Performing Arts
Music review: Not Drowning, Waving & George Telek: Tabaran, City Recital Hall, Sydney Festival
The rhythms of Papuan music and its post-colonial Western influences were revisited for one night only.
Performance review: Blacknificense – The Cotton Club Experience, Chapel off Chapel, midsumma festival
A personal celebration of the gay and black contributions to jazz and popular music in the 20th century.
Performance review: Creative Juices, FRINGE WORLD
Interactive work-in-progress, this show depends on audience participation.
A Jane Austen classic opens a new era for Queensland Theatre
Opening his tenure as Queensland Theatre's Artistic Director, Daniel Evans co-directs a new adaptation of a Jane Austen classic.
Theatre reviews: Thirty-Six and Medium, midsumma festival
Two very different shows at midsumma festival.
Concert review: Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert, The Plenary
Indiana Jones rides again with the MSO following his every adventure.
Triple J Hottest 100 2024: Chappell Roan wins, low number of Australian artists
There were more votes than last year, but there were fewer Australians in the top 10 than in previous recent…
Performance review: Willing Participant, FRINGE WORLD
A warm and engaging piece of theatre from Rob Carlton.
Performance review: I Watched Someone Die on TikTok, State Theatre Centre of WA, FRINGE WORLD
A cautionary tale about the ills of social media.
Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
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