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Streaming May 2024: new shows to stream on Stan, Netflix, ABC iview, SBS On Demand, BritBox and more…

Your guide to the best new shows and films to stream in Australia on all major streaming platforms this month.

Phsyical actors like Ell Sachs are saying self-taped auditions are dehumanising for actors.
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Actors lose out in self-taped auditions

Self-taped auditions have become the norm for screen and theatre in Australia, but actors nation-wide say the practice is unreasonable.

Photo: Anna Shvets, Pexels. A hand reaching out from the right hand corner of the image holding a trophy in baby pink and blue. There is confetti in the air and the background is also pink.
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Opportunities and awards

Fifty Squared Art Prize open for entries, plus winner of Calibre Essay Prize and finalists of wearable art, and more!

a black and white shot of three dancers (outside ones with shaved heads, middle with long hair and a fringe) in casual clothes standing in a row looking off to the right and with their left hands open next to their mouths as if they're shouting 'ahoy'.
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Taking the risk out of crowdfunding before the end of the financial year

The Australian Cultural Fund helps artists achieve their creative visions and encourages donors from all walks of life to support…

A silhouette of a person setting up a stage in a darkened space with rigging and a lit-up screen projection behind them.
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Alarming cost increases for arts organisations not in line with funding levels

How many more arts organisations will have to cancel or reduce their programming under the weight of rising costs?

'In Transit' by Yona Lee at Fine Arts Sydney, Art Basel Hong Kong 2024, Discoveries section. Photo: ArtsHub. People gathering around a booth with stainless steel installations that make up a seemingly domestic setting, with benches, an outdoor umbrella, and fairy lights.
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Australian reflections on Art Basel Hong Kong 2024

ArtsHub speaks with Australia-based galleries on their perspectives of attending Art Basel Hong Kong this year, from first-time participants to…

Matthew Shepherd. Image is a black and white head and shoulders shot of a young blond man wearing a jumper and standing in a room in front of a window. His head is tilted to the left.
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Hate transmuted into theatrical gold in new staged reading of The Laramie Project

A Sydney reading of the verbatim play about Matthew Shepard’s murder will feature Shepard’s father, Dennis, reading his courtroom statement.

Excitable Boy. Image on left is a head and shoulders shot of a white man in his 30s wearing a blue shirt under a grey jumper. On the right is a book cover with a photo of a young ragamuffin boy standing on a garden path between bushes and with a cigarette in his hand.
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Book review: Excitable Boy: Essays on Risk, Dominic Gordon

Dominic Gordon's first book takes us down Melbourne's lesser known paths.

Rocks holding up. Simone Slee. image is two pieces of rock on a plinth. They are on top of each other with a bulbous glass artefact squeezing out from between them.
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Exhibition review: Simone Slee: Rocks holding up, Sarah Scout Presents

A suite of sculptural works that is reflective and playful.

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt. Image is a group of Samoan women on a stage sitting on chairs in a semi circle and holding their fists together in front of them. In the middle stands another woman in a grey dress raising her arms triumphantly. The camera is at the back of the audience so some silhouetted heads are in the foreground.
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Performance review: Wild Dogs Under My Skirt, Riverside Theatres

Poetry-based work about being a Samoan woman performed by a multi-skilled ensemble.

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