Priest rediscovers the joy of listening to vinyl thanks to this offering from Joel Stern, Ross Manning and Alex Cuffe

jul 12, 2010

articles/reviews


The 10th Indonesian Dance Festival
The 10th Indonesian Dance Festival

Five days, eight writers and 23 reviews of fascinating dance from a Goethe-Institut workshop led by Keith Gallasch

Memory Flows: The Shapes of Water
Memory Flows: The Shapes of Water

Gail Priest engages with a range of media and installation responses to water in CMAI's Armory show

Lou: Coming of Age in Cane Country
Lou: Coming of Age in Cane Country

Kirsten Krauth plots the workings of nostalgia, dementia and desire in Belinda Chayko’s new feature film

New Portraiture: Cold Tech, Warm Interior
New Portraiture: Cold Tech, Warm Interior

Martyn Jolly comes face to face with works by Stelarc, Osang Gwon and others in Present Tense—digital works at the National Portrait Gallery

Measure for Measure: A Delicate Balance
Measure for Measure: A Delicate Balance

Keith Gallasch is engrossed by the revealing interplay of stage and screen in Benedict Andrews' Company B production

in the loop


RealTime news and advance word
RealTime news and advance word

Rolex Arts Initiative Awards; NightTime Statewide: Everyday Hero, NSW; Stone/Castro’s Superheroes, Adelaide and Melbourne; Starfuckers, Wollongong; Luke George’s NOW NOW NOW, Melbourne; Persistence of Vision, FACT, Liverpool, UK; Amelia Jones lectures on Marina Abramovic at Artspace

jun 28, 2010

articles/reviews


Hiroshi Sugimoto, Biennale of Sydney
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Biennale of Sydney

Gary Warner's vivid account of his encounter with Sugimoto's sparking Faraday Cage in the bowels of Cockatoo Island

Blindside: the movie & motherhood
Blindside: the movie & motherhood

Kathleen Mary Fallon responds to the Sandra Bullock film in the context of Jedda, Night Cries, Australia and her own script for the film Call Me Mum

GESTURE: ReelDance installations #4
GESTURE: ReelDance installations #4

Virginia Baxter is drawn into dance screen works that reconfigure bodies and spaces actual and virtual in installations scattered through a university. 

Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom

Kirsten Krauth is mesmerised by David Michôd's feature debut, a film expertly realised at every level and far removed from the Underbelly vision of Australian crime.

archive highlights


Benedict Andrews
Benedict Andrews

Keith Gallasch surveys the career of visionary theatre director Benedict Andrews, introducing readers to the many RealTime reviews and articles on and even by the artist. Andrews' Measure for Measure for Company B at Belvoir St plays to July 25.

in the loop


RealTime news and advance word
RealTime news and advance word

Room 328 at Metro Arts, Brisbane; Under Milkwood at Sidetrack; Increased funding for NSW arts; Parramatta, creative city; New Cairns cultural precinct; ArtsNSW-UTS initiative, emptyspaces

may 24, 2010

articles/reviews


Dramaturgies #4
Dramaturgies #4

Jonathan Marshall reports on issues arising in the fourth of the Dramaturgies seminars held in Melbourne

Bindjareb Pinjarra
Bindjareb Pinjarra

Suzanne Spunner admires this improvised play (now touring to Brisbane Powerhouse and The Dreaming Festival) about an 1834 century massacre of Aboriginal people.

Tatsumi Orimoto, Oil Can
Tatsumi Orimoto, Oil Can

The Japanese artist invites volunteers and passersby to perform unrehearsed at Sydney's Centre 4a for Contemporary Asian Art

Gillian Armstrong's Love, Lust & Lies
Gillian Armstrong's Love, Lust & Lies

Armstrong's revealing feature-length documentary is her fifth exploring the lives of three Adelaide women and now their daughters

in the loop


RealTime news and advance word
RealTime news and advance word

Heavy Metal Work Orchestra at Red Rattler; Dancenorth, The Cry, Townsville; Restaged Histories project, YOUTHvsPHYSICS at Brisbane Powerhouse; The Light in Winter, Melbourne, featuring Rafael Lozano-Hemmer; Vivid, Sydney

may 10, 2010

articles/reviews


Speaking with the Minister
Speaking with the Minister

NSW Arts Minister Virginia Judge initiates dialogue with the small to medium performing arts sector

Wild Party - Vashti Hughes Ensemble
Wild Party - Vashti Hughes Ensemble

Megan Garret-Jones looks for the heat in a staging of Moncure March's 1927 poem

I love you too
I love you too

Daina Reid's Australian romantic comedy feature fails to deliver that lovin' feeling

The past will betray
The past will betray

Tom Hall's interactive installation marks a step forward according to Matthew O'Neill

