27 January 2025

SYDNEY FESTIVAL : THE RAINBOW LAMENT WITH RAINBOW CHAN AT RIVERSIDE THEATRES PARRAMATTA

Geoffrey Sykes / 27 January 2025

There is a distinct ethnographic link in The Bridal Lament. Rainbow Chan uses family heritage, and visits to the Wietou people of Hong Kong, in particular older women who went through arranged marriages such as evoked in the performance. This …

Music, Sydney Festival

REVIEW: NOT DROWNING, WAVING AND GEORGE TELEK’S TABARAN

Elizabeth Surbey / 27 January 2025

Released in 1990, Tabaran by Not Drowning, Waving (NDW) and George Telek remains a landmark collaboration that melds atmospheric world music with the rich cultural heritage of Papua New Guinea (PNG). NDW, renowned for their textured, evocative style, revisited this …