In their fifth program this year, The Song Company celebrates the first ever record of a European visiting the Australian continent, paying homage to the incredible historical moment and the legacy that it left. In 1616, the same year that Shakespeare died, Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog in his ship Eendracht (the Concord) landed off the…
Reeling from the news of funding cuts announced by Australia Council in mid May, Sydney’s performing arts community has pulled together for a very special one-off fund-raising concert. Some of Sydney’s most exciting performers will share the stage in a show of support for Gondwana Choirs and Synergy/Taikoz, two of Australia’s most innovative arts companies…
The Song Company directed by Antony Pitts, presents A Strange Eventful History, a new work in which theatre and concert program converge, in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. A Strange Eventful History draws on scholar Gary Watt’s work on performance rhetoric for the Royal Shakespeare Company and his forthcoming book Shakespeare’s Acts of Will. The…