Gethsemane - The Song Company
Gethsemane - The Song Company

Zsuzsanna Soboslay is haunted by Gerard Brophy's Calcutta setting for Easter

In Repose
In Repose

Mayu Kanamori and collaborators explore the meanings of death and homeland for Japanese Australians

in the loop


RealTime news and advance word
RealTime news and advance word

Save Beijing's Caochangdi art district!; Eve Sussman's Rape of the Sabine Women in ReelDance Festival; hang out at SuperDeluxe in the Sydney Biennale; new digital poems online from Jason Nelson

earbash


Mike Majkowski, Ink on Paper
Mike Majkowski, Ink on Paper

The detailed improvisatory studies on double-bass delight Chris Reid

apr 27, 2010

articles/reviews


jeff khan - next wave 2010
jeff khan - next wave 2010

Director Jeff Khan talks about risks of scale and form in his innovative 2010 program

brian carbee, writer accidents happen
brian carbee, writer accidents happen

Interview with the dancer turned film writer about the evolution of his screenplay from dance to novel to film.

accidents happen
accidents happen

Keith Gallasch praises Andrew Lancaster's new Australian film for its wise and acerbic insights into the traps of grieving

salt
salt

An intensely beautiful and personal documentary explores the astonishing landscape of Lake Eyre

beneath hill 60
beneath hill 60

Jeremy Hartley Sims' suspenseful feature on Australian miners burrowing under the Western Front

in the loop


realtime news and advance word
realtime news and advance word

Zen Zen Zo does Dante's Inferno; Melbourne International Jazz Festival Highlights; media artist Lynette Wallworth makes opera interactive; Adam Geczy's performance art in Gent

mar 29, 2010

articles/reviews


jo dudley
jo dudley

Berlin-based Australian's dynamic music theatre, Louis & Bebe

katrina lazaroff
katrina lazaroff

Adelaide inSPACE premiere of new multimedia work about family and bushfire

matt prest & clare britton
matt prest & clare britton

immersive new performance work, Hole in the Wall, at Campbelltown Arts Centre

love me tender
love me tender

Tom Holloway's adventurous new play about 21st century father-daughter relationships

carmilla hyde
carmilla hyde

A close look at Dave de Vries' award winning revenge thriller feature film

in the loop


realtime news and advance word
realtime news and advance word

Willoh S Weiland is new Aphids artistic director; more art for Easter; media arts and Australia's rivers; Women in Piracy—art, adaptation, appropriation & theft

mar 15, 2010

articles/reviews


in the loop
in the loop
realtime news and advance word

New German film, video art, Easter shows, live art

unaustralian cinema
unaustralian cinema

An argument for making Asian film more visible in Australian screen culture.

lake mungo as medium
lake mungo as medium

The ancient lake figures revealingly in a horror film and a media art installation.

archive highlights


RealTime 2001 now online
RealTime 2001 now online

With the addition of RealTime 41-46 the RealTime archive now offers 55 complete editions!

mar 1, 2010

articles/reviews


in the loop
in the loop
realtime news and advance word

RealTime-Performance Space Open Forum: In place, inner place

internet censorship
internet censorship
investigating new legislation

Are creative practices on the internet threatened?

the endless garment
the endless garment
the art of machine knitting

Cutting-edge knitwear comes off the runway and into the gallery

sylvie blocher
sylvie blocher
what is missing?

Encounter remarkable "living pictures"

gazing at the contemporary world
gazing at the contemporary world
japanese photography

A unique selection of images that reflect key changes in society and photographic trends

tooling the art of electronics
tooling the art of electronics
dorkbot-syd group show

Experimental electronic artwork PLUS view video documentation of interactive installation tr-IO

bran nue dae
bran nue dae
rachel perkins

A popular film that goes beyond filmic conventions

archive highlights


lucy guerin inc.
lucy guerin inc.
acclaimed dance company

Reviews, interviews and articles from the archive

jan 25, 2010

articles/reviews


apt6 cinema program
apt6 cinema program
film and animation

An extensive selection from South East Asia to the Middle East

olafur eliasson & lynette wallworth
olafur eliasson & lynette wallworth
sydney festival 2010

A review of two seductive media arts exhibitions

archive highlights


urban theatre projects
urban theatre projects

A selection of reviews, articles and interviews

features


new media arts online
new media arts online
portal update

The best sites, blogs and tools for exploring New Media Arts online

dec 18, 2009

articles/reviews


in the loop
in the loop
realtime news and advance word

Urgent–Cultural Policy Discussion; NOW Now Festival; a new Sydney Fringe Festival

brown council
brown council
big show

Review PLUS view a video excerpt

what is music? sydney
what is music? sydney
experimental sound festival

Review PLUS view Miles Van Dorssen's Sydney sound installation

archive highlights


what is music? festival
what is music? festival
coverage from the archive

Articles and reviews from 2002-2009

features


realtime soundcapsule #1
realtime soundcapsule #1
free downloadable compilation

Sound, experimental and new music from artists featured in RealTime over 2009

sound online
sound online
portal update

A guide to websites that cater to sound arts enthusiasts

studio


cara-ann simpson

nov 23, 2009

articles/reviews


heart of gold
heart of gold
comic musical extravaganza

A rural-gothic mix of musical theatre with visual arts influences

the view from elsewhere
the view from elsewhere
film and video art from asia and the middle east

