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Gloria Petyarre, 2005 R. Ian Lloyd.
TO celebrate Reconciliation Week, the National Portrait Gallery’s tours will focus on some remarkable, resilient and inspirational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the collection. Daily from Wednesday, May 26, until Thursday, June 3. Free, but bookings essential.
Tina Arena. Photo: Bernard Gueit.
“ENCHANTÉ: The Songs Of Tina Arena” celebrates this Australian singer’s body of work. Indigenous composer, violinist and dancer Eric Avery will be her guest on the tour. Llewellyn Hall, Friday, May 28 to Sunday, May 30, book here.
Bruhl, L, in “Next Door”.
THE German Film Festival is back at Palace Electric, opening with “Next Door”, a Hitchcockian comedy-drama directed by Daniel Brühl and written by Daniel Kehlmann, about a famous German-Spanish actor named Daniel (played by Brühl) who stops for a drink in the wrong bar on his way to an audition. Palace Electric, NewActon, May 26 to June 13, book here.
What’s what and who’s who in the arts this week? Here’s arts editor’s
HELEN MUSA‘s weekly “Arts in the City” column.
RACHEL Reid’s Jazida Productions, winner of the Adelaide Fringe Festival award for Best Dance, is bringing the next instalment of the variety show, “Decadence and Debauchery” to the newly refurbished show space, Verity Attic, upstairs from Verity Lane Market, with a night of sideshow acts, comedy, drinks and the art of tease. Sydney Building, Civic, 8pm, Saturday, May 29. Book here.
The body’s in the box in “Rope” … Canberra REP Theatre, May 20.
PATRICK Hamilton’s thriller, “Rope” is best-known for Alfred Hitchcock’s film version in 1948. In it two flat mates murder their friend purely to see if they can get away with it. First performed by Canberra REP in 1941 and again in 1960, it’s staged this time by director Ed Wightman, with a star cast. Canberra REP Theatre, Acton, May 20 (preview) to June 5, Wednesday to Saturday, 8pm