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A darkened stage with four performers dressed in black in a simple formation, some are on the floor, others are standing.
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Dance Review: Nocturnal, Subiaco Arts Centre

Four performers plumb the depths of mind and body through states of darkness in this contemporary dance work.

A throng of punters watch on as three musicians perform on stage. Two of them are indistinct on the dark stage but Asha Puythi is well lit. With her arms outstretched, her colourful poncho resembles butterfly wings.
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Music Review: Day Tripper, RISING Festival, Melbourne Town Hall

It’s rare for a festival to have both strong acts and organisation, 'Day Tripper' ticks all the boxes.

A dancer stands posed, arms outstretched and slightly crouched. She holds an arrow in her teeth. Behind her is a dramatic, green-tinted photograph of the sun depicting several solar flares.
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Dance review: Arkadia, RISING Festival, The Substation

An imaginative dance opera by choreographer Melanie Lane.

Two figures stand on a dark stage, one is wearing a suit jacket and very close to the camera with only the upper body visible. Another stands further back, with curly black hair, black clothing and a solemn expression.
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Theatre review: The Audition, Bunjil Place

Finely-crafted theatre laying bare the lived experience of refugees and asylum seekers.

Sky Ferreira. Photo: Patrik Sandberg. A young Caucasian woman with long blonde curls and a shiny silver dress, turned side-ways towards the viewer with a cool look and bold red lipstick.
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Concert review: Sky Ferreira, RISING Festival, The Forum

US alt-pop singer-songwriter Sky Ferreira appeared too cool for her own good at her only RISING performance.

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Theatre review: Blackout Songs, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

A two-handler about alcoholism and memory.

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Performance review: Romeo & Juliet Suite, Sydney Opera House

Depending on which night you attend, the roles of Rome and Juliet will be played by three separate couples.

Installation view of 'Ivan Durrant: Marmalade Skies Through Opal Eyes' at Hamilton Gallery. L to R: 'Cavendish', 2023, and 'Murray River', 2021. Photo: Supplied. Two paintings showing blurry riverscapes with bright colours, seemingly drawn from a photograph.
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Exhibition review: Ivan Durrant: Marmalade Skies Through Opal Eyes, Hamilton Gallery

An exhibition that focuses on Ivan Durrant's commitment to colour and observations of the world around him.

RISING. Against a burning sun going down two figures that look like prehistoric monsters or dinosaurs face off. But are they just performers in flowing costumes?
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Performance review: ANITO, RISING Festival, Arts House

Costume, puppetry, drag, dance and experimental electronic music combine to interrogate colonial wrongs.

Rhodes. Image is a surreal piece of art in a golden frame, a picture of a young woman in a black cloak holding a closed fan in a red gloved hand. Her face is painted blue, yellow and white and there is a perspex or glass box around her head. She is standing in front of a block of flats.
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Exhibition review: Katrina Rhodes and Stefano Ives, Fortyfivedownstairs

Two virtuosos of Australian surrealist art share a gallery in Melbourne’s CBD with captivating results.

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