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Sky Ferreira. Photo: Patrik Sandberg. A young Caucasian woman with long blonde curls and a shiny silver dress, turned side-ways towards the viewer with a cool look and bold red lipstick.
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Concert review: Sky Ferreira, RISING Festival, The Forum

US alt-pop singer-songwriter Sky Ferreira appeared too cool for her own good at her only RISING performance.

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Theatre review: Blackout Songs, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

A two-handler about alcoholism and memory.

Installation view of 'Ivan Durrant: Marmalade Skies Through Opal Eyes' at Hamilton Gallery. L to R: 'Cavendish', 2023, and 'Murray River', 2021. Photo: Supplied. Two paintings showing blurry riverscapes with bright colours, seemingly drawn from a photograph.
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Exhibition review: Ivan Durrant: Marmalade Skies Through Opal Eyes, Hamilton Gallery

An exhibition that focuses on Ivan Durrant's commitment to colour and observations of the world around him.

RISING. Against a burning sun going down two figures that look like prehistoric monsters or dinosaurs face off. But are they just performers in flowing costumes?
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Performance review: ANITO, RISING Festival, Arts House

Costume, puppetry, drag, dance and experimental electronic music combine to interrogate colonial wrongs.

Rhodes. Image is a surreal piece of art in a golden frame, a picture of a young woman in a black cloak holding a closed fan in a red gloved hand. Her face is painted blue, yellow and white and there is a perspex or glass box around her head. She is standing in front of a block of flats.
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Exhibition review: Katrina Rhodes and Stefano Ives, Fortyfivedownstairs

Two virtuosos of Australian surrealist art share a gallery in Melbourne’s CBD with captivating results.

Installation view of 'Africa Fashion' on display from 31 May to 6 October 2024 at NGV International, Melbourne. Photo: Lillie Thompson. Nine mannequins standing on a tiered display with red lights. Each of them are wearing glittery and glamorous garments by African fashion designers.
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Exhibition review: Africa Fashion, NGV

‘Africa Fashion’ is a visual feast imbued with history and agency.

The Blak Infinite. Image is artwork of cartoon like spaceships with people falling out of them.
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Thinking about aliens – The Blak Infinite envelops Fed Square this RISING

Behind the spaceships and bright lights in this RISING program of free events and installations lies a deeper story.

'Little Murmur' to tour in Australia. Photo: Angela Grabowska. A young woman lies on the stage with a book in her hand and pages flying in the air.
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Dancing through the world of dyslexia

Developed with young audiences in mind, 'Little Murmur' by the UK's Aakash Odedra Company draws on life experiences of dyslexia…

Three actors in orange hi-vis clothes with a huge oval backdrop showing clouds, stand behind a mass of complicated poles.
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Theatre review: Multiple Bad Things, Merlyn Theatre, Malthouse

Back to Back's latest production presents another layered look at the intersectional experience of people with a disability.

RISING: A group of three First Peoples and a Caucasian man performing in a rock band with an arch of stage lights behind them. Two are playing guitars, the lead singer is standing on a packing case and one is waving drum sticks.
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Performance reviews: RISING Festival, first weekend

RISING Festival is now off and running. Here is ArtsHub's round-up of the performing arts offerings on the first weekend.

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