An expansive exhibition curated with scope and sensitivity

dominic redfern
dominic redfern
stonewall

Performance-video installation PLUS view video documentation of the exhibition

archive highlights


sue healey
sue healey
dance choreographer

Articles, reviews and interviews PLUS view an excerpt from The Curiosities

studio


kate murphy
kate murphy
the appointment

Review, interview PLUS view an excerpt from The appointment

nov 6, 2009

articles/reviews


johanna billing

archive highlights


dance on screen
dance on screen

Reviews, articles & interviews from the archive

features


dance film online
dance film online
portal update

Starter survey of dance film websites PLUS view dance drama machinima

studio


sam smith
sam smith
special effects

Review & interview PLUS view Into the Void

earbash


new weird australia vol 1 & 2
new weird australia vol 1 & 2
various artists

Free-to-download musical experimentations in review

oct 26, 2009

articles/reviews


reality check
reality check
watching sylvania waters

Fly-on-the-wall inspired visual arts

wade marynowsky
wade marynowsky
the hosts: a masquerade of improvising automatons

An encounter with interactive dancing robots

archive highlights


animation
animation

Reviews, articles & interviews from the archive

studio


isobel knowles
isobel knowles
i fell off my bike

review, artist statement PLUS view the animation

earbash


clare cooper & chris abrahams
clare cooper & chris abrahams
germ studies

DX7 synthesiser and Chinese guzheng combine intriguingly

sep 22, 2009

articles/reviews


2009 melbourne fringe festival
2009 melbourne fringe festival
preview

Program shortlist and interview

come hither noise
come hither noise
audio-visual works

Multi-sensory experiences in review

primavera 2009
primavera 2009
museum of contemporary art

Australia's up and coming artists under 35

archive highlights


australian indigenous film
australian indigenous film
film, animation, digital media

Interviews and reviews from the archive

in the loop


realtime news
realtime news
advance word

Electrofringe 2009; Wayfarer in Melbourne; Rong Rong; Lynette Wallworth documentary; Lucas Abela; Furas dels Baus workshop

sep 4, 2009

articles/reviews


beautiful kate
beautiful kate
rachel ward

Confronting taboo territory and subdued direction breaks new ground

cedar boys
cedar boys
serhat caradee

A finely crafted account of Lebanese-Australian life in Western Sydney

features


portal update
portal update
video art

Reviews of a selection of sites dedicated to video art and moving image

studio


jaki middleton & david lawrey
jaki middleton & david lawrey
you're not thinking fourth dimensionally

Temporal and dimensional illusion at the MCA PLUS video excerpt

aug 21, 2009

articles/reviews


chronology arts
chronology arts
gradations of light

New music, light, responsive video art and ideas

leavesley, costi & stringraphy
leavesley, costi & stringraphy
a nest of cinnamon

Japanese-Australian collaboration using live and pre-recorded multimedia

archive highlights


keith armstrong
keith armstrong
media artist

Articles, reviews and interviews

features


induce workshop
induce workshop
on edge, cairns

Visual arts and performance reviews

studio


branch nebula
branch nebula
sweat

Review & interview PLUS video excerpt

jul 17, 2009

archive highlights


liquid architecture
liquid architecture
sound arts festival

Articles & reviews from the archive

studio


roger mills
roger mills
idea of south

A radiophonic transmission; review & artist statement

earbash


erdem helvacioglu
erdem helvacioglu
wounded breath 

Reverberant processing of electroacoustic compositions

rice corpse
rice corpse
mrs rice

Australian-chinese collaboration

jul 3, 2009

articles/reviews


ernie althoff
ernie althoff
the middle eight

Sculpture as music

nighttime: petty theft
nighttime: petty theft
an evening of short works

Contentious cut and paste performances

archive highlights


rosie dennis
rosie dennis
performance artist

Reviews, articles & interviews from the archive PLUS a video excerpt

studio


penelope cain
penelope cain
infestation

Review & interview

in the loop


RealTime news and advance word
RealTime news and advance word

Room 328 at Metro Arts, Brisbane; Under Milkwood at Sidetrack; Increased funding for NSW arts; Parramatta, creative city; New Cairns cultural precinct; ArtsNSW-UTS initiative, emptyspaces