Notes from ‘Heart Teachings For a Troubled World’, an urban meditation retreat with Dr B. Alan Wallace Melbourne, October, 2018 Late last year, after returning to Australia from France, I flew from Sydney to Melbourne… Contemplations on Consciousness & The Pursuit of Genuine Happiness
Words/Mots & Images- Emilie Lauer Voir plus bas pour la version française… When travelling Australia, the East Coast is one of the most popular destination for both locals and foreigners. It’s easy to be tempted… 48 hours in and around Perth/ 48 heures sur Perth et ses alentours
It doesn’t take me much convincing to get out of the house for good live jazz. So when my friend Annie proposed to test out ‘All You Can Eat Dumplings & Jazz’ at Spring Street… Dumplings and Jazz @ Spring Street Social
Love Paris? Love art? Then my book is for you! ?Art Lover’s Guide to Paris ? ?by Ruby Boukabou ?(White Owl Books, Design by Paul Wilkinson) ?Available for pre-order NOW with a 20% introductory discount:? https://goo.gl/nQbQjD ? I spent over seven… My book ‘Art Lover’s Guide to Paris’ now on pre-sale!
Sydney Festival is fantastic for allowing audiences to voyage throughout the world through theatre, dance and music. With Les Filles de Illighadad we’re transported to the Sahara in Niger. Hailing from a small village in… Les Filles de Illighadad (Sydney Festival)
Tuesday night isn’t always easy to get a crowd out in Sydney these days. But with the beloved father of Ethio jazz on the bill, there’s no problem at all and the show is a… Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience (Sydney Festival)
A song and dance about difficult love and new horizons Old Stock is a 90 minute musical produced by 2B Theatre, Canada, written by playwright Hannah Moscovitch based on the story of her Romanian Jewish… Old Stock (Theatre Review- Sydney Festival)
The Spiegeltent! French flavoured cabaret! Marsha Hines! It all sounded so promising… Walking into the gorgeous Spiegeltent is always a thrill. I have very fond memories of performing, watching shows and spending magical evenings in… Pigalle (Cabaret Review- Sydney Festival)
A contemporary coming of age story… with a ghost hunting Chinese grandma! A Ghost in My Suitcase is a contemporary coming of age fable where ghost hunting becomes a metaphor for growing up and overcoming fears.… A Ghost in My Suitcase (Theatre Review-Sydney Festival)
A wonderful thing about Sydney in recent years with its inner city developments is that on returning each time after a year or so overseas, whole new areas have sprung up with hubs of quality food… Olio Kensington Street (Sydney’s Sicilian treat) – Restaurants
The Camelot Lounge has become one of Sydney’s premier entertainment venues for world music, jazz and cabaret. It recently celebrated its 8th birthday with Nadya’s 101 Candles Orkestra at the downstairs Django bar. We of… Camelot Lounge turns 8
Cairo has become one of the most successful destinations worldwide for Uber. During a trip to teach tap dancing in the electric yet chaotic city, I try it out! Here’s my story for Issimo Magazine… Cairo Uber Chronicles
After a week of tap dancing four hours a day at the Australian Tap Dance Festival, then dashing off to review restaurants, it was time to digest it all and slow down to enjoy a… Boutique Yarra Valley Wine Tour
You may have read about my speedy Singapore jazz club stopover in my year wrap a few posts back. But it wasn’t the first time I’d left the airport in Singapore. A couple of years… 24 Hours in Singapore
During my recent trip to Melbourne, the lovely Fiona Brook invited me on the Escape Hour to talk about Algeria. You can listen to the podcast here. (And for the record, no you don’t HAVE… The Escape Hour- Algeria
Feeling a little achy, a little frazzled or a just off centre? Visit Venustus in Paddington, Sydney for a sublime and instant pick-me-up combining body and energy work from Jeannie Bourke and her team of… A Visit to Venus(tus)
While in Melbourne recently for The Australian Tap Dance Festival and some travel stories for The Big Bus Tour and Travel Guide, Jerry Guirguis called me for an update on my North African and other… My Update with Egyptian Radio Show’s Jerry Guirguis
In 2005, Benjamin Gilmour and his partner Kaspia booked me to tap dance on the bar for the launch of their flamboyant Sydney cabaret series. We met backstage between feather boas and lots of glitter.… Benjamin Gilmour’s astonishing film Jirga opens in Australia
The 7th Australian Tap Dance Festival opens this weekend in Melbourne under the direction of tap dancer Winston Morrison. I’ll be heading down to get a piece of the action! (Photo- Winston Morrison in a… The 7th Australian Tap Dance Festival
