Performing Arts
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Festival reviews: Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein, Ugly Sisters, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Two shows by trans women invite the audience to experience what it's like to be feared and ostracised.
![A woman in black is sprawled on the ground in a half seated position with her arms outstretched. Behind her is an image of a figure with multiple limbs. American Whore Story.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/naomi.jpg?w=310)
Festival review: American Whore Story, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Working and hustling your way to Hollywood: Naomi Grossman goes confessional.
![Five performers in shades of brown are walking on top of candle jars.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Apricity_Nica_Fringe-705-11.jpg?w=310)
Festival reviews: YOAH, Apricity, Afrique en Cirque, Ten Thousand Hours, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh Festival Fringe offers an array of exciting circus acts from around the world that often act as a proud…
![Against a dark windswept sky, a young man with glasses is holding a wand. To his right is a white-bearded man, on his left are a young man and woman.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/potter-e1724040086585.webp?w=310)
Music review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in Concert, Adelaide Entertainment Centre
The musical world of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' becomes ever darker as our hero makes preparations for the…
![A woman wearing a blue shirt and a dark vest and pants is sitting at a piano. A man in a red shirt and light trousers is standing by the piano.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/MurderforTwo_ArtsCentreMelb_Credit_MarkGambino_ACM_MU41.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Murder for Two, Arts Centre Melbourne
Premiered in Australia in Sydney last year, this musical returns to bamboozle and amuse another round of crime mystery fans.
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Nearly 5 billion photos are taken daily – so here’s how to stand out
With less than 8% of photos now taken with cameras, ArtsHub marks World Photography Day by looking at photography careers,…
![Australian athlete Raygun gave a controversial breakdancing performance in Paris, 2024.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/drew-dizzy-graham-PVyhz0wmHdo-unsplash-e1723935113898.jpg?w=310)
Raygun, breakdancing and online hate: what next for Australian street dancers?
Raygun's controversial Olympics breakdancing performance has triggered online bullying for the Australian dance community.
![Maude Davey in 'Performing the Monster'. Davey will be delivering a master class as part of the Festival of Australian Queer Theatre. A pale-skinned woman on stage holding a microphone up to her lips. She is wearing smokey eyeshadow and black gloves with a white frilly gown.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/270048538_10226549346823725_8054337764644518172_n-e1723691969425.jpg?w=310)
First-ever Festival of Australian Queer Theatre welcomes authentic disruption
Curator Dr Robert Reid explains the thinking behind a festival dedicated to Australian queer theatre that brings together makers and…
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Theatre review: The Heart Whispers and Whirls, Shirley Burke Theatre
A multidisciplinary ensemble of international women sharing their heritage through poetry, folk songs, dance and shadow puppetry.
![Festival-goers at Byron Bay Bluesfest. A crowd of people gathering below a stage facing the camera. A figure in the centre of the photo is wrapped up like a mummy with their arms outstretched.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/453512580_913506624152075_982871889915616653_n-e1723684713416.jpg?w=310)
Bluesfest axed after 2025, ending its 36-year run
News of Bluesfest's closure shocked some while others see it as inevitable due to shift in demand.