Australia
Music review: Beth Gibbons, RISING, Hamer Hall
The celestial vocal stylings of Portishead's lead singer shone in a concert drawn from her first solo album.
Dance review: Ballet Preljocaj: Swan Lake, Lyric Theatre, QPAC
Ballet Preljocaj’s 'Swan Lake' offers a radical reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece in a finely crafted, beautifully delivered production.
Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: Queensland literary judges resign, David Attenborough at 99, ‘Vandemonian Lags’ reviewed…
Theatre review: Ripening, Gasworks Arts Park
A heartfelt look at the intense experience of navigating pregnancy and childbirth in today’s Western medical system.
Theatre review: How To Hold A Sign, The Butterfly Club
An insightful and accessible exploration of the challenges faced by women working in the construction industry.
Exhibition review: Cézanne to Giacometti, National Gallery of Australia
A highly contextualised, thoughtful, and conversational exhibition which maps out a decades-long conversation of modern ways of seeing.
New Page Writing Retreats
Cultivating creativity: Weekend writing retreat
Weekend retreat Escape to a peaceful place where we focus on cultivating and revitalising our creative practice. What’s it about?…
Photographic installation responding to Australian Queer Archives wins $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize
Perth-born artist Jack Ball takes out the $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize with a work exploring queer histories.
Theatre review: Austen in Therapy, Abbotsford Convent
Jane Austen lovers will find this enjoyable if they can look past the lacklustre production.
Book review: I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY, Marni Appleton
This collection of short stories offers a window into the lives of young, contemporary women.