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Sydney Fringe Festival teases 2025 program with new works from local, interstate and overseas creatives

Taking its lead from the major arts festivals, Sydney Fringe – which last year presented 500 events to 100,000 attendees…

Four smiling young people from a range of cultural background, and all dressed in black and holding orchestral instruments, walk down a grey institutional hallway. They are members of the Australian Youth Orchestra's 2024 Young Symphonists program.
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More than an orchestra: the institution that’s nurturing Australia’s next generation of classical musicians

The Australian Youth Orchestra’s specialist training programs transform passionate young instrumentalists – and others with a love for fine music,…

A woman standing at a stove. She's holding onto a red oven mitt. A scene from in Mi Todo Productions' 'Mary Jane' at The Old Fitz Theatre, 2025.
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Theatre review: Mary Jane, Old Fitz Theatre

An intimate portrait of a woman caring for her chronically ill son.

Vivid LIVE: The Sydney Opera House lit up at night by a rainbow coloured light projection with the text, 'I want my future to live up to my past' centred within the colourful composition.
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Why the art adorning Sydney Opera House for Vivid this year is like no other in its history

This year’s Vivid LIVE centrepiece casts light on political history, which in some parts of the world feels all-too present…

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Theatre review: The Anarchy (1138-53), KXT on Broadway

An experimental and inventive production that will provoke and pique curiosity.

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Exhibition review: Lucy O’Doherty: The Drifting Place, China Heights Gallery, Sydney

Lucy O'Doherty's work explores dreamy depictions of interior and exterior spaces.

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Installation review: Endling, Vivid Sydney

A solo act that combines  projections, sound and narration with confined aerial and physical theatre.

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Biennale of Sydney 2026 prompted by forgotten histories

The first 37 artists participating in Biennale of Sydney 2026 represent rich diasporic voices that will explore “the hidden effects…

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Liverpool Powerhouse launches new identity for Western Sydney arts

Rebrand of Casula Performing Arts Centre to Liverpool Powerhouse signals a new cultural vision for the region.

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Theatre review: Heaven, Loading Dock Theatre, Qtopia Sydney

Kate Gaul directs the 2023 Irish Times' Best New Play at LGBTQIA+ museum and cultural centre, Qtopia Sydney. 

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