Dance
!['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.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Kallirroi-Vratti-Little-Murmur-Credit-Angela-Grabowska-1-e1717465612566.jpg?w=310)
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…
![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.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/BNNB-Rising-Low-Res-38-e1717390017165.jpg?w=310)
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.
![Queensland Ballet. Three buildings next to each other. One a brick two-storey house with five windows and a door, the middle is a recessed glass and concrete ballet centre, and on the right is a large glass facade.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/TDC_Angharad-Gladding-2-e1716792542582.jpg?w=310)
What the future has in store for Queensland Ballet
After Queensland Ballet’s growth as an internationally recognised arts company, Executive Director Dilshani Weerasinghe considers its achievements and next steps.
![‘Club Vegas: The Spectacle’. Photo: Supplied. A group of six performers on stage in extravagant purple body suit and feather on top of their heads on the stage with spotlights on them.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/phi_2319-e1717130711902.jpeg?w=310)
Performance review: Club Vegas: The Spectacle, Athenaeum
All the ritz and glitz of Vegas in this variety show.
![A dramatically lit photograph of the cast members from the 2024 Australian production of 'Sunset Boulevard', shown in the decaying Hollywood mansion of faded star Norma Desmond.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/SUNSET-BOULEVARD-AUSTRALIA-2024-Sarah-Brightman-Tim-Draxl-PIC-CREDIT-DANIEL-BOUD1.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Sunset Boulevard, Princess Theatre
A woefully miscast Sarah Brightman derails this production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, which also features some baffling directorial choices.
![Ride the Cyclone. On a dark stage a group of young school uniform clad people group around a young man who has a green halo around him. Surrounding all of them is a circular ladder like piece of design.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Justin-Grey-and-the-cast-of-RideTheCyclone-PHOTO-PrudenceUpton1-e1716943237432.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Ride the Cyclone, Hayes Theatre
A Canadian hit musical makes its Australian debut.
![Romeo & Juliet. Two male dancers, onstage against a red backdrop. One is leaning back with their arms open wide, while the other supporting them.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Romeo-Juliet-Paris-2022_RESIZED.jpg?w=310)
Same-sex versions of Romeo & Juliet setting new bar on ballet's mainstage
Does the upcoming ballet season of Romeo & Juliet at Sydney Opera House challenge convention or is it simply a…
![Deaf Indigenous Dance Group dancers Leslie Footscray, Nathaniel Murray and others rehearsing in Cairns, 2021. Photo: Sean Davey. A black and white photo of First People dancers rehearsing in a room.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/IMG_4160-e1716352131413.jpeg?w=310)
Deaf Indigenous Dance Group celebrates 27-year history at State Library
The Far North Queensland Deaf Indigenous Dance Group empowers d/Deaf First Nations artists through Culture and dance.
![Two Aboriginal men dance together, both dressed in orange prison overalls. One, fully dressed and with a shaved head, supports the other man, who has curly hair and is shirtless, his overalls tied around his waist.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/PAZ_TASSONE_THE_OTHER_SIDE_OF_ME_DR_Tuesday_08-08-2023-79-of-133.jpg?w=310)
Remounting a Stolen Generations story told through dance
Remounting ‘The Other Side of Me’ has allowed NT choreographer Gary Lang to enrich its beauty and potency, he explains.
![Priscilla Queen of the Desert. A couple of drag queens and a transwoman stand on stage in front of an orange backdrop and a prop bus. They are in extravagant costumes and are holding hands.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/1aac95f0-9aa3-4dc7-a8ad-dc814b6a5c8c1-e1715733100555.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the musical, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
This accomplished jukebox musical served as a reminder of how far society has (and hasn’t) evolved.Â