Performing Arts
Year of the Rooster review: bold costumes and wild buffoonery are not quite enough
The third play in a series dubbed The Beast Trilogy, Year of the Rooster is a visual treat.
Dancing in CERCLES: Perth Festival show excels at bringing people together
An epic international dance project spotlighting the power of public dance was one of the greatest achievements of this year’s…
Monteverdi's Vespers and Orfeo review: two 5-star baroque masterpieces at Adelaide Festival
Ensemble Pygmalion's performances of Monteverdi's Vespers and the opera Orfeo were baroque masterpieces for a neo-baroque age.
Mary Said What She Said review: a stunning solo act
Acclaimed French actress Isabelle Huppert is hypnotic as the doomed Queen of Scots in this Adelaide Festival production of Mary…
The Tiger Lillies review: dead funny cabaret at Adelaide Festival
The Tiger Lillies didn't bring the energy they're known for to this Adelaide Festival performance of Serenade from the Sewer.
This Narungga-led First Nations performance will premiere in India in a historic cultural exchange
This month, Indigenous Elders and artists travel to Chennai to debut GUURANDA x KMMC – and you can livestream it in Australia.
Tyshawn Sorey: Alone review – Adelaide Festival 2026
A solo piano recital by Black American composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey at Adelaide Festival 2026.
Perle Noire review: charting the inner life of the iconic Josephine Baker
A powerful fusion of opera and cabaret, Perle Noire delves into Josephine Baker's inner world.
Brodsky String Quartet with William Barton review: pioneering UK quartet teams with virtuoso yidaki player
The Brodsky String Quartet's collaboration with yidaki player William Barton was let down by a disjointed program.
Dragon I review: one man and an AI assistant at Perth Festival
In Dragon I, Adam Kelly tries to deliver a comedic lecture on dragons... until AI gets in the way.