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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1995

168 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 9

Extra Gil shaham violin virtuoso As far as classical violinists go, Gil Shaham is one out of the box. Dannielle Michaels spoke to the effervescent virtuoso as he prepares for his Sydney concert dates

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 23 June 1995 · page 35

VIOLINISTS ought to be demure, conservative types — or so I thought. But speaking to international performer Gil Shaham…

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Crystal ball for ‘96

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 June 1995 · page 18

THE survey prepared by pollster Mina Tsemach for Israel TV’s Channel One broadcast on June 20…

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Mere coincidence? MUSIC Sydney Symphony Orchestra/ Meet The Music Series

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 June 1995 · page 33

THIS Meet the Music concert was linked to the Australian Opera’s revival production of Peter Grimes by a number of coincidences: it was not only the 50th…

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Jolly Jewish comedy THEATRE Beau Jest

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 June 1995 · page 32

INDEPENDENT producer Christopher Cummings came away limping from a valiant attempt to attract sizable audiences to the Bondi Pavilion. He deserved…

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ARTS Extra Towards redemption THEATRE The Ninth Step

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 June 1995 · page 32

AMERICAN Lee Nestor’s play at the Ensemble begins enigmatically (and it ends that way, too). Frank Brennan (Peter Kowitz), looking more than a little…

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Insouciance and savagery MUSIC Sydney Symphony Orchestra/Philips Master Series

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 July 1995 · page 38

ACCORDING to Jascha Heifetz, “every violinist should be happy when he plays. [Heifetz was a notorious non-smiler]. He should be happy because he’s…

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Cracknell stands tall THEATRE Three Tall Women

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 July 1995 · page 37

OLIVIER was not above criticism. No actor is. But I found unmerciful and highly…

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From Kafka to luna-cy THEATRE The Moonwalkers

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 July 1995 · page 37

AUSTRALIAN writer Timothy Daly and the Griffin Theatre’s artistic director Ros Horin are at it again at the Stables,…

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Moriah music concert

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 July 1995 · page 31

A CAPACITY audience of more than 60 parents braved the cold to venture south to Stanwell Tops for Moriah College’s annual concert, which culminates the school’s…

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THEATRE Bajazet, au Vieux- Colombier

Le Courrier Australien · Monday 10 July 1995 · page 26

A force d'en parler comme d'une turquerie ou d'une intrigue de sérail, l'on a fini par oublier la rigueur et l'intensité de cette oeuvre, l'une des plus belles que nous ait léguées Racine…

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Gothic in minor key MUSIC Sydney Symphony Orchestra Great Classic Series

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 July 1995 · page 32

THE D minor symphony by Cesar Franck is a powerfully written work in three movements, strongly conceived in bold orchestral colours and containing a…

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School notebook Moriah concert

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 July 1995 · page 19

MORIAH Primary School pupils staged a varied and entertaining evening for a packed auditorium of parents, grandparents and friends recently…

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Monumental music making MUSIC Sydney Symphony Orchestra Great Performer Series

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 21 July 1995 · page 41

THERE is a grave danger in reviewing a concert conducted by an international “star” conductor and it is one which music critics relish — the danger of…

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ARTS Lots of laught THEATRE Shakespeare in the Sex Shop

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 21 July 1995 · page 40

“PORNOGRAPHY offensive because it is crude and stupid, not because it is about sex,” director and translator David Ritchie rightly…

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The Doll at 40 THEATRE Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 21 July 1995 · page 40

IT IS entirely appropriate that the Melbourne Theatre Company should be touting a 40th anniversary production of Ray Lawler’s Australian classic, Summer of the Seventeenth…

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ARTS Anti-theatrical offering THEATRE Miranda

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 July 1995 · page 28

As we filed out of the Wharf 2 auditorium someone was laughing loudly in the foyer. Far too loudly; almost hysterically, I thought. Perhaps it was someone…

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No bitter pill THEATRE Beecham

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 August 1995 · page 30

NO BITTER pill, this “theatrical celebration” at the Marian Street Theatre. On the contrary, it is a delightful-to-taste tonic; just what the doctor might have…

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Cocteau le formiddable THEATRE Les Parents Terrible

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 August 1995 · page 30

WELL, this pair of parents from the pen of universal arts genius Jean Cocteau is indeed terrible, but not in the frightening sense of the word…

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THEATRE Mille francs de récompense

Le Courrier Australien · Thursday 10 August 1995 · page 26

Adapté d'un roman de la maturité, le mélodrame de Vktor Hug) quimet en scène un voleur augrandojeui; véritable pro^derwed'uneèmffleatruléeau désespoir et à la misère, ne sautait,compter panni les chefsd'oeuvre…

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Super concert de Jean-Michel Jarre

Le Courrier Australien · Thursday 10 August 1995 · page 4

Plus de J.200.000 personnes -vraisemblablement ont assisté au concert gratuit avec feu d'artifice et illumination en couleurs…

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