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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Rachel Podger
Fine playing from a veteran HIP ensemble led by the exuberant British queen of the Baroque violin.

How will theatre survive in a post-subsidy world?
In his 2017 Philip Parsons Lecture at Belvoir, award-winning lighting designer Nick Schlieper asks: how can we turn the anti-subsidy…

The Merry Widow
Opera Australia has a clear winner on its hands with this new reworking of Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow.

After Utopia: Revisiting the Asian Ideal in Contemporary Art
Shelter. Survival. Community. Communism. It’s all thrown out on the operating table where Asia exists in this bold exhibition, After…

Gareth Sansom: Transformer
Sansom’s continued fascination with pushing the boundaries of gender norms have their roots in some of his earliest work.

The Best Australian Stories 2017
Short stories are a polarising art form because they can demand a lot of the reader.

Queensland: towards a greener creative state
As the state’s election looms, the Queensland Greens’ candidate for McConnel, Kirsten Lovejoy discusses the party’s arts policies.

Canberra: on the cusp of cultural renewal
Arts organisations in the national capital have ambitious plans for the future, including a new theatre, as the ACT's population…

Applause: recent winners
All-female band honoured; ballet dancers nominated; director's award recipients revealed, and many more.

The Invisible
A powerfully illuminating reminder of the extent that refugee experiences are hidden, and art’s role in offering a voice.