Interview
Sarah Ferguson on the darkness she’s seen in the US, trust, and 7.30
She’s one of Australia’s best interviewers and the Gold Walkley Award winner is about to take over the reins at the ABC’s 7.30.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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‘No one paid Yoko Ono any attention either’: How Liliane Lijn took her art global
She met William Burroughs and Yves Klein and her work was compared to Jackson Pollock, but it wasn’t easy for the pioneering artist to earn recognition.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
From breakdancer to board member: Chunky Move’s Antony Hamilton
The acclaimed dancer has gone from breaking in to abandoned buildings to leading one of our most internationally successful arts companies.
- by John Bailey
Death threats forced Sandi Toksvig into hiding. Now strangers hug her in the shops
It’s hard to believe now, but the QI host once feared for her family’s safety and was told her career was over after being publicly outed by a UK tabloid.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Growing up, I hated being Indian: Shubshri Kandiah
The star of Cinderella, now playing at the Regent Theatre, was acutely aware of being the only kid at her school who wasn’t white.
- by Amanda Dunn
Mania, pornography and dog barking: Inside the mind of Mette Ingvartsen
In one of two Rising festival shows, the daring Danish choreographer will not only dance but convulse, gurn, laugh grotesquely and bark like a dog.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Why the ABC fell in love with one woman’s tiny world
JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick is part of Australia’s community of “obsessives” who create works in miniature.
- by Penelope Debelle
How do you top your NYT bestseller? Go bigger and get real, says Graeme Simsion
The acclaimed author of The Rosie Project regrets not starting earlier but sure has made up for lost time.
- by Kerrie O'Brien