Victoria

Theatre review: Blackout Songs, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
A two-handler about alcoholism and memory.

Exhibition review: Ivan Durrant: Marmalade Skies Through Opal Eyes, Hamilton Gallery
An exhibition that focuses on Ivan Durrant's commitment to colour and observations of the world around him.

Performance review: ANITO, RISING Festival, Arts House
Costume, puppetry, drag, dance and experimental electronic music combine to interrogate colonial wrongs.

Exhibition review: Katrina Rhodes and Stefano Ives, Fortyfivedownstairs
Two virtuosos of Australian surrealist art share a gallery in Melbourne’s CBD with captivating results.

Exhibition review: Africa Fashion, NGV
‘Africa Fashion’ is a visual feast imbued with history and agency.

Thinking about aliens – The Blak Infinite envelops Fed Square this RISING
Behind the spaceships and bright lights in this RISING program of free events and installations lies a deeper story.

Dancing through the world of dyslexia
Developed with young audiences in mind, 'Little Murmur' by the UK's Aakash Odedra Company draws on life experiences of dyslexia…

Theatre review: Multiple Bad Things, Merlyn Theatre, Malthouse
Back to Back's latest production presents another layered look at the intersectional experience of people with a disability.

Performance reviews: RISING Festival, first weekend
RISING Festival is now off and running. Here is ArtsHub's round-up of the performing arts offerings on the first weekend.

Performance review: Club Vegas: The Spectacle, Athenaeum
All the ritz and glitz of Vegas in this variety show.