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Career Advice

29 jobs to consider for a career change in 2024

Whether you have visions of being in the spotlight, leading from behind the scenes or going out on your own,…

Publicity image for Future D. Fidel's 'La Belle Epoque' at Theatre Works. Photo: Morgan Roberts. A black man is seen emerging from the shadows with a large chain necklace and what appears to be a floating crown above his head.
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What’s in store in 2024 for the performing arts (part five)

From indie theatre to choral masterpieces, 2024 has much to offer in the performing arts.

Alison McKay, Untitled, 2017, Sand and nails on wooden stand. Image: Supplied. An artwork consisting of a tiny precarious plinth with nails hammered into the top, and loose damp sand surrounding the nails.
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Why is the art world still married to meritocracy?

Part lottery, part systematic exclusion: three artists speak about the limitations of the meritocratic approach, and imagine how the art…

Immersive exhibition ‘130BPM: Soundtrack to a Revolution’ curated by Bertie Blackman to open at Qtopia Sydney in its new home. Image: 1985 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras, cropped with colour enhancement. Photo: William Yang. Large puppet-like pieces with vibrant colours dance in the dark with people holding them up from the bottom.
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New galleries and theatres to visit in 2024

From a power station's $100 million facelift to a museum for queer history, here are the top new cultural destinations…

Leave. Adam Wheeler speaks of moving back to Tasmania after 17 years in Melbourne. Image: ‘Body Body Commodity’ by Jenni Large and Tasdance. Photo: Gabriel Comerford. Three dancers on a dark stage wear pastel-coloured leotards and play with large shape forms on their bodies, while in the background a solo violinist is spotlit.
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To leave, or not to leave – this is the question

Three creatives reveal how the grass is greener where you water it, and how their arts practices were enhanced by…

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Concert review: Spirit of Christmas, QPAC

The Christmas spirit was well and truly alive at QPAC.

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Cabaret review: A Very Naughty Christmas, Alex Theatre

A Christmas-themed show that felt divorced from anything remotely boundary-pushing, gender-bending or creative.

Photo: Yeshi Kangrang on Unsplash. A glass jar filled with fairy lights half burried into the sand at the beach against a setting sun.
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Prizes and competitions to enter in 2024

A go-to list of prizes and competitions across the visual arts, performing arts and writing and publishing in the first…

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Features

What our opera companies are offering in 2024

New leadership means new energy for major companies in an exciting year.

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Performance review: Gatsby at the Green Light, The Studio, Sydney Opera House

Craig Ilott and Stuart Couzens have adapted 'The Great Gatsby' into an exhilarating performance set in a 1920s bar.  

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