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Each week this newsletter brings you information on coverage of the arts across ABC Online, TV and Radio. Find out how to subscribe to this newsletter at http://abc.net.au/arts/mail.htm

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Latest Arts News | Arts Features | Latest Reviews | Arts on Radio | Arts on TV

----------------- LATEST ARTS NEWS ---------------------

INDIGENOUS PERFORMERS TO TOUR JAPAN [16/05/2008]
Fifteen Indigenous performers from a remote Cape York community are heading to Japan today for a series of shows.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/16/2246626.htm

BRUSHMEN OF THE BUSH EXHIBIT TO OPEN IN MACKAY [16/05/2008]
An exhibition showcasing some of Australia's most famous painters opens in Mackay this evening.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/16/2246575.htm

COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND TONKY LOGAN DIES [16/05/2008]
Townsville radio presenter and country music legend Tonky Logan has died, aged 56.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/16/2246373.htm

EXCITEMENT OVER NEW THEATRE COMPANY [15/05/2008]
Tasmania is getting a new professional theatre company.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/15/2245249.htm

SADDLE CLUB STAR KILLED IN TRAGIC ACCIDENT [15/05/2008]
Victoria Police say a 17-year-old actress has died in a tragic accident at a Melbourne train station.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/15/2245717.htm


More arts news at http://www.abc.net.au/news/entertainment/

------------------ ARTS FEATURES ------------------

PILBARA PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM
The Pilbara, it's just full of those "get rich quick" towns, but nobody really wants to live here, and why would you anyway? There's nothing here except lots of red dirt and really really big mines. You'd think the money would be irresistible to the teenagers, but strangely enough, there is a huge proportion of kids here that don't want to have any involvement in the resources industry at all.
"I'm interested in Performing Arts now, I'm very interested in dancing and acting..."
http://abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/05/14/2244317.htm


HIP HOP FOR EVERYONE
Townsville high school students could be forgiven this week for making strange sound effects with their mouths or trying to rhyme every sentence; they're just practising their new found hip hop skills. Visiting Sydney hip hop artist Morganics has been doing free workshops with school kids in the lead up to Survival Tactics, a guest production at Dancenorth.
http://abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/05/14/2244789.htm

More arts features at http://abc.net.au/arts/default.htm

------------------ ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS BLOGS ------------------

ARTICULATE
ABC News Online's daily take on arts news and events in Australia and throughout the world.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/

THE SHALLOW END
Casting a critical eye over entertainment news from Australia and the world.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/theshallowend/

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------------------ FILM REVIEWS ------------------

PARIS [15/05/2008]
ABC Tasmania
No one, but no one, makes movies that better capture a sense of place than Cedric Klapisch.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/15/2245855.htm

SHUTTER [15/05/2008]
At the Movies
The emergence of J-horror - the genre that originated in Japan with films like RING and THE GRUDGE - has found favour in the West with a number of films getting an American make-over.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2230209.htm

IRON MAN [14/05/2008]
ABC Far North Qld
If you love the flicks, Kier Shorey and Fiona Sewell would like to invite you into their cinematic world.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/14/2244909.htm

A SECRET [14/05/2008]
Nightlife
A Secret is a World War Two movie with a difference.
http://www.abc.net.au/nightlife/stories/2244814.htm

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA [14/05/2008]
Nightlife
Set in 19th century Columbia and based on Gabriel Garcia Marquez's classic novel, this movie tells the story of a fifty year long marriage, and a fifty year long romantic obsession.
http://www.abc.net.au/nightlife/stories/2244791.htm


More Film Reviews at http://www.abc.net.au/arts/review/film/default.htm If you are interested in RSS feeds of movie reviews, they can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/rss.htm

------------------ MUSIC REVIEWS ------------------

IN SILICO [12/05/2008]
Perth exports Pendulum are back with their second album In Silico - which although still has the groups standard DnB sound, ventures into a live rock vibe a lot more - hear it all this week as we feature it on triple j!.
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s2240593.htm

More Music Reviews at http://www.abc.net.au/arts/review/music/default.htm If you are interested in RSS feeds of music reviews, they can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/rss.htm

------------------ THEATRE REVIEWS ------------------

THE CLUB [15/05/2008]
Reviewed by Winsome Denyer for ABC North Qld
David Williamson's The Club is an Australian favourite, and no wonder with such a fast, witty and clever script.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/15/2245291.htm

KEATING! [09/05/2008]
ABC Brisbane
Love him or hate him, Paul Keating certainly brought colour and style into Federal politics with his Zegna suits, his antiques, his clocks and, of course, his ability to hand out insults like no other before him or since.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/09/2240200.htm

