Lynne Lancaster

A passionate theatre person Lynne is originally from Sydney and holds a B.Ed (Art) – a postgraduate Diploma in Information Management (Librarianship) and an MA in Theatre. While living in London ( 2002 -2007 ) Lynne completed the dance criticism course at Sadlers Wells linked in with Chichester University.

Lynne has worked for both Ticketek and Ticketmaster here in Australia and was involved with the original production of THE BOY FROM OZ

An Ausdance member Lynne is passionate about dance and has studied ballet and Flamenco. Before moving to London she photographed the Sydney Dance Company and Australian Ballet among other companies and has exhibited internationally.

Lynne is a SAMAG member and a volunteer at the Art Gallery of NSW. Currently Lynne writes for arthub, danceinforma and sydneyartsguide.

Sadly Lynne passed away in December 2024.

995 posts by Lynne Lancaster

anything but fine : a new book by tobias madden

 

Tobias Madden is an author and editor from Sydney, Australia. This is his terrific debut YA fiction novel.

Originally from Ballarat, Madden worked for ten years as a performer, touring Australia and New Zealand with musicals such as Mary …

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swan dive : the making of a rogue ballerina

Not your standard ballet book, this is a punchy, hard hitting autobiography by New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin, (aka ‘the Rogue Ballerina’, or Gina or Paz), intimately revealing life behind the scenes of the New York City

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pinchgut opera : the loves of apollo and dafne

Celebrating twenty years of performances, Pinchgut Opera brings us another superb production directed by Mitchell Butel , gloriously sung and with a lush, exquisite performance by the Orchestra of the Antipodes led by Erin Helyard on chamber organ and harpsichord.

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sergei polunin ‘free’ : an autobiography

This is a large, heavy,  exquisitely presented book that will have dance lovers in raptures.

It follow the life of Sergei Polunin, often called the ‘self destructive bad boy of ballet ‘ (sounds a bit like Michael Clark perhaps) and

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aco studiocast : schubert’s quintet

From the opening notes we dive straight in to this performance by the ACO and are treated to a superb concert full of magnificent playing that is highly accomplished, unobtrusively flamboyant and totally captivating. 

The quintet is divided into four

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crime writer by dime sheppard : a great read

This is a breathlessly fast paced book that looks at the act of creating a crime story and blends truth and fiction. Also whether characters have a life of their own, and are real or not.

Dime Sheppard the author

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feminism for women : the real route to liberation

This is an explosive topical bombshell that should be read by all women. There is no mention of women in Russia, China or North Korea but otherwise, while it is written from a lesbian UK viewpoint, it covers international issues

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truganini : a new biography by cassandra pybus

This is a shocking, disturbing, hard hitting book about white colonisation and the treatment of Aborigines that makes you pause and think and realise that in some ways nothing is different today with the way First Peoples are treated. 

The

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camerata queensland – the conference of the birds

This exciting, rather unusual concert was brought to us by Camerata, Queensland’s chamber orchestra, and was  filmed at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane. They bring to life the epic poem of the same name. They tell the

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