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The Royal Family Dance Crew to lead RISING 2026 program.
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RISING 2026 names global street-dance legends as first stars of festival line-up

Melbourne’s winter arts festival RISING 2026 is set for a shake up with the announcement of legendary The Royal Family…

Visualisation of the Ian Potter State Theatre. Image: NH Architecture.
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Melbourne's majestic State Theatre set to reopen six months ahead of schedule

Home to opera and ballet, Arts Centre Melbourne’s famed State Theatre will reopen its doors in October 2026.

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The Roman Empire is coming to Melbourne in 2026

Out of the history books and into our homes, Melbourne Museum has announced an epic exhibition on the Roman Empire,…

One Night Only by Jackson Castiglione and Rawcus. Darebin Arts Speakeasy. Protagonist: Charlie Mayne and Josh Lynzaat. Image: Darren Gill.
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One Night Only review: form-melting theatre that scoops us up

One Night Only, a new collaboration from Rawcus, presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy, soars and swoops through time and place.

Alison Bell and Fayssal Bazzi in Much Ado About Nothing. Photo: Gregory Lorenzutti / MTC.
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Much Ado About Nothing review: belly laughs and barbs from the Bard

Shakespeare’s mid-career comedy is given a gleeful airing in the MTC’s first new staging of the work in 30 years.

Jessica Stanley and Rajendra Moodley in Titus Andronicus at Theatre Works. Photo: Steven Mitchell Wright.
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Titus Andronicus review: a deep cut of the Bard's bloodiest revenge play

Taking on the Titus Andronicus is no easy feat, though this impressively scaled Theatre Works production takes a good stab…

NIDA Open Studios Senior Tutor Louise Birgan. The photograph depicts a fair skinned woman with shoulder length red hair and wearing blue demim overalls over a sleeveless white and blue striped t-shirt. She is sitting on stage at a table, holding a script and is dramatically backlit; rows of theatre seats are visible in the gloom behind her.
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NIDA Open Studios: shaping unique artists through rigorous pre-professional training

Teaching artist Louise Birgan explains how NIDA Open Studio Programs prepare students for professional arts training and practice.

Image of a figure dressed as an asian deity in a film still. MUMA 2026
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MUMA announces 2026 program, reinstating the human spirit in a changing world

Affirming the importance of university art galleries, MUMA announces a timely 2026 program that focuses on spiritualism and ancestral traditions…

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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

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Strong sales see smaller art fairs pushing ahead of larger events

Big is not always better. This year, the Affordable Art Fairs have shown their muscle with a consistent upward trend…

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