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.
Bangarra artists in “SandSong”.
AFTER a year’s hiatus, Canberra Theatre Centre will welcome Bangarra Dance Theatre back in winter with its show, “SandSong: Stories from the Great Sandy Desert”. Created in consultation with Wangkatjungka/Walmajarri elders, it draws on the stories, knowledge and memories of the past and honours the legacy of the late actor, Ningali Josie Lawford-Wolf, whose family has long generational ties to this part of the Kimberley and are current owners of the pastoral lease for Bohemia Downs cattle station. July 15-17, bookings here or 6275 2700.
Rachel Pengilly as Lizzie. Photo Cathy Breen
HILARY Bell’s disturbing play, “Wolf Lullaby” is the first local production for 2021 at The Q. Presented by Jordan Best’s company Echo Theatre, the play sees a two-year-old boy murdered and suspicion falling on nine-year-old Lizzie, creating a dilemma for her young mum, Angela. At Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, until February 27 bookings at theq.net.