Limelight September 2022

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With substantial features by knowledgeable arts writers, entertaining interviews with leading Australian and internationalartists, comprehensive reviews, and coverage of current affairs, Limelight continues to engage and consolidate Australia' s arts audience. Cover story- Supreme Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg changed the face of the American legal system. The remarkable Heather Mitchell steps into her shoes in a new one-woman play about Ginsburg' s fascinating life and trailblazing career, RBG- Of Many, One, written by playwright and lawyer Suzie Miller (Prima Facie). We go behind the scenes with the actor and author as they prepare for the October world premiere at Sydney TheatreCompany. Feature- Ralph Vaughan Williams Next month, it' s 150 years since the birth of the English composer, best known for The Lark Ascending. We talk to maestros including Mark Elder and Donald Runnicles, who conducts Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 5 with Sydney Symphony Orchestra this month, and ask if he is Britain' s greatest composer. Limelight Recordings of the Year Our critics have voted, the results are in. . . Which albums take out our top prizes this year? Interview- Natalie Weir The Australian choreographer discusses her new work, Goldberg Variations, created to JS Bach' s iconic masterpiece, which has its world premiere at West Australian Ballet this month. Soundings- Check out our popular monthly columns- On the Record, Clive Paget' s round-up of the best new recordings; Cutting Edge about the latest in new music; Guy Noble' s amusing, provocative Soapbox; Sacred Cow, in which a guest writer vents, humorously, about something that bugs them in arts- Playing Up, where a musician tells us about their instrument; and My Music, in which someone well-known shares their love of music. Reviews- Our experienced critics lend their minds to the latest concerts, operas, plays and dance works around the country including the Australian Chamber Orchestra' s latest cinematic concert The Crowd & I, the national tour of Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his musical siblings, and Wesley Enoch' s musical The Sunshine Club at Queensland Theatre. On Air and Online- We preview the livestreams, cinema screenings, digital events and radio highlights to check out this month.