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A performer dressed as a fairy in neon green in 'Adventures in Neverland.'
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Performance review: Adventures in Neverland, St Kilda Botanical Gardens

Tinkerbell and pirates in the Botanical Gardens? Expect a heavy dose of child-friendly silliness.

Two panels. On the left is an Asian woman, Cathy Di Zhang with her hair slick back, wearing earrings and a grey tank top. On the right is David Greco, a man with dark short hair and wearing a white shirt and black jacket.
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Music review: Handel's Messiah, MSO, Hamer Hall

A Christmas tradition performed with dynamism and passion by the MSO.

Five people in profile with headphones on. They are sitting in the dark with their hands on a table in front of them.
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Immersive review: Séance: Darkfield, Arts Centre Melbourne forecourt

Immersive audio in a shipping container. You've never been to a séance like this one before.

A print of four apostles worshipping a 'Sale Ends Today sign i n red and white by Banksy.
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Exhibition review: The Outsiders Melbourne, Flinders Lane

New street art gallery gives Hosier Lane an appropriate and impressive neighbour.

The cast of 'Love Actually? The Musical Parody' on stage. There are Christmas tress behind then and two large lit up arches with a bow in the middle.
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Musical review: Love Actually? The Musical Parody, Athenaeum Theatre

For the rusted-on fans of the 20-year-old movie, this production follows the same beats as the original.

Yayoi Kusama in 'Song of a Manhattan Suicide Addict', 1978, installation view at NGV International. An old Asian woman with bright red bob and red and white polka dot top, gesturing and singing on screen. Text in the subtitle reads "Tear down the gate of hallucinations".
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Exhibition review: Yayoi Kusama, NGV International

An overdue retrospective in the name of love, Yayoi Kusama has got little (time) to offer.

Asia TOPA's newly announced Nightlife program is a dynamic blend of performance art and club culture. A person wearing a fringed cowboy hat, facemask and fringed and laced-up dress poses dramatically, arms raised, before a culturally diverse crowd of young adults.
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Pop-up clubs and performance art announced for Asia TOPA’s Nightlife program

Returning after a five-year hiatus, the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts reflects the many ways people now experience culture, including…

First launched in 2021, Quarantine Art Fairs returns to picturesque Point Nepean in 2025. Small sculptures and paintings of natural landscape inside a well-lit room with cream walls.
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Sick of mega art fairs? 2 alternative models offer a more intimate experience

The return of Quarantine Art Fair and The Other Art Fair offers opportunity for respite and connection.

In the production of 'Ilarun' a black woman in white, with a white turban, is sitting down wit h her arms apart. On the right is a tuft of plants.
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Theatre review: ILARUN: The Cutting Comb, fortyfivedownstairs

A story of decolonised power based on a 18th century Jamaican matriarch.

Singer Missy Higgins wearing a white pantsuit and holding a guiltar on stage. Behind her on the left is another musician playing the guitar.
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Music review: Missy Higgins, The Second Act Tour 2024, ALWAYS LIVE festival

Missy Higgins stands in her own power in the face of heartbreak and uncertainty.

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