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Celebrating connection and story: Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s 75th anniversary season
Jessica Cottis, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the CSO, discusses her 2025 season and the importance of commissioning new…
Kneecap film review: top showcase of the hip hop trio’s talents
Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature is a bawdy, rambunctious and semi-fictionalised biopic of Belfast rappers Kneecap.
Managing Director leaves MSO: Peter Garrett to conduct independent external review
Sophie Galaise has left the MSO after the Orchestra’s musicians made a statement of 'no confidence' in senior management.
Adelaide Festival announces first three shows for 2025
A Simon Stone-directed opera, a triple bill from Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal and ADT’s 60th anniversary production are the first…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.
How Newcastle’s New Annual festival changes artists’ lives, one opportunity at a time
Now in its fourth year, the multi-arts festival New Annual celebrates Novocastrian creatives while also bringing Australia’s best artists to…
The National Circus Festival: growing grassroots circus in the regions
With an emphasis on circus training and community-building as much as entertainment, the National Circus Festival is a major event…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.
Exit interview: Travis Tiddy, The Unconformity
After 15 years and seven festivals grown from the bedrock of Tasmania's West Coast, Tiddy reflects on growth, change and…
This week’s arts news and trending topics
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