University star attraction one of a kind
Ron Cerabona Una is ANU spelt backwards. That's one reason British sculptor Wolfgang Buttress chose it as the title of his new stainless steel sculpture.
Roles aplenty in this Welsh classic
Ron Cerabona Canberra Repertory Society's production of Under Milk Wood begins with actors sitting on a row of chairs on a bare stage.
Filmmaker enriches two cultures
Ron Cerabona ANU graduate John Darling's legacy lives on in creative exchanges between filmmakers.
Not much time left to see Toulouse-Lautrec
Ron Cerabona Canberrans have a reputation for booking late. But anyone who wants to see the National Gallery of Australia's exhibition Toulouse-Lautrec: Paris & the Moulin Rouge really had better hop to it.
Party piece finds comedy in family matters
Ron Cerabona Ron is a quintessentially Australian family man with a wife and adult children. He is told by the doctor he has three months to live.
Argy-bargy over nation's capital laid bare in drama
Ron Cerabona Dalgety was a leading contender; Wagga Wagga was also considered. We are celebrating Canberra's centenary in 2013, but it was by no means inevitable this place would be the national capital.
Naked ladies are naughty but so nice
Ron Cerabona These ladies are fully clothed. If you want to see them bare (almost) all, you will have to buy a ticket.
Summer School so cool
Ron Cerabona ''Muppets and Merry Melodies'' was the theme of the 38th annual Young Music Society's Summer School.
A long way from the West Side
Ron Cerabona Nouveau Riche Bridal and Evening Wear in Queanbeyan is a long way from New York City's West Side. But it provided an appropriate setting for a performance of I Feel Pretty yesterday.
Spirit of salsa shimmies to the beat of its popularity
Ron Cerabona During the day, Tamina Koehne-Drube is a graduate lawyer at King & Wood Mallesons. After hours, though, she swaps the business attire for something a little more colourful as a Latin dance...
Everyone's a critic as Les Mis hits or misses
Ron Cerabona The Canberra Philharmonic Society should not have anything to fear from the film of Les Miserables that opened on Boxing Day.
Popular musical guaranteed to leave audiences wanting more
Ron Cerabona Ickle Pickle Productions artistic director Justin Watson said, ''Anecdotally, I've heard Oliver! is the show done by the most individual companies around the world.''
Going back to the island for all things folk
Ron Cerabona Those wanting a taste of the National Folk Festival before the event will have their chance in 2013.
Stars bring Phantom's music to Canberra Theatre's night
Ron Cerabona The Phantom has been unmasked. In the historical surroundings of Benedict House in Queanbeyan, producer Anne Somes announced the stars of Free-Rain Theatre Company's 2013 Canberra premiere production...
Improbable maybe, but all rep is good fun
Ron Cerabona What happens when the creations of a group of would-be writers come to life? Alan Ayckbourn explores the possibilities in his comedy Improbable Fiction, which opens at Theatre 3 on Friday.
Speaker to take aim at ANU Music's tough times
Ron Cerabona Richard Gill is not a man given to understatement or holding back. The title of his new memoir, Give Me Excess of It, hints at this, and also at what his major passion in life is: it's taken from the...
Types that bind: writers' ink flowing in a new vein
Ron Cerabona In an increasingly online era, books and handwriting are often looked on as old-fashioned, if not verging on obsolete.
Cup of literary awards runneth over
Ron Cerabona Two very different people with significant Canberra connections were honoured in Tuesday's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, one for a book presenting a new perspective on Aboriginal history, the...
History lessons were never like this
Ron Cerabona Canberra is the ''spiritual home'' of The Wharf Revue, co-writer and performer Drew Forsythe said yesterday.
Musical still hip to these times
Ron Cerabona When Hair was first produced in 1967, the contemporary issues it explored included war, racism, human rights and personal freedom. Some things never change.
