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A scene from the STC season of 'Golden Blood'. Photo: Prudence Upton. Two Asian-Australian actors, a young woman and a young man, kneel on an orange-lot stage.
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Theatre review: Golden Blood, Wharf Theatre

Sydney Theatre Company presents Merlynn Tong's acclaimed Griffin Theatre production.

Two men are fighting with swords in 'William Shakespeare's Reservoir Dogs.' One man is on the ground. There are a couple of people on the sidelines looking on.
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Theatre review: William Shakespeare's Reservoir Dogs, St Martin's Theatre

How does a mash-up of Shakespeare and Tarantino work exactly?

Singer Esperanza Spalding with her back turned to the camera. She has a jacket with the words 'life force' and is carrying some pink flowers. Her brown hair is styled in cornrows.
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Music review: Esperanza Spalding, Hamer Hall

Esperanza Spalding was part musical theatre, part performance art, all entertainment.

Photos of two Māori women with chin tattoos.
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Exhibition review: Māreikura-Ka rere te rongoā | the medicine flows, Immigration Museum 

A multimedia exhibition that showcases the strength of the Māori matriarchy.

Billy Bain, 'From the Area', 2024, work in development, new commission for 'Spot the Difference' at Penrith Regional Gallery. An artist working on a sculpture shaped like a yowling panther.
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Cats and dogs and panthers and dingoes – animal lovers get ready for a season of exhibitions

Three exhibitions invite animal lovers to the galleries this spring.

Orchestra Victoria at The Meat Market.
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Orchestra Victoria launches 2025 season

Orchestra Victoria will perform its first full concert season in over a decade in 2025, including new additions to its…

Jazzmeia Horn in white is surrounded by a band: a pianist, a double bass player and a drummer. The stage is lit in dark blue.
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Music review: Jazzmeia Horn, Melbourne Recital Centre

The singer makes her Melbourne debut performing songs from her newly released album, 'Messages'.

The Patrick White Literary Award for 2024 has been award to Melbourne poet Π.O. Photo depicts a grey-hair Greek-Australian man of advancing age looking into the camera impassively.
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Greek-Australian poet Π.O. wins 2024 Patrick White Literary Award

A champion of performance poetry and spoken word as well as his fellow poets, Π.O. has been honoured for his…

Nubya Garcia at 170 Russell Street performing as part of Melbourne International Jazz Fest 2024. A Black woman on stage playing the saxophone with purple lights behind her.
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Music review: Nubya Garcia, 170 Russell Street

Nubya Garcia’s first tour stop was as passionate as it was cerebral.

French Impressionism style painting of garden with purple flowers. Pierre Renoir.
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COVID lockdown blockbuster exhibition gets a second chance

NGV International’s epic ‘French Impressionism exhibition’ will return in 2025, after being cut short by the pandemic.

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