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Mama Alto brings the soul back to jazz ★★★★ By Letti K-Ewing PUBLISHED 18 FEB 2019 Original Post at Fest Mag Transcending the modern era, Mama Alto’s voice seems to exist in all times and places. At moments it's hard to believe the performance is staged in Adelaide’s converted Freemason’s Hall and not a Downtown …
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Another smash for the Fringe Wives as two new members join the club ★★★★ By Letti K-Ewing PUBLISHED 18 FEB 2019 Original Post at Fest Mag An ode to “wild women and fierce femmes,” Fringe Wives Club have produced yet another must-see show. Glittergrass is a musical parody imbued with hilariously delivered pop ballads, served with their …
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Ahead of her opening weekend show at Adelaide Fringe, Ecca Vandal talks about her world tour, new collaborations and her love of Aussie crowds By Letti K-Ewing Published on 08 Feb 2019 Original Post at Fest Mag Ecca Vandal is more than aware she does not fit neatly into a box, and that is just …
Interview: Victoria Falconer and Bj McNeill speak to Fest about queer visibility at the Fringe By Letti K-Ewing Published 08 Feb 2019 Original Post at Fest Mag Festivals represent the pinnacle of the arts in many more ways than attracting big names. Most importantly, festivals provide space that represents the underrepresented. This is well understood …
Article in conjunction with FELTspace Writers Program SUBSTRUCTURES / TO ADELAIDE – MAY 2018 ARTISTS: ELEANOR AMOR / LUKE ALEKSANDROW AUTHOR – LETTI K-EWING Support structures underpin the spaces we comfortably inhabit and enjoy but rarely do we give thought to the laborious processes behind them. Support structures too reinforce the human relationships we …
Navigating the dating scene while coping with debilitating mental illnesses is hard. I opened up about my own "disordered dating" experiences for the University of Adelaide's latest issue of On Dit.
Betty Grumble: Love & Anger (or Sex Clown Saves The World AGAIN!) ★★★★ Betty Grumble’s target audience are sex-positive, passionate feminists with matriarchal tendencies. It’s important to keep this in mind in case you are shocked by nudity or aren't ready to be verbally shut down, as one hapless male heckler was tonight. It’s abundantly …
Dragging up History with Velma Celli: Ian Stroughair interview Ian Stroughair aka Velma Celli takes Fringe audiences through drag's storied past By Letti K-Ewing PUBLISHED 08 MAR 2018 Caberet performer and London’s West End theatre alumnus, Ian Stroughair, has an iconic story to tell about LGBTQIA history. Two stories actually, if you count the endearingly camp …
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The Colour Orange: The Pauline Hanson Musical ★★★ By Letti K-Ewing PUBLISHED 04 MAR 2018 Musicals about Australian politicians always seem to land well amid a government that is constantly the butt of the nation’s jokes. But the folks behind The Colour Orange: The Pauline Hanson Musical belt out some food for thought: "Maybe the joke is on …
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21: Memories of Growing Up ★★★★ By Letti K-Ewing PUBLISHED 04 MAR 2018 Human emotion in art is difficult to portray with authenticity. Even rarer still is the ability to elicit that mirrored experience of genuine emotion from viewers. Swiss artist Mats Staub manages this feat brilliantly in 21: Memories of Growing Up. This audio-visual installation serves …
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