Victoria
(Dis)connected to Country: mapping the intersections of place, identity and family
Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis interrogates the possibility of self-determination through photography.
Only the future revisits the past
The Centre for Contemporary Photography’s upcoming exhibition for PHOTO 2024 looks towards the past to speculate on future possibilities.
Theatre review: A Body at Work, La Mama
A dynamite debut solo from Frankie van Kan that delves into the world of strip clubs and sex work.
Exhibition review: Bloodlines by The Huxleys, Abbotsford Convent
An incredibly moving exhibition that pays tribute to artists who lost their lives in the AIDS epidemic.
Performance reviews: Ruff Trade and Trans Woman Kills Influencer, Midsumma Festival
‘Trans Woman Kills Influencer’ leans into the modern day, while Steven Dawson’s ‘Ruff Trade’ is a devilishly good tragedy set…
Performance review: Alchemy Consort: It Lights the Whole Sky, National Gallery of Victoria
Choral music performances that explored the connection between humanity and natural phenomena.
Exhibition review: Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition, Melbourne Museum
An easy one-hour amble through a well-trodden historical event with less focus on the Titanic’s artefacts than the exhibition title…
Backlash after divisive comments from Victorian bookshop owner
The owner of a Victorian independent chain of bookstores, under fire for her tweets, apologises after community furore.
Performance review: Tempo, Arts Centre Melbourne
The Fruities jump back onto our stages with a music themed performance.
Theatre review: Slippery, The Butterfly Club, Midsumma Festival
Mayhem ensues when a polyamorous love square becomes a triangle and one of the lovers returns as a ghost to…