The Drawing Room

When Katerina Bryant was 24, she began experiencing an illness with no obvious cause.

To describe it, Bryant points to a quote by Hemingway, of his time on the battlefield, in which he felt 'my soul or something coming right out of my body, like you'd pull a silk handkerchief out of a pocket by one corner'.

And so she met with medical experts, took a number of tests and searched through history, looking for an explanation.

These days, Chunky Move is one of the most important dance companies in Australia: a permanent fixture at festivals and major art centres around the world.

But 25 years ago, the company was just taking its first small steps into the world.

So as Chunky Move turns 25, what's been accomplished? And what's still to come?

These days, Chunky Move is one of the most important dance companies in Australia: a permanent fixture at festivals and major art centres around the world.

But 25 years ago, the company was just taking its first small steps into the world.

So as Chunky Move turns 25, what's been accomplished? And what's still to come?

From New York to Beijing, Lisa Tomasetti has captured the Australian Ballet as they've toured the world.

In each new city, Lisa takes the dancers away from the stages and into the streets, to juxtapose the classic world of ballet against the bustle of everyday life.

In the Drawing Room, Lisa shares some of her adventures from the years, like running away from Chinese police in Tiananmen Square.

From New York to Beijing, Lisa Tomasetti has captured the Australian Ballet as they've toured the world.

In each new city, Lisa takes the dancers away from the stages and into the streets, to juxtapose the classic world of ballet against the bustle of everyday life.

In the Drawing Room, Lisa shares some of her adventures from the years, like running away from Chinese police in Tiananmen Square.

Kutcha Edwards started writing his latest single, We Sing, the day that he found out that Donald Trump had won the US election.

He recorded it as COVID-19 sent Victoria into lockdown.

In the Drawing Room, Kutcha explains why he still ended up writing a song of hope, and he talks about his responsibility to the future and to the past.

Kutcha Edwards started writing his latest single, We Sing, the day that he found out that Donald Trump had won the US election.

He recorded it as COVID-19 sent Victoria into lockdown.

In the Drawing Room, Kutcha explains why he still ended up writing a song of hope, and he talks about his responsibility to the future and to the past.

In the new Audible series, Winding Road, William Hamilton was one of the world's best loved musicians and then, one day, he just disappeared from his home in Maleny.

25 years later, a podcast maker sets out to figure out what happened.

In the Drawing Room, Yael Stone and Elana Stone talk about getting a chance to collaborate on a character together, and about bringing Norah Hamilton and her music to life.

In the new Audible series, Winding Road, William Hamilton was one of the world's best loved musicians and then, one day, he just disappeared from his home in Maleny.

25 years later, a podcast maker sets out to figure out what happened.

In the Drawing Room, Yael Stone and Elana Stone talk about getting a chance to collaborate on a character together, and about bringing Norah Hamilton and her music to life.

In hotel rooms and cafes, in the brief moments between interviews, Sandy Edwards photographed some of the biggest names in the world during her time with The Age.