Performing Arts
Three state operas unite for feminist La Traviata
Director Sarah Giles and Opera Queensland’s Patrick Nolan discuss the themes of their new opera and explain why it is…
Opportunities and awards
Jazz, poetry and crime awards open for entries plus winner of inaugural Judy Wheeler Commission and finalists of National Indigenous…
Theatre review: The Amateurs, Red Stitch
Parallelisms explored between plagues past and present, and the shift between the Dark Ages and the Enlightenment.
Concert review: Electric Fields + MSO
First Nation's electro pop gets the full orchestral treatment.
Theatre review: Cicada
Barking Gecko Theatre transforms Shaun Tan’s unforgettable picture book into a transcendental puppet show.Â
Theatre review: From Campfire to Stage Light
A captivating Indigenous life story told through words and music.
Dance review: Counterpointe
The Australian Ballet delivers a mix of old and new.
Theatre review: Peer Gynt
A live orchestra accompanies this famous but infrequently performed production with words by Henrik Ibsen and score by Edvard Grieg.
The case for artists in hospital settings since COVID
COVID has pushed the health and arts sectors to new extremes. Could this be the moment they work closer together…
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What's on, what's in the headlines, and the latest program releases – to put you ahead of the game this…