“Monument” is premiered by the Australian Ballet in Canberra as part of the national capital’s centenary for just four performances. The work is based on the design principles for new Parliament House, opened in 1988, and reveals the awe-inspiring glory of “a building that exists as an enduring symbol of the tradition of organised democratic principles” to quote the choreographer, Garry Stewart. The backdrop features 3D animations of the design minus standard atop the famous flagpole. Happily, in this representation, we are spared the sight of the Union Jack towering over our Commonwealth.
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
