Entering Forest Collective’s “hypnotic, enticing, spooky” dance-opera
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Sound, story, and movement come together in Labyrinth — Forest Collective’s dark dance-opera. The work had a sold-out debut in 2024, and […]
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How this collective will “give oxygen” to diverse creative voices
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’d like to preface this interview with a quote from its subject, opera singer and educator Daniel Szesiong Todd 鄭時雄: There is […]
Forest Collective will present a diverse program inspired by travel and culture
BY CARISSA DYALL When Melbourne-based contemporary classical music collective Forest Collective announced its diverse 2021 program, I was very curious about — and a little […]
LIVE REVIEW // Carissa goes to see Emo Phase
BY CARISSA DYALL Emo Phase: Dan Thorpe in FocusForest CollectiveIndustrial School, Abbotsford Convent, 24 April Emo Phase: Dan Thorpe in Focus was an exploration of […]
Dan Thorpe is going through an emo phase, and it’s “shreddy, emotional, and virtuosic”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think of the word “emo” and you might be propelled straight back to your youth. Long black sleeves. Eyes lined. Ears blasted […]
EVENTS // Diimpa x Forest Collective
CONTENT COURTESY FOREST COLLECTIVE Join new music doyens Forest Collective on an adventure of deep listening as you explore the unique sounds of composer Diimpa […]
Daniel Todd: Mental health sounds like…
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]
“Presenting works of our time in an accessible and unexpected way”
BY KIYA VAN DER LINDEN-KIAN New music is a broad category, and one that redefines itself every few years. The genre has come to […]
Songs they never play on the radio
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Some describe Nico’s story as “tragic”, according to cabaret artist Danielle Asciak. But in the life of this composer can be […]
EVENTS // Nico – Songs They Never Play On The Radio
CONTENT COURTESY FOREST COLLECTIVE Thirty years since Nico’s death, Forest Collective debut a contemporary music cabaret concert for 2018 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Contemporary music […]