Features
Cusp
On the cusp of adulthood you’re faced with many choices. Some are easy to make, others, not so much. Mary Anne Butlers’ award-winning play, Cusp, explores the lives of three...
Comics' Corner - October 2019
Showcasing Top End comics and local stand up performers. By Will Crawford Many of us attend comedy gigs as a bit of an escape. To have a chuckle, maybe a...
Australian Burlesque Festival
AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS’ hiatus from touring to the Top End, The Australian Burlesque Festival is back with some big names and big costumes. Director and performer Dolores Daiquiri...
Swan Lake
THE VICTORIAN STATE BALLET takes to the Darwin Entertainment Centre stage this month with two performances of Swan Lake. Recognised as one of the world’s most famous ballets and performed...
Book Review - Alice to Prague
ALICE TO PRAGUE IS a book of stark contrasts – the open skies of Central Australia versus the smoggy concrete cities of Eastern Europe, a new world order of Western...
Homeland Story
HOMELANDS ARE SITUATED on the traditional land of the people who live there. They are of central importance to their identity and culture. Homeland Story is a feature documentary about...
Curator’s Cut
The NT Library officially launched their Curator’s Cut program as part of the Darwin International Film Festival last month. The series showcases rare films from their audio-visual collection, with one...
School Holidays are here again!
Can you believe school’s out again? There’s just one term left before Christmas is here – yikes! We’ve got some hot tips on how to keep the kids entertained these...
In-Conversation: Tennant Creek Truths
WHEN ARTIST AND MUSICIAN ALICIA SCOBIE first moved to Tennant Creek from down south, she was struck by how green the town centre was. “It’s not as orange or as...
Meditation Retreat
If the wild ride of the Dry has got you feeling a bit lethargic, unwell and uninspired, October presents the perfect opportunity to get back to your roots and invest...
DIFFerent Together
Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF) is back, celebrating its 10th year. Growing from five days in 2010 to 11 days in 2019, each DIFF is bigger than the last with...
Cassar-Daley’s Jem
Troy Cassar-Daley has a bit of a love affair with the Territory – the landscapes, the people, and of course, the fishing. The country music legend is excited to be...
Catchya ‘round, Tapestry
DARWIN METAL BAND Tapestry formed in 2014 and put on their first show in March 2015. Now, after national tours and regular appearances on the festival circuit, the band is...
The Fast Five - Jo Laverty
You can usually hear Jo Laverty asking the questions every weekday on ABC Radio Darwin – we've turned the tables and asked her a few questions! What’s the first album...
Symbiosis
HUMANS AREN’T TOO DIFFERENT from our floral friends. Artist Dawn Beasley has taken a subtle and delicate look at one of the main similarities between plant and human in her...
Music NT presents Serina Pech
KATHERINE-BORN, DARWIN- BASED singer-songwriter Serina Pech has been captivating Territory audiences for the past few years with her enchanting voice and raw, honest lyrics. Now, she’s preparing to take her...
Rock it with Clara the Croc
Having traded the red sand of Central Australia for the white tropical sand of the Top End, singer-songwriter Sally Balfour is no stranger to the Territory music scene, strumming her...
Kaff-eine’s Infinite Thanks
IT’S PRETTY RARE for national artistic projects to start in Darwin. Which is precisely why artist Kaff-eine is so keen to see her travelling project, Infinite Thanks, come to life...
Language with a Local - Warlpiri
DID YOU KNOW that there are 3,000 first language speakers of Warlpiri? It’s one of the largest Aboriginal languages spoken in Australia. To find out more about Warlpiri, Emily Ford...
Heating the Streets
THE ANNUAL STREET HEAT competition is just around the corner, and skaters are shredding up the parks getting ready for their chance at bragging rights and prizes. Off The Leash...
