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Deaf dancers hear music with their hearts and soles

Canberra’s only dance class for deaf people has smashed the stereotypical construct that you need music to dance – music comes from within.

What the flock- 3,500 poultry descend on Canberra

This long weekend, show birds are flocking from across the country to the Royal Canberra Poultry Show at Exhibition Park.

Gaping gender gap in ANU buildings’ names

There seems to be a lot of man-spreading at the Australian National University, with buildings bearing men’s names taking up more than their fair share of space. Of the 150 buildings on...

Civic live music venue Sideway closes permanently

Live music venue Sideway will close after almost five-and-a-half years in East Row, Civic.

Stylish seniors sashay down the runway on four wheels

We’ve just seen Australian Fashion Week grace the catwalks with the latest designer labels, but now Canberra’s seniors are strutting their walkers on the runway in a four-wheel fashion parade. Clients at Burrangiri...

Canberra folk dance up the sun

There aren’t many certainties in life (apart from death and taxes) but the sun rising each day is reliable and perhaps we should thank Canberra’s Surly Griffin Morris Dancers for that. Unbeknownst to...

Actually Angus, it’s a short way to the top if you wanna rock ‘n’ roll

Remember Jack Black in the movie School of Rock? Well, class is in session at ANU Community Music Centre and amateur musos of all ages and abilities are graduating from rock school...

Thirsty work for ANU to solve the world’s water security problem

Wars will soon be fought over water, not oil or territorial disputes. This is not far-fetched fiction, this is a United Nations projection. After analysing water availability and future projects, the forecast...

Knitting Nannas needle politicians on climate change

Knitting nannas – an elderly environmental protest group – meet with Federal Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen.

Size does matter – at least in the animal kingdom

Forget trying to establish what dark matter is, Canberra academics have answered the all-important question – does size matter – and it appears the male obsession is justified. When it comes to...

Canberra dances rings around international children’s fest

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong is handling diplomacy at a federal level; however, a Canberra Dance Company is furthering international relations at a global level.

ANU puts another coin in the jukebox

Music tastes vary drastically – thank goodness for AirPods - but it turns out music preference is a bit like genetics, we inherit it from our parents.
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