Eloise Fuss
Sydney, NSW
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What the art world didn't understand about Emily Kam Kngwarray
She is one of Australia's most celebrated and collected artists, but her identity and her art have long been misunderstood. This major exhibition wants to set the record straight.
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Want to go to Sydney Festival but don't know where to start? Here's a bunch of acts we loved
Sydney is chock-full of art and culture right now, with festival shows being staged everywhere from the beach to basements to the best theatres. But how do you choose which to see? We've got some tips for you.
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COVID-19 proves the chance for Megan Washington to 'unlock' a new type of artist
By Eloise Fuss
Megan Washington is back after a six year hiatus — and 2020 isolation — gave the singer-songwriter a chance to push her own creative boundaries.
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Representation of female artists in Australia is getting better — except in our major galleries
A nationwide team of volunteers sifted through data from 184 organisations to run the numbers on gender representation — and found a surprising backwards slide in our biggest institutions.
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Want to make a career out of doing what you love? Artists share their secrets
By Eloise Fuss
Reg Mombassa, Leslie Rice, Juz Kitson, Luke Sciberras and Justine Varga share their secrets for how to succeed in the art world without losing your integrity.
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Our politicians make music when they speak. But first you have to listen
By Eloise Fuss
From the rhythmic beats in Bill Clinton's "I did not have sexual relations with that woman", to the rich melodies of Martin Luther King's "I had a dream" — music is not hard to find in political speeches.
Who made the first Anzac biscuit?
Most family recipes tell a story, but none so much, or with as much mystery still surrounding it, as the Anzac biscuit.
Australian play 19 Weeks breaks the silence around abortion
Up to one in three Australian women have an abortion in their lifetime, but few speak openly about it. Emily Steel couldn't stay silent.
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Beyonce orders Australian 'Bey Dance' fan school to 'cease and desist'
Global pop diva Beyonce is known for fiercely protecting her brand, and now an Australian dance school is forced to stop getting bootylicious like Queen Bey.
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Moving dance tribute for star choreographer killed by garbage truck
By Eloise Fuss for The Mix
It's been 10 years since rising Australian choreographer Tanja Liedtke died after being hit by a garbage truck. Now, her final dance work is returning to the stage.
Meet the 'national treasure' still dancing at 103 years old
By Eloise Fuss
Eileen Kramer learnt the twist from Louis Armstrong in Paris, and moved back to Australia at 99 because she dreamed of hearing kookaburras again — and she is still dancing at 103 years old.
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Apocalypse and climate change inspire Missy Higgins' new music
Missy Higgins says marriage and motherhood has ignited in her a new political awareness.
Blood flows through veins of challenging art exhibition
By Eloise Fuss and Lisa Skerrett for The Mix
An exhibition at the Melbourne Science Gallery explores why humans are both attracted to and repulsed by blood — and it is not for the faint-hearted.
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All eyes on vaginas as Fringe festival puts feminist work in spotlight
By Eloise Fuss and Lisa Skerrett
From a water ballet about periods to cabaret Glittery Clittery, a record number of female performers and shows focusing on the female body feature in this year's Melbourne Fringe.
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Adelaide author Hannah Kent shrugs off 'second album syndrome'
Novelist Hannah Kent shot to literary fame when her debut novel Burial Rites became a global bestseller. Now she's shrugged off pressure for a repeat success to produce a praised second novel.
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Spoken-word poetry thriving in Adelaide
Few would expect spoken-word poetry to draw large crowds and sold-out shows, but in Adelaide this underground art form is flourishing.
Dazzleland brought back to life with festival performance
Nearly two decades after the closure of the Dazzleland amusement complex, the location has become the setting for popular Adelaide Festival performance The Young King.
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Girl band with disabilities in Adelaide to 'challenge' perceptions
By Eloise Fuss
Australia's first pop girl group with disabilities has released their debut album in Adelaide in an effort they say will change perceptions of what disabled people are capable of.
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Restoring one of SA's last grand homesteads
A grand 20th century homestead in mid north South Australia tells the story of the region's rise to riches, decline, and rise again.
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Ardrossan whale straining research
SA Museum researchers documented and dissected two of the decaying sperm whales near Ardrossan.
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Shining light on Christmas cheer off the beaten track
While Christmas lights are a prominent feature around regional towns and cities, have you ever wondered about the isolated light displays in rural Australia that we don't see?
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Contemporary art surprises and intrigues in Adelaide's Rymill Park
Contemporary artworks ranging from wonky benches to humorous signs and a cardboard chaise lounge have been dotted around Adelaide's Rymill Park.
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Adelaide fashion show puts people with disabilities in spotlight
An Adelaide catwalk event aims to change the way people view those with a disability by showing that all body types are beautiful, but Dignity for Disability representative Kelly Vincent says even more needs to be done.
Climbing trees and getting dirty deemed essential to children's health
Climbing trees and getting dirty deemed essential to children's health.
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Adelaide born artist's donor father mystery
Seeping through Kim Buck's acclaimed artwork is a quiet sense of struggle, a tension she suspects may stem from her unsolvable donor mystery.
After finding out at 16 that she was conceived through donated sperm, the only information South Australian-born Ms Buck has been able to uncover is his donor number - 12.