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A colourful group of Sydney Fringe performers, including a drag queen, a puppet and puppeteer and others, pose with the Sydney CBD skyline in the background.
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Active participation an emerging trend at Sydney Fringe 2024

Why just watch an arts event when you can take part in it?

Two panels. On the left is a black and white photo of a bald man with a beard. On the right is white cover with a drum and drumsticks. And the title/author 'The Shortest History of Music' and Andrew Ford in black font.
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Book review: The Shortest History of Music, Andrew Ford 

Andrew Ford’s new book is stunningly comprehensive, but its academic tone would be a daunting slog for the average reader.

Red and orange light projection on to earth in Central Australia at dawn. Sunrise Journeys, Uluru
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Immersive experience review: Sunrise Journeys, Uluṟu

Activating the desert sands of Central Australia, Sunrise Journeys is a clever contemporary adaptation that extends the tourism offering in…

2024 Australian Women in Music Awards finalists announced. Image: Vanessa Amorosi performing at AWMA 2023. A women with long brown hair singing on stage with her eyes closed and arms outstretched. The background appears to be a projection of light shining across a body of water.
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Opportunities and awards

Regional Landscape Prize call-out, invitation to take part in queer photoshoot, plus winners of Queensland Premier's Drama Awards and finalists…

An explosion in romantasy, led by author Sarah J Maas and the influence of TikTok, is leaving some Aussie authors behind.
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Is romantasy killing Australian literature?

An explosion in the romantasy genre, led by authors such as Sarah J Maas and the influence of TikTok, is…

new theatre audiences: a scene of actors amongst pizza boxes and stuffed animals.
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Tapping in to gaming subcultures to build new theatre audiences

What happens when a game-obsessed playwright meets two puppet artists who want to make a new theatre work? The answer…

'Some HR managers and gatekeepers don't recognise how multi-skilled and talented journalists are,' says Erin O'Dwyer. Black and white digitally manipulated image of a person holding onto a chair while drowning.
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What skills do journalists have to weather the storm of redundancy?

Things are not looking good for journalism, but this doesn't mean journalists have to drown with the current.

Actor Janet Andrewartha smiles for the camera in a publicity photo. She is an Anglo-Australian woman with carefully styled brown hair and wearing a white jacket.
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Vale Janet Andrewartha

The Australian actor, best known for long-running appearances in Australian TV dramas as well as her many stage performances, has…

Karim. Two men. The young one is playing an oud. The old one has his arms in the air.
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Theatre review: Karim, National Theatre of Parramatta

How one young man's life changes when he discovers a traditional Middle Eastern instrument.

Two panels. On the left is a profile of a woman with shoulder-length brown hair. She is angled to the side and looking down. On the right is book cover with the words "Evie Wyld" ad "The Echoes" in white font. The background is an impressionistic painting of part of a kitchen leading into a hallway.
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Book review: The Echoes, Evie Wyld

Family secrets unravel after death and the haunting of the afterlife.

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