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On a pink background an image of a woman in a hospital gown kicking her leg up in the air. Cancer and Cartwheels Jo Prendergast
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Turning cancer on its head

Dr Jo Prendergast took her devastating diagnosis and said, ‘Yes, I can make a comedy show out of this.’

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Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We break it – you read it. Keep you eye on this week's top arts news stories.

A young Cantonese Australian woman striking a funny pose with one hand behind her head and another on her waist, wearing a red Chinese-style jacket with floral patterns. Beside her is a cream-coloured robot dog with tan fluffy ears and blue glowing eyes. They are standing in front of an altar, among a loose cluster of red and blue nylon bags.
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Theatre review: The Robot Dog, Southbank Theatre, The Lawler, Asia TOPA 2025

In the year 2042, a woman attempts to sort out her life while coming to terms with her mother's therapy…

A two-storey structure, with separate rooms. There is a conductor at the front.
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Opera review: Innocence, Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival

A complex and multilayered production about collective guilt and trauma that deployed different languages and singing styles.

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Port Fairy Folk Festival to feature Missy Higgins, Troy Cassar-Daley and more this weekend

One of the most long established and beloved music festivals in Australia returns.

Geraldine Quinn's 'Bastard Joy' at Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025. A publicity image for the show: Quinn, a fair-skinned woman with swept-back, shoulder-length auburn hair, stares dramatically at the camera. She wears an ornate ruffled dress in hot pink, and large, half-moon pink earings to match.
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2025 summer festival highlights for your arts diary part 3: March

A hand-picked guide to some of the most intriguing cultural events on offer around the country in March 2025.

Sim Chi Yin, a woman crouching over large pieces of paper with photo on them.
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Performance review: Sim Chi Yin, One Day We’ll Understand, Footscray Community Arts, Asia TOPA 

A multimedia performance exploring memory and inheritance.

A dance performance at where dancers wear an exoskeleton of prosthetic limbs. The stage is illuminated in white light and five of the dancers are conjoined, facing a single dancer with their back to the camera. U>N>I>T>E>D
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Dance review: U>N>I>T>E>D, Asia TOPA 2025

A futuristic epic that turned philosophical.

A woman in a blue jumpsuit and yellow beanie facing a video camera. The background is of snowy mountains.
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Performance review: Night Night, State Theatre Centre WA, Perth Festival

A magical-realist show about the origins of life on earth.

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Opportunities and awards

A $60,000 moving image commission opens, plus the winner of the MECCA x NGV Women in Design and finalists of…

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