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Strong is the New Pretty. Photo: Sam Scoufus / Compadre.
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Strong is the New Pretty is about more than women kicking goals: 'It speaks to a bigger movement'

Strong is the New Pretty traces the inspiring story of how the AFLW was created, but for its creative team,…

Powerhouse Parramatta during construction. Photo: Iwan Baan.
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Powerhouse Parramatta: what we know so far about the misconduct allegations and the museum’s future

Powerhouse Parramatta is weeks from opening, but its CEO has abruptly stepped aside amid an ongoing investigation. Here’s what we…

[GAMEBOY] from choreographer Amy Zhang tours as part of ORBIT 2026. Photo: Supplied.
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New touring initiative ORBIT creates sustainable pathways for indie dance

Three major dance organisations join forces to tackle the touring barriers facing independent choreographers.

Powerhouse Parramatta will open in November 2026. Photo: Powerhouse Studio.
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Lisa Havilah ‘stood aside’ as Powerhouse Parramatta CEO

Only months ahead of the Western Sydney museum’s 7 November opening, the NSW Arts Minister has announced the Powerhouse Parramatta…

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra. Photo: Keith McInnes.
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Playing and belonging: inside the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s 2027 season

From Beethoven to Sibelius and Carmina Burana, the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s 2027 season is full of musical treats. For its musicians,…

Performance Contemporary, Sydney Contemporary 2025. Photo: Wes Nel Photography.
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Ten editions on, has the Sydney Contemporary art fair kept its big promises?

While sales have ebbed, signs of market maturity and growing engagement are recalibrating how we register success of Australia’s largest…

Artist's render of 'The Dark', opening at Powerhouse Parramatta on November 7. Photo: Supplied.
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Leading Australian theatre talents drive Powerhouse Parramatta's illuminating new exhibition

Powerhouse Parramatta reveals full program, with theatremaker Kip Williams tapped for new exhibition The Dark.

David Wenham stars in STC's 'An Iliad'. Photo: Daniel Boud.
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Sydney Theatre Company's five-star hit An Iliad is touring to Melbourne

David Wenham returns to the stage in STC's acclaimed Trojan War epic, An Iliad.

John Cameron Mitchell revisits Hedwig and the Angry Inch at MIFF. Photo: Supplied.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch at 25: John Cameron Mitchell on his cult hit

As he returns to Australia, John Cameron Mitchell celebrates a film that's greatest legacy may be its refusal to belong…

Matilda the Musical returns in 2027. Pictured: Matilda Int. Tour 2023. Photo: Hanan Assor.
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Matilda the Musical is returning to Australia in 2027

More than one million Australians saw it the first time around. Now Matilda The Musical is back, with Tim Minchin's…

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