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A Chinese lion, transformed into some form of mermaid, is framed like an old-fashioned theatre stage. The pieces on either side, completing the three-panel work, are octopus tentacles. The artwork by Ruby Li is showing as part of the Asian Heritage Week Exhibition at Dark Horse Experiment.
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Exhibition review: Asian Heritage Week Exhibition, Dark Horse Experiment 

Inner-city Melbourne gallery offers a collection of excellent contemporary Asian-Australian art.

A blonde woman in a white top and black pants is standing near a clock that says 1978. A man is sitting on a brown couch and behind him is another man standing in the distance. A scene from Thursday’s Child Theatre's 2025 production of Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal'.
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Theatre review: Betrayal, Chapel off Chapel

Harold Pinter's classic play is still relevant decades later.

Ensemble in various period costumes from 1927 dancing on stage in Cloc Musical Theatre's 'Nice Work If You Can Get It'.
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Musical review: Nice Work If You Can Get It, The National Theatre

Socialites and bootleggers jive to the songs of George and Ira Gershwin.

A group of circus performers in black leotards. One of them has been flung into the air and is flying towards more of the ensemble, who stand with arms raise to catch her. The photograph depicts a scene from Circa's 'Humans 2.0' at Arts Centre Melbourne.
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Performance review: Humans 2.0, Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne

A post-human show that defies gravity.

Atong Atem, ‘Three Women’, 2019, Ilford smooth pearl print. Atem is one of 16 artists exhibited in the city of Greater Dandenong’s HOME 25 exhibition this year.
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Home is where the art lives – on the streets as well as on gallery walls

Exhibition curator Dr Miriam La Rosa discusses the City of Greater Dandenong’s major exhibition, HOME 2025, a celebration of Dandenong’s…

A scene from the Australian production of 'Beetlejuice The Musical'. A cartoonish haunted house primarily lit in purple and green; Eddie Perfect as 'bio-exorcist' Beetlejuice, stand with hands raised centre stage. He has green hair and a green and purple-striped suit. Other charactors, including a startled looking couple and members of the ensemble dressed as male and female cheerleaders stand onstage with them and behind them.
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Musical review: Beetlejuice the Musical, Regent Theatre

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is now playing in Melbourne.

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Dance review: Body Corp, Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre

The body and technology intertwine in this masterful dance work created and co-performed by Sarah Aiken.

An installation of different free standing lights and a few on tan-coloured panels inside a space with high ceiling.
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Exhibition review: 100 Lights, Melbourne Design Week, Meat Market Stables

Enter a world (well three galleries-worth) of illumination in this dedicated exhibition of light.

A Black woman is sitting on a bed spread which features a yellow and white design. The light is subdued.
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Theatre review: The Black Woman of Gippsland, Southbank Theatre, The Sumner

A modern mystery tale about Indigenous identity.

A group shot of artists with Cr Kim Ross and Mayor Cr Stefan Koomen at the new creative hub.
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Creative hub for and co-designed by emerging artists now open

A new creative hub has welcomed its inaugural cohort, having previously engaged them in the process of designing their dream…

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