Search News

See all news
Advanced SearchSearch Icon Advertise
artform
News Type

Performing Arts

Performing Arts Visual Arts Reviews News Writing and Publishing All Arts Features Film Theatre Digital
More
L-R: Fashion designer Irene Robinson, CIAF Artistic Director Francoise Lane, and CIAF curatorial associate Teho Ropeyarn celebrate the program launch of CIAF's 15th anniversary season. Assorted artworks by the artists from Wik & Kugu Art Centre. Photo: Supplied. Robinson is a woman with short grey hair wearing a black dress with a large necklace that has pompoms attached to it. Lane is a woman with curly grey hair, a warm smile, holding a carved crocodile artwork. Ropeyarn is a man with dark brown hair and a trimmed beard, kneeling beside two more wooden carved artworks, including another crocodile and a dog. The three of them are posed in a light-filled, outdoor space.
News

Country Speaking at Indigenous art fair's 15th anniversary

The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair heralds its 15th year with anniversary celebrations unveiled.

Celina Lei

Apr 16, 2024
Three opera singers on a stage in front of a set depicting a candy house. A young woman plays a boy, in the middle a man in Japanese attire is in drag as a witch and on the right a woman plays a young girl. Hansel & Gretel.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Opera review: Hansel & Gretel, St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Brisbane

For its premiere full-scale opera, Voxalis’ 'Hansel and Gretel' offered a well-crafted and entertaining production. 

Suzannah Conway

Apr 16, 2024
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Comedy review: Laura Davis: Albatross, DoubleTree By Hilton, MICF 2024

Like a young albatross learning to fly, if you take a leap of faith with this show you will be…

Kim Hitchcock

Apr 16, 2024
Against a pink background a young white woman with long wavy reddish/brown hair wears a T shirt with an image of a monster face and the slogan 'the world is as you are'. Grace Jarvis.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Comedy review: Grace Jarvis: Oh! The Horrors!, Melbourne Town Hall, MICF 2024

Grace Jarvis explores the horrors of the state of the world but has the audience laughing all the way.

Kim Hitchcock

Apr 16, 2024
Jennifer Wong. Image is a headshot of a smiling woman of Asian appearance wearing glasses. She has long dark hair and a side parting, plus a pink shirt. Her head is slightly tilted to the right.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Comedy review: Jennifer Wong: The Sweet and Sour Hour Power, Chinese Museum, MICF 2024

A night of clever puns and interactive fun.

Dorcas Maphakela

Apr 16, 2024
Image is a pink/red background with a tonne weight on it, bearing the inscription Funny Tonne
Features

Funny Tonne – part three, MICF 2024

The third batch of top reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2024.

ArtsHub

Apr 16, 2024
A white woman with dark, shoulder-length hair and wearing a dark dress and diamond-shaped earrings smiles at the camera.
Features

So you want my arts job: Peak Body Executive Director

Katherine Connor from PAC Australia talks us through her role and the demands of an average week.

Richard Watts

Apr 15, 2024
Two Caucasian men in business attire (no jackets) look seriously at the camera. One is seated, the other leaning on his shoulder.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Comedy review: Wankernomics 2.0: As Per My Last Email, Athenaeum Theatre, MICF 2024

Scribble this on your Post-it note: the boys are back with a new show about marinating in office hell.

Thuy On

Apr 14, 2024
A woman of Asian appearance in a blue suit over a black scoop neck singlet has a surprised expression on her face.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Comedy Review: Ting Lim: Well... This Is Awkward, Storyville Melbourne, MICF 2024

A rising Australian/Singaporean comedian struggles with being unkind.

Thuy On

Apr 14, 2024
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Comedy review: Best of the Edinburgh Fest, Athenaeum Theatre, MICF 2024

Three comedians in one hour. What more do you want?

Thuy On

Apr 14, 2024
1 … 56 57 58 59 60 … 1,653
User Icon
Forgot password?
User Icon
Back to Login