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How did Geelong become Australia’s first and only UNESCO City of Design?

Geelong Design Week puts the regional city's design culture in the spotlight. But how did it become a global design…

Koreaboo at Malthouse Theatre. Photo: Gianna Rizzo.
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Adoption dramedy Koreaboo is a bittersweet marvel

Now showing in Melbourne, this semi-autobiographical work, written by and starring Michelle Lim Davidson, draws on the difficult history of…

OzAsia 2018: a photo of a purple neon-lit studio showing the shadowed face of female Asian person whose face is covered in strips of brightly coloured neon lighting effects.
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What do Asian Australian artists want to see in place of OzAsia?

As the nation’s most prominent Asian arts festival takes its final bow, Asian Australian artists share their views on what…

Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer are preparing to hand over the reins of Hayes Theatre Co. Photo: Harvey House Productions.
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Australia needs an Off-Broadway. The Hayes Theatre is the answer.

For Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer, musical theatre isn't a commercial pursuit – it's a living, unruly art form.

Troy Rogers in Drug Baby. Photo: Frankie the Creative.
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From drug baby to the stage: Troy Rogers' triumphant return to Frankston Arts Centre

Acting classes at Frankston Arts Centre were a bright light in Troy Rogers' troubled childhood. Now he returns, this time…

Jodie Comer in Prima Facie. Image: NT Live.
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Theatre on the silver screen: ‘Not till you’ve seen one do you understand how accessible it is’

National Theatre's stage-to-cinema program brings some of the world's biggest actors and productions to Australia.

Strike action by Arts Centre Melbourne workers has paid off. Photo: Supplied / MEAA.
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Arts Centre Melbourne workers secure 13% pay rise after historic strike action

Workers secured a major pay and conditions settlement – could it set a new benchmark for arts wages?

Dancenorth Australia's incoming Co-Artistic Directors Felix Sampson and Michael Smith. Photo: Amber Haines.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week, an Australian dance company puts its succession plan into action, announcing its new Co-Artistic Directors.

Ai Weiwei, Mushrooms, installation view. Photo: Anna Kucera / MCA Australia.
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Ai Weiwei brings the politics of war to the MCA's harbourside lawn

Ai Weiwei's major new public artwork Mushrooms places 500 cast-iron combat helmets on the waterfront by Sydney Harbour.

Waterfront Brisbane. Image: Dexus.
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Artists invited to create a landmark arrival experience for Waterfront Brisbane

A major public art commission invites artists to transform a retaining wall at Waterfront Brisbane into a permanent artwork reflecting…

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