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Exit interview: Travis Tiddy, The Unconformity

After 15 years and seven festivals grown from the bedrock of Tasmania's West Coast, Tiddy reflects on growth, change and…

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This week’s arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Maude Davey in 'Performing the Monster'. Davey will be delivering a master class as part of the Festival of Australian Queer Theatre. A pale-skinned woman on stage holding a microphone up to her lips. She is wearing smokey eyeshadow and black gloves with a white frilly gown.
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First-ever Festival of Australian Queer Theatre welcomes authentic disruption

Curator Dr Robert Reid explains the thinking behind a festival dedicated to Australian queer theatre that brings together makers and…

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Theatre review: The Heart Whispers and Whirls, Shirley Burke Theatre

A multidisciplinary ensemble of international women sharing their heritage through poetry, folk songs, dance and shadow puppetry.

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Bluesfest axed after 2025, ending its 36-year run

News of Bluesfest's closure shocked some while others see it as inevitable due to shift in demand.

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First Nations choir Marliya to take ‘Spinifex Gum’ to London

Making their international debut, the Cairns-based choir Marliya will perform the critically acclaimed ‘Spinifex Gum’ at the Barbican in October.

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2024 Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlists

Find out the shortlisted titles of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards across six categories.

'Elder percussionist' Duré Dara OAM receives the Luminary Award for Victoria at 2024 Art Music Awards. A woman of Indian descent playing a range of percussion instruments.
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Powerful women creators sweep the 2024 Art Music Awards

This year's Art Music Awards offered a nod towards the lived experience of women creators, celebrating their strength and stewardship…

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Music review: Silence & Rapture, Adelaide Town Hall

A sumptuous exploration of the divine in the human condition explored through a fusion of music from across the centuries…

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Festival review: It's the Economy, Stupid!, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Unpacking capitalism and the economy, thanks, in part, to the use of mould and Monopoly.

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