Maxim Boon, Journalist

Features / Arts

The End Is Nigh But We're Going Out Laughing With The Turquoise Elephants

Catherine Davies finds the funny at the end of the world in Stephen Carleton's cautionary tale of the climate change apocalypse.

Features / Arts

Tattoo Art Comes Of Age At The Rites Of Passage Tattoo Expo

We catch up with three of Australia's best tattoo artists ahead of the industry's top get together in Sydney

Features / Arts

Sydney Dance Company's Rafael Bonachela Gets Spirited Away In His Latest Work

"Kylie truly was the first person before anyone else in the dance world to believe in me. I know that sounds cheesy, but it's true."

Lady Eats Apple (Back To Back Theatre)

"Despite the narrative possibilities and the provocative subject matter, this production promises much but under delivers."

Triptyque (Les 7 Doigts De La Main)

The Canadian circus troupe have paired with three choreographers and the results highlight both the perks and pitfalls of danced circus.

The Art Of Banksy

A startling number of aspects are so kack-handedly wrong that it seems almost deliberately disrespectful.

Features / Arts

Director Bruce Gladwin Goes Back To Back With God

"It's a responsibility of artists to show leadership by defining what humanity is. Artists have to be advocates for otherness."

Features / Arts

Melbourne Festival: Editor's Picks

Arts and Culture Editor Maxim Boon has poured over this year's program of cultural delights. Here are his top tips of the best from the fest.

Features / Arts

Lee Hall. Photo via Tommy Ga Ken Wan

'Billy Elliot' Writer Lee Hall Reclaims The Story Of The Working Classes

"The reason people identify so strongly with Billy is because the feeling of being an outsider in your own life ... is strangely universal."

Features / Arts

"Still Fucking Here Motherfuckers": Steve Lazarides On His Tense Two Decades With Banksy

"He'd fucking hate that anyone, not just me, would even consider doing a retrospective."

Reviews / Film & TV

Not only reveals the bungled logic of those who sought Knox's incarceration, but also illuminates the very relatable side of Knox that the media worked so hard to obscure.

Features / Arts

Damien Ryan Ups The Fear Factor In His New Extremist 'Antigone'

"The ferocity of her certainty is like she' wearing a psychological suicide vest."

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