Why we need a new kind of Nayika (heroine)
Belvoir St Theatre's successful presentations of solo work (Every Brilliant Thing, Blue, Lose to Win) and South Asian storytelling (Counting and Cracking, The Jungle and the Sea)...
‘Blindfold’ embroidery: Ritika Skand Vohra
When textile artist and embroiderer Ritika Skand Vohra sits down to work, she ties a blindfold around her eyes.
Then, picking up her needle, she...
Aus artist Dena Lawrence’s work on Kashmiri silk carpets
At Germany’s Carpet Design Awards this year, Perth artist Dena Lawrence won the ‘Best Studio Artist Design’ category.
Her winning piece, which she calls Maschera,...
Uma Vincent: My mum in her own words
Our Mother’s Day series ‘My Mum in her own words’ pays tribute to our mothers, showcasing the intergenerational bond between mother and child. Here...
Actor Vaishnavi Suryaprakash: Starting conversations
VAISHNAVI SURYAPRAKASH is a Sydney-based actor, dramaturge, dancer and performance maker. She is currently starring in Belvoir St Theatre’s performance of Nayika: A Dancing...