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Melbourne Recital Centre welcomes Nat Bartsch as 2024 Artist-in-Residence. Photo: Supplied. Outdoor photo of a person with elegant short hair wearing glasses looking off into the distance with a smile, wearing a long patchwork dress.
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Opportunities and awards

Perth Festival calling for young artists, Newcastle Museum and Art Gallery receives extended funding, plus finalists of St Kilda Festival…

‘BLAKTIVISM 2023’ performance at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne. Photo: Pics That Pop. First Nations performers on stage wearing brightly coloured clothes against a projected background of a raised fist. In the foreground audiences are giving the performs a standing ovation.
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Performance review: BLAKTIVISM, Hamer Hall

A potent First Nations performance with stirring vocals, storytelling and words of protest.

Maria Callas. The image is a holograph of a woman in a floating white dress with dark piled up hair, hugging herself and singing.
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Music review: Maria Callas: A Concert in Hologram, Arts Centre Melbourne

3D hologram technology brings one of the world's greatest divas back to the stage, using the original vocal tracks of…

Zach Bryan. Image is a man in jeans and Budweiser T shirt playing an acoustic guitar in front of a band on stage. His right arm is heavily tattooed.
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Music review: Zach Bryan, Flemington Racecourse

The US country star was joined by Dermot Kennedy and Daniel Ricciardo for a boot-stompin’ night of fun.

First Nations. Image is of a garden lit in yellow and solo tree lit up in pink.
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First Nations-led festival channels interconnectedness for 2024

Parrtjima – A Festival in Light returns to connect visitors with Country and Culture from 12-21 April 2024.

Prydz. Image is a human in a space suit projected on a huge screen in front of a dancing crowd.
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Music review: Eric Prydz, HOLO, ALWAYS LIVE, Rod Laver Arena

The acclaimed Swedish DJ and producer created an enticing, electronic dystopia and unique spectacl

Rouge. A troupe of preening, stretching scantily clad performers pose for the camera under red spotlights.
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Circus review: ROUGE, Sydney Spiegeltent

Naughty and flamboyant circus.

Possum Magic. A troupe of young ballet dancers on stage dressed as various Australian animals.
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Ballet review: Possum Magic The Ballet, Arts Centre Melbourne

Mem Fox's iconic picture book about the little marsupial who becomes invisible is transformed into dance.

Sue Giles. Headshot of woman with short grey hair and black scoop neck top, she is smiling at the camera.
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Art: need and impact

The former Artistic Director of Polyglot Theatre shares her recent keynote to an alumni event at the Betty Amsden Foundation.

Blue Cow. Image is a group of people in and around an old rusty jeep.
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Blue Cow Theatre to take its final bow

Lacking secure government support, the Hobart-based Blue Cow has decided to bow out on its own terms.

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