Performing Arts

The art of dying
Suicide and lung collapse sound lovely together, says artist Saskia Moore who has composed a symphony based on people’s near-death…

I,Malvolio has its Australian premiere at Brisbane Festival
Tim Crouch reimagines Twelfth Night when he dons the long johns for the Australian premiere of I,Malvolio at Brisbane Festival.

Aakash Odedra is Rising to make his Australian premiere
Rising star Aakash Odedra dances four solos from four choreographers in the Australian premiere of Rising at Brisbane Festival.

Australian premiere of Fabulous Beast’s The Rite of Spring / Petrushka.
Brisbane Festival premieres Fabulous Beast’s update of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Petrushka.

World premiere performance of Freeze Frame at Brisbane Festival
Brisbane Festival headline show Freeze Frame brings the streets of LA to Brisbane in a fusion of dance, music, cinema…

Opus opens at Brisbane Festival in an Australian premiere
Circa Artistic Director and CEO Yaron Lifschitz previews the Australian premiere performance of Opus with the Quatuor Debussy.

Getting the right head shot
Sure you don’t want to be judged on your looks alone but for performers a head shot is essential and…

Hymn to the Sun
Any opera which tells of changes in leadership, ideology and social policy resonates well in our current Australian climate.

Moving Parts
Short and intense, David Nobay's debut play is explosively powerful and darkly disturbing.

Simone Young Conducts Mahler 5
The title of this concert overlooked the other half of the program: the Australian premiere of a major new work…