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A publicity image for 'Troy', one of seven productions in Malthouse Theatre's 2025 season. A multi-racial cast of seven, including men in skirts and women in tunics reminiscent of ancient Greece, link hands as they struggle across a dramatically lit and smoky battlefield.
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Malthouse Theatre eschews naturalism in its 2025 season

Addressing the cost of living and leaning into the theatrical, the Malthouseā€™s new season promises the epic and the intimate…

ā€˜Party Ghostā€™ with performers Olivia Porter and Jarred Dewey at NAFA. Two acrobatic performers, one sitting on the head of the other while balancing on his hands.
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Performance reviews: North Australian Festival of Arts 2024 round-up

ArtsHubā€™s take on four shows at this yearā€™s North Australian Festival of Arts, including dance, circus and physical theatre.

Two men and a trans woman sit at a table with a white table cloth in a production of 'Chasing Dick: A Love Story'.
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Theatre review: Chasing Dick: A Love Story, Theatre Works

Dax Carnay-Hanrahanā€™s new production is powered by three sensational performances.

A performer wearing a kangaroo costume with a pink tutu in 'Josephine wants to dance.'
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Performance review: Josephine Wants to Dance, Arts Centre Melbourne

Not much bounce in this ballet interpretation of the iconic children's book.

Dancers Juan Carlos Osma and Alexa Tuzil in a publicity image for West Australian Ballet's 2025 world premiere production, 'Butterfly Effect', choreographed by Alice Topp. A dark-haired, fair-skinned woman wraps her legs around the body of a dark-skinned, partially dressed male dancer. They stand in a field of long grass against an olive-green background.
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West Australian Balletā€™s 2025 season features world premieres and classic works

A world premiere, full-length work by Australian choreographer Alice Topp is one of the highlights of the West Australian Balletā€™s…

Paul Guest Drawing Prize 2024 finalist, Sarah Crowest, ā€˜Hot Potato (several small fires), 2024ā€™. Potatoes with eyes around a fire.
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Opportunities and awards

Grants for experimental practice, plus winners of the Shane and Catherine Brennan Prize, finalists of the churchie emerging art prize,…

Portrait image of choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. The face and shoulders of a European woman in her forties looking into the camera.
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Artists respond to bullying accusations against international director

A statement from an esteemed choreographer in response to bullying accusations has sparked conversations about changing directorial practices in the…

The inaugural Essence Festival. Photo of a heavy metal singer on stage, cast in red light.
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Festival review: Essence Festival 2024

An ambitious attempt to stage a two-day music festival within the walls of a local Canberra bar shows promise.

Four women are standing on stage wearing outfits of red, black and white. They are Elenoa Rokobaro, Zahra Neman, Ursula Yovich and Stefanie Caccamo i 'Well-Behaved Women.'.
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Theatre review: Well-Behaved Women, Belvoir St Theatre

A feminist reckoning of women across history who broke the rules and forged their own way.

Arj Barker, a man with dark hair smiling. He is wearing a dark shirt and holding a microphone.
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Comedy review: Arj Barker: The Mind Field, Gippsland Performing Arts Centre

The comedian is touring around Australia's regional and remote areas.

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