Festivals
Festival review: week three, Brisbane Festival
Some of the highlights of week three of Brisbane Festival.
The regional cultural festival that’s Blooming lovely
From tulips and wine tastings to heritage architecture and an acquisitive painting prize, Bendigo’s Bloom festival has much to offer…
Unconformity rules at this unique celebration of place
This site-specific festival on Tasmania's remote West Coast offers locals and visitors alike an array of unique cultural experiences.
Overcoming threshold anxiety
Geelong Arts Centre’s redevelopment opens the venue up to the public eye, in a way that’s deliberately designed to ensure…
The daring future of sovereign Blak storytelling
ArtsHub speaks with YIRRAMBOI Festival and new First Nations theatre company A Daylight Connection, about bold and experimental First Nations…
Queer cultural festival expands citywide
The rebranded and expanded Melt OPEN will celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community of Brisbane and beyond.
How to stage a festival in a city with no CBD
The Gold Coast is a city with no identifiable CBD, so how does its unique geography impact the annual BLEACH*…
Festival review: Illuminate Adelaide, from Unsound to Oneohtrix Point Never
Adelaide’s winter festival offers a rich array of experiences, from the sensory overload of Unsound Adelaide to a night-time ramble…
Music review: Governor’s Gala: Romance isn’t Dead, Yet…, Australian Festival of Chamber Music
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Governor’s Gala offered splendid playing of some of the most romantic music ever written.
Music review: Opening Applause, Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Two premieres and two perennial favourites open the 2023 Australian Chamber Music Festival in Townsville with a well-chosen and beautifully…