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opera audiences: A theatre stage with four soldiers in shadow standing in pairs in the background. In the foreground are two soldiers, crouching on the ground, each one holding a woman in his arms. The women are wearing white gowns.
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Are opera audiences really in decline? Big picture results reveal all

ArtsHub has collated the data on our major opera companies recent attendance figures and financials to reveal some interesting trends.

An immersive style theatre with screens and lights and lecture seating. Sydney Conservatorium Parramatta
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Sydney Conservatorium to expand West – the first in 110-year history

The Sydney Conservatorium to open new state-of-the-art learning space in Parramatta in 2026.

Cindy Rostron, Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) Fashion Showcase at the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (Hawai'i 2024). Image: Benjamin Warlngundu Ellis Bayliss.
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First Nations residency and funding opportunities a 'game changer' for artists

With a dedicated music residency and funding of up to $50,000, Creative Australia's programs for First Nations artists and young…

Genevieve Morris as Cory Taylor in the 2025 MTC production, 'Dying: A Memoir'. An older woman with short, greying hair poses dramatically on stage, as if shocked and automatically defending herself, perhaps by a sudden thunderclap.
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Dying: A Memoir review: a generous gift

Benjamin Law’s adaptation of his friend Cory Taylor’s dying wish flies high

Aretha Brown's artwork for Monash University's new First Nations festival, Kindred People. A vividly designed black and white abstract image.
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Kindred People: Monash University announces new Indigenous-led festival for 2026

New festival Kindred People aspires to ‘energetically encourage' the sharing of Indigenous knowledges.

Whitefella Yella Tree. Photo: STC / Prudence Upton.
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Whitefella Yella Tree review: first contact and first love collide

The award-winning Whitefella Yella Tree returns to tell a heart wrenching and vital coming-of-age story.

Malacañang Made Us. Image: Queensland Theatre Company.
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Malacañang Made Us review: cancel culture meets martial law

Malacañang Made Us, presented by Queensland Theatre Company, shows how one act of resistance can ripple across generations.

Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore in Fly Girl. Photo: Prudence Upton.
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Fly Girl review: girl power reaches soaring new heights

The little-known story of Deborah Lawrie, Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot, is presented with equal parts comedy and drama…

New performance venue Lango at Footscray Community Arts. An artist's render of the outdoor performance space, showing the stage and the three overlapping architectural shells arcing above it.
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New performance venues in Melbourne and Brisbane

A revitalised indie theatre complex in Brisbane’s Petrie Terrace is one of several new performance venues.

The Colleano family, subject of the film, The Colleano Heart. Image: The Colleano Heart.
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The Colleano Heart review: a remarkable Aboriginal success story 

Shapeshifting for decades to avoid detection as Aboriginal, The Colleano Heart follows a remarkable family of circus performers who won…

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