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Colourful artwork with different patterns from Yuriyal Bridgeman depicted in panels upright and on the floor.
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Exhibition review: Yuriyal Bridgeman: yubilong(mi)bilongyu, Griffith University Art Museum

This survey investigates the significant mark Yuriyal Bridgeman has made on Australia’s post-colonial arts landscape.

An Aboriginal woman in a printed blouse is laughing.
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Theatre review: Watersong, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville

A stunning production by Townsville-based First Nations actors and playwright mines generational family drama.

Opera Queensland's 'La Cenerentola (Cinderella)' is the centrepiece of the 2025 Brisbane Bel Canto Festival. A fair-skinned young woman wearing an exaggerated wreath of flowers on her head stands with shoulders bared against a floral background.
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From bohemia to the outback: Opera Queensland launches its 2025 season

In-demand international coloratura soprano Sumi Jo goes bush for Opera Queensland’s Festival of Outback Opera in 2025.

Heather Mitchell in Sydney Theatre Company’s ‘RBG: Of Many, One’ by Suzie Miller. A sharp-looking elderly woman dressed in black sitting on a white armchair with one of her hands framing her chin.
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Suzie Miller’s RBG: Of Many, One revived for 2025 national tour due to popular demand

The celebrated Suzie Miller play capturing the life of US Supreme Court associate justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will return in…

Happy image of woman in red dress and man in t-shirt having a tea party in tropical location. Wedgwood
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V&A Wedgwood exhibition to debut in Townsville

In a coup for Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Wedgwood comes to Queensland from the V&A.

Eyse Phelan wearing a cap, vest and shirt is reading out from a piece of paper. As You Like It by TheatreiNQ
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Theatre review: As You Like It, Queen's Gardens, Townsville

Sparkling performances and a strong ensemble mark this Shakespeare production.

Architectural render of Townsville Concert Hall. A view from outdoor of a concert hall building in sunny Townsville. Arts funding now gone.
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North Queensland arts community calls for #Artsban as Council pulls $150 million funding

The 40-year fight for a purpose-built concert hall in Townsville has once again hit a dead end and tempers are…

A group of young Aboriginal women dressed in black tracksuits bearing traditional designs in white, crouch and stand on stage as they sing.
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First Nations choir Marliya to take ‘Spinifex Gum’ to London

Making their international debut, the Cairns-based choir Marliya will perform the critically acclaimed ‘Spinifex Gum’ at the Barbican in October.

An Indigenous man in dark clothing with one hand to his throat. A didgeridoo is standing next to him.
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Music review: Festival Farewell, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Townsville Civic Theatre

The finale to the 2024 Australian Festival of Chamber Music celebrated the joy of music with a heartfelt farewell to…

Four people in black are huddled together, looking down, each one holding onto saxophones.
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Music review: Australian Festival of Chamber Music, various Townsville venues 

A reflection on some key concerts and events at the 2024 Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

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