Dance Reviewer and Arts Journalist - Jill Sykes

STAGES with Peter Eyers · Jan 30, 2019 · 1h

Born in Adelaide it seemed destined that Jill Sykes would pursue a career in journalism. The family business was in Newspapers. Working at THE ADVERTISER (not yet owned by Rupert!), Jill completed a 4-year cadetship and immediately headed to London. She arrived in the middle of the 60s - a decade of experimentation, creativity, invention and a vibrant arts existence. Securing 'the longest holiday job' in history she wrote a column for The Evening News, covering swinging London and the Arts. Working along the paper's Dance reviewer, who discovered she had been paying to see dance, she was…