Victoria

Performance review: Galah, Blue Stone Church Arts Space
A thrilling roller coaster ride of a show powered by a couple of carnies.

Exhibition review: CHAGALL, Jewish Museum of Australia
A dreamscape exhibition that includes illustrated poetry and lithographs.

Theatre review: Hide the Dog, Arts Centre Melbourne, RISING
The first trans-Tasman First Nations children’s production toured from Sydney to Melbourne for RISING.

Exhibition review: Pre-Raphaelites and In the Company of Morris, Art Gallery of Ballarat
Two interwoven exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Ballarat are presented in the spirit of the Pre-Raphaelites with new contemporary…

Performance review: Masterclass, Malthouse, RISING
A RISING show that really lives up to its name, this two-hander from Adrienne Truscott and Brokentalkers delivers on all…

How the State Library of Victoria is reinventing itself through art
There are galleries in libraries and Iibraries in galleries – are these categories still relevant and what is the role…

Performance review: Buŋgul, Hamer Hall, RISING
Gurrumul YunupiÅ‹u’s album 'Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)' is translated for the stage by YolÅ‹u dancers and songmen with the…

Dance review: TANZ, Arts Centre Melbourne, RISING
TANZ has moments of wonder and even the sublime but how transgressive is nudity and gore in 2023?

Installation review: Lightscape, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
Melbourne's Botanic Gardens are once again painted with light.

Exhibition review: Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi, NGV
What is gained, and lost, in the NGV's latest masterpieces blockbuster featuring French painter Pierre Bonnard and designer India Mahdavi.