Review: Bushra El-Turk and Eleanor Knight, Silk Moth; Grimeborn, 9 August 2019

Posted on 26 December, 2019 by Kelly Lovelady

“Kelly Lovelady conducted with masterful sensitivity throughout … [her] carefully considered programming makes abundant conceptual sense … It was one of the most remarkable musical experiences of my year.” George Haggett reviews Ruthless Jabiru’s Arcola Theatre debut Silk Moth for Tempo: a Quarterly Journal of New Music. Continue reading →

Review: Grimeborn Festival stages daring triple bill featuring El-Turk’s Silk Moth

Posted on 22 August, 2019 by Kelly Lovelady

“Utterly captivating … This was a daring and powerful theatrical evening which lasted less than an hour, but whose emotion will resonate for far longer.” Caroline Potter reviews Ruthless Jabiru’s Silk Moth for I Care If You Listen. Continue reading →

Kelly Lovelady: On staging Bushra El-Turk’s Silk Moth this August for Grimeborn

Posted on 27 July, 2019 by Kelly Lovelady

Ruthless Jabiru presents Bushra El-Turk’s hard-hitting opera Silk Moth alongside works by Liza Lim and Cassandra Miller at the Arcola Theatre in London’s East End, August 9-11. Composers Edition’s Dan Goren caught up with the pioneering musical director Kelly Lovelady to find out more. Continue reading →

Ruthless Jabiru – music in solidarity

Posted on 9 March, 2018 by Kelly Lovelady

A meditation on the cult of familiarity in classical music and its impact on the social powers of the sonic arts for Platforma Arts + Refugees Network. Continue reading →

On International Women’s Day – Meet Ruthless Jabiru

Posted on 8 March, 2017 by Kelly Lovelady

As part of our endeavor to support International Women’s Day we begged some of our most inspiring female clients to contribute a blog, here Kelly Lovelady from the inimitable Ruthless Jabiru explores change and power. Continue reading →

Music Lessons Go Digital

Posted on 23 April, 2020 by Kelly Lovelady

Originally posted at Limelight Magazine:

Template 258x173 We speak to Australian musicians working around the world about how they are responding to the challenges of teaching music remotely.

By Angus McPherson on April 21, 2020

Many musicians supplement their performing income with teaching work – but just as the concert halls and theatres are closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with social distancing measures in force and students staying home from school, music lessons are also being put on hold. Suddenly, music teachers around the country are having to adapt to a new world in which online lessons are the only way to continue making a living. Meanwhile, performing artists facing down the prospect of months without any of their regular income streams are finding ways to make ends meet by offering online Continue reading →

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