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Powerful solo works become companion pieces at Arts House

This November, a new two-show ticket pairs innovative performances at Arts House.

Tyallah Bullock and Roxanne McDonald in Before I Forget. Photo: Pia Johnson.
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MTC's powerful dementia drama Before I Forget finds the joy and strength in family

Playwright and director Kamarra Bell-Wykes draws on her own family history for this affecting MTC drama at Arts Centre Melbourne.

australian artists in europe: a photo of five performers in bright costumes dancing on a green football pitch style park or oval area that looks like its located in a old-style european suburb. There are old buildings on the streetscape behind the oval.
Interviews

How hard is it to make it as an Australian independent artist in Europe?

Two Australian artists living and working in Europe talk to ArtsHub about the benefits and challenges of being based in…

ROHTKO will premiere in Australia at Perth Festival 2027. Photo: Supplied (ROHTKO at Dailes Theatre, Latvia).
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The future of theatre? High-tech European blockbuster ROHTKO heads to Perth Festival

Perth Festival 2027 is embracing the next wave of international theatre – and it's unlike anything you've seen.

Carolina Bianchi's The Brotherhood comes to Adelaide Festival. Photo: Mayra Azzi.
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Fire-lit opera, a revamped Writers’ Week, Khaled Sabsabi and more: Adelaide Festival 2027 goes big

Matthew Lutton's latest program is expansive, but his ambitions go beyond spectacle.

Composer Antony Partos leads the Human Made campaign. Photo: Cassidy Cloupet.
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Australian screen composers protest AI’s copyright dodging at Screen Music Awards

‘Australian creativity is not free training data.’ says Antony Partos, who leads the Human Made campaign.

Artist Benjamin Paul and Palawa Youth will present 'waynapuni pools' at Sydney Festival 2027. Photo: Jesse Hunniford.
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From junkyard spas to flying kites, can Sydney Festival really transform the city?

Kris Nelson's vision for Sydney Festival 2027 turns the city into a playground.

Opera Australia's Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Aida (2015). Photo: Hamilton Lund.
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Opera Australia loses major philanthropist's support, but harbour shows will go on

Japanese billionaire Haruhisa Handa ends a significant chapter for Opera on Sydney Harbour.

Snake Sessions performance in public space: a photo of four young male people standing at the top of a skate park ramp watching another young male person do a somersault in the air.
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Why skate parks and shopping malls are the perfect performing arts venues right now

If getting people to the theatre is harder than ever right now, why aren’t we taking more work to the…

Zane Saunders, Preface, 2026. Performance installation, PUNQ 2026, Old NSW Bank Building, Gurambilbarra/Townsville. Photo: Tszar. Courtesy: the artist.
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Preface takes visual art to the floor at PUNQ in Townsville

Jarrowia, Butchulla and Gunggari artist Zane Saunders is a man of few words, so when he does open his mouth…

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