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Samuel Gaskin in the 2025 Midsumma Festival production 'HONÅŒUR'. The New Zealand born musician poses dramatically, hands raised and face painted, against a colourful backdrop.
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Midsumma and Mardi Gras programs ensure a queer summer ahead

Asexual comedy, drag kings, lesbian drama, trans theatre and in-your-face gay cabaret feature in the programs of Sydney and Melbourne’s…

Ballerina Ako Kondo in white tutu in mid leap. Around her are other dancers in pale pink costumes.
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Dance review: The Nutcracker, Sydney Opera House

The Australian Ballet delivers a sumptuous festive feast for all ages.

woman looking at artefact in Museum with blue lighting Machu Picchu
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Exhibition review: Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, Australian Museum

The Australian Museum turns to bucket list destinations to again draw summer crowds.

People in exhibition of abstract paintings held in place with metal frames. Julie Mehretu
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Exhibition review: Julie Mehretu: A Transcore of the Radical Imaginatory, MCA

Only in part does Julie Mehretu's exhibition stand up to her reputation as 'one of today's most original and thought-provoking…

young woman with long dark hair and aerosol can in hand, with colourful background. So you want my arts job.
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So you want my arts job: Mural Artist

A graphic design background and early career success have landed Taiya Bukovsky with a solid career painting murals.

ceramic sculptures on timber palettes in gallery space with windows. Vipoo Srivilasa
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Exhibition review: re/JOY, Vipoo Srivilasa, Australian Design Centre

Vipoo Srivilasa reclaims memory-laden objects in a genuine body of ceramic works that celebrate the individual and community.

Street dancer and street dance festival director, Alice ‘Arisse’ Tauv. A young Asian woman with short black hair bending her arms in a dance move with the text ‘So you want my arts job?’
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So you want my arts job: Street Dancer/Street Dance Festival Director

Alice ‘Arisse’ Tauv uses her skills, passion and platform to champion street dance.

Two women in gallery looking at ceramic artwork. Muswellbrook prize
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$70,000 national prize calls for ceramicists, among other artists

The Muswellbrook Art Prize is among the oldest, richest and most respected in Australia, and it keeps its finalist pool…

A white room with a window on the right hand side. There's an artwork of a headless torso in the middle of the room.
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Exhibition Review: Tarik Ahlip: Kara Toprak, Schmick Contemporary

This exhibit brings the transformative relationship between writing and sculpture to its pure physical presence – gilded by gold and…

Eileen Kramer in the forthcoming Sydney Festival production 'AFTERWORLD'. A 110-year-old woman holds her hands to her veiled face.
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Vale Eileen Kramer

The iconic Australian dancer and choreographer has died aged 110.

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