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Virginia Gay, Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2025 Artistic Director. Gay, a fair-skinned woman, poses against a light blue backdrop and laughs as the elborate train of her black silk or satin gown billows up around her head, perhaps propelled by a wind machine out of the frame.
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Sequins, champagne and passion: Adelaide Cabaret Festival launches its 2025 program

Virginia Gay tells ArtsHub about some of the many highlights of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s 25th anniversary edition.

Stephen Graham Jones' Indian American take on a vampire story is just one of the titles blowing up BookTok this year. Image: Simon & Schuster, Gary Isaacs.
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Biggest BookTok releases of 2025 (so far)

BookTok has already smashed decades-old records in 2025. Here's a list of the most popular books so far.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival logo 2025. A bright and colourful stylised image of a jocular human-animal hybrid in yellow and blue against a bright red background.
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Wellbeing tips for surviving a gruelling festival season Part 2: Melbourne International Comedy Festival

How do comedians, clowns, cabaret artists and festival directors juggle self-care with the rigours of MICF?

Many creatives are obsessed with coffee. But is it worth the hype? Image: Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash
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Why your coffee is important to your creativity

Countless creatives cite coffee as an essential part of their daily routine. But is it possible to get the buzz…

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How podcasts help comedians find their niche

These days, it can feel like every comedian alive has a podcast and the boom shows no signs of slowing…

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New report says social cohesion is at critical juncture

The new report from national think tank, A New Approach, has recommendations for addressing Australia's fracturing social cohesion.

A woman in a black and white patterned shirt with grey shoulder length straight hair leans against a divider with some steps leading upwards behind her on both right and left. Rachel Healy.
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QPAC’s new Chief Executive, Rachel Healy, shares her powerful vision for the performing arts

Ushering in a new era, she has much to offer in her role at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

Performing arts festivals: A four cornered open stage set piece that looks like a room with no walls, on a stage with three female performers seated on lounge chairs within this set piece. They are sitting beneath a large video projector screen which is showing the face of a young woman. Three videographers are surrounding the stage filming this work as it is performed.
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10-year look back at major performing arts festivals shows some things haven’t changed

As some prominent performing arts festivals wrap up their programs for another year, we take a reflective look back on…

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So you want my arts job: Principal Artist, The Australian Ballet

Step inside the life of a principal artist with The Australian Ballet, and learn what it takes to get there.

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So you want my arts job: V&A Chief Curator Wedgwood Collection

Charged with looking after one of the world's most famous collections, curator Catrin Jones talks about her job ahead of…

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