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![A bare-chested male ballet dancer dressed in a turban and long pants, photographed in mid air performing a leaping side split move.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Julio-Blanes-in-La-Bayadere_RESIZED.jpg?w=310)
Why are we still watching La Bayadère?
Will this popular ballet join the likes of 'Miss Saigon' and 'Turandot' as a work deemed too culturally insensitive for…
![First Nations woman in red dress standing in gallery space with Torres Strait Island art. Gail Mabo.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Gail-Mabo-2024-ArtsHub.jpg?w=310)
In conversation: Gail Mabo on curating and legacy
Dancer cum choreographer cum artist, Gail Mabo turns her hand to curating as a way to share culture.
![Tim Newth exit interview. A black and white photo of a diverse group of performers in a rehearsal room. Tim Newth, a older man, stands at the rear holding a wire-framed fish prop over his head.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2019-Global-Positioning-IMG_5488-2-Jess-Dev-copy-e1710983930565.jpg?w=310)
Exit interview: Tim Newth AM, Tracks Dance Company
From active listening to rethinking what it means to be an Australian artist, Tim Newth reflects on a 35-year practice…
![A sunset on a beach, some actor/dancers in the foreground in front of towering curved wooden poles that look like whale bones.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/IMG_2455-rotated.jpg?w=310)
Adelaide Festival midpoint round-up
Adelaide Festival is in full swing. What were the standout elements for a first time visitor mid-festival?
![Sox men perform on a stage lit in blues and purples. They wear traditional Irish caps, dark trousers and tan-coloured caps. One leaps into the air exuberantly; the other five lean in to listen to his percussive footwork when he lands.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/A-Taste-of-Ireland-production-image-James-Etheridge.jpeg?w=310)
How to evolve an art form
Former Irish dance champion Brent Pace, an Italian-Australian boy from East Keilor, is trying to push the art form in…
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Perth Festival midpoint round-up
Halfway through Iain Grandage's fifth and final Perth Festival and there's plenty of entertainment and provocation to enjoy. Even for…
![Publicity image for Future D. Fidel's 'La Belle Epoque' at Theatre Works. Photo: Morgan Roberts. A black man is seen emerging from the shadows with a large chain necklace and what appears to be a floating crown above his head.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/LE_BELLE_EPOQUE_PhotobyMorganRoberts.jpeg?w=310)
What’s in store in 2024 for the performing arts (part five)
From indie theatre to choral masterpieces, 2024 has much to offer in the performing arts.
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Summer festival season heats up as programs launch nationwide
Adelaide, Perth and Sydney Festivals launched their 2024 programs this week, with Mona Foma waiting eagerly in the wings.
![pregnant dancers. A ensemble scene from a contemporary dance work on a darkened stage being performed by six dancers one of whom is 30 weeks pregnant.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/HERO-IMAGE_RESIZED.jpg?w=310)
Shifting the dial on pregnant dancers on stage
It wasn’t long ago that pregnancy could signal the end of a dancer’s career. Thankfully, things have changed, with companies…
![Australian Performing Arts Forum. A panel of five woman sit and address an audience. One with grey hair has a microphone.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/APAF1-byJadeEllis-lowres-219.jpg?w=310)
Australian Performing Arts Forum 2023: an overview and summary
An overview of the recent Australian Performing Arts Forum 2023, held in Meanjin/Brisbane.