------------------ BOOK REVIEWS ------------------

THE SAUCIERS APPRENTICE [15/05/2008]
Reviewed by Clare Calvet for Nightlife
A Well-written chronicle of a journalist and writer's mid-life crisis.
http://www.abc.net.au/nightlife/stories/2245663.htm

1001 HISTORIC SITES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE [15/05/2008]
Reviewed by Clare Calvet for Nightlife
Clare swore she would never again review another 1001 before you die books.However, this is superlative.
http://www.abc.net.au/nightlife/stories/2245653.htm

THE GHOST'S CHILD [14/05/2008]
Reviewed by Ann-Maree Dyer for ABC Capricornia
Sonya Harnett's sublime masterpiece, The ghost's child, is a richly told fable about the transforming power of love, relationships and human endeavour.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/14/2244117.htm

JG BALLARD'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY (REVIEW) [11/05/2008]
David Astle: Any novelist scoring his own adjective in the dictionary is a writer worth knowing about.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2240300.htm

More reviews at http://abc.net.au/arts/review/default.htm ]

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------------------ RADIO NATIONAL ------------------
http://abc.net.au/rn

------------------ RN Music Highlights --------------------

THE WEEKEND P***T
17/05/2008
Everything on Aretha Franklin’s new double-CD is at least 35 years old.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2233111.htm

THE MUSIC SHOW
17/05/2008
The Music Show is broadcasting live from the Street Theatre in the national capital as part of the Canberra International Music Festival.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/musicshow/stories/2008/2242263.htm

RN INTO THE MUSIC
17/05/2008
Composer Iain Grandage and actor Humphrey Bower are both men of the theatre, enchanted by the power of storytelling.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2008/2242351.htm

THE P***T
20/05/2008
Baba is a powerful, hypnotic recording of Malian musician Adama Coulibaly, who plays the donso ngoni, the hunter’s harp, and sings with all acoustic accompaniment.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/dailyp***t/stories/2008/2243584.htm


if you want more on Radio National's Music programs you can sign up at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/maillist/default.htm

------------------ RN Book highlights ------------------

POETICA
17/05/2008
Theologians list seven mortal sins and in this week's program, a sex therapist talks to a priest about about lust as a mortal sin: an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/poetica/stories/2008/2243523.htm

LINGUA FRANCA
17/05/2008 at: 1545
The daughter of multilingual migrants, American artist Nina Katchadourian has been obsessed with language, translation, communication and miscommunication.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/linguafranca/stories//2246830.htm

SHORT STORY
18/05/2008 at: 08:30
A ghost story from the mid 19th century set in Australia.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/shortstory/stories/2008/2233781.htm


STREET STORIES
18/05/2008 at: 1330
The relationship between tame parrots and their humans is an intense one.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/streetstories/stories/2008/2239012.htm


------------------ RN Drama highlights ------------------

AIRPLAY
18/05/2008
Travelling by night is a bi-lingual dramatic poem in English and Greek.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/airplay/stories/2008/2236681.htm

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------------------ ARTS ON ABC TV ------------------

MY FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN
Who would you like to see in the new National Portrait Gallery? Vote now for your favourite Australian.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/myfavouriteaustralian/

SUNDAY ARTS
Chris McAuliffe's gives us a guided tour of blockbuster show Turner to Monet, former director of the Queensland Art Gallery Doug Hall, Victorian Opera's Richard Gill, stencil artist Jason Wing, Melbourne's freeway art, and music by David Chesworth and Ned Collette.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/sundayarts/

more details about arts programs on ABC Television across the next few days at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/

------------------ ABC ARTS IN PRINT ------------------
LIMELIGHT
The May issue of limelight celebrates all things Italian! From the drama of Italian opera, to the sophistication of Italian cinema. From picturesque countryside to that special Italian way of life? We interview David Stratton about Italian cinema, and present the Italian Hall of Fame of artists, scientists and philosophers.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=840016

ABC COLLECTORS MAGAZINE
After the overwhelming success of previous issues, ABC's Collectors Magazine is back with Issue 3. Featuring the expert team from Collectors TV, this issue allows readers to find out what sports gear is paying, discover the best blue and white china pieces to collect, as well as to immerse themselves in all things collectors -decorative snuff boxes, stunning designer glassware, collectable vintage luggage and cosmetic compacts.

Professor Adrian Franklin looks back at crazy collectables from the 70s whilst highlighting timely pointers on what will be hot in the future.
Plus, Gordon Brown continues to give readers great practical advice about assessing and buying antiques.
On sale from 28 May 2008
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=603728


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