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A group of ballerinas mid dance, dressed in white.
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Free program of community events from Queensland Performing Arts Centre 

Free dance and screenings as part of QPAC's 40th birthday celebrations.

Timothy Jones outside the Seymour Centre.
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Timothy Jones: What I’ve learned after 16 years at the Seymour Centre

Tim Jones reflects on the highlights and challenges of his 16 years at Seymour, and shares his firmly held beliefs…

Outdoor light installation at night of hanging blue illuminated rods. Illuminate Adelaide
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Velvet Underground co-founder, 10-minute dance parties, drones: it’s all in for Illuminate Adelaide

Illuminate Adelaide has announced its 2025 program, including nine world premieres and plenty of winter immersive experiences.

Seven women in denim stand in front of a hive structure.
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Performance review: Hive City Legacy: Naarm Chapter, Arts Centre Melbourne

Across theatre, movement, poetry, music, comedy and circus, BIPOC femme artists showcase their wares.

Two figures with their backs to the camera looking at a sculpture that appears to be a screaming red slug with a human face.
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Opportunities and awards

Funding available for governance training, plus winners of the 2025 Tasmanian Literary Awards and Heritage Award finalists, and more!

Kids and families sitting in an audience watching a show.
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Relaxed performances to elevate accessibility

Why is it important to make performances truly accessible to all?

Australian music industry: an audio mixing deck/ PA system on the floor of a stage surrounded by cables with a person's foot on one of the PA system's pedals.
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Music and live performance sectors still in pain: what do they want from the next four years of government?

Music and live performance artists and businesses are facing persistent threats to their existence. What do they want from Australia's…

Bluesfest leadership has back-tracked on its announcment that the 2025 would be its final outing. Image: Bluesfest.
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Not so final – Bluesfest to return in 2026

Bluesfest's director has admitted that his announcement of the festival's imminent closure was a marketing ploy. And it paid off.

Dressed in Victorian era clothes, a woman in bed is surrounded by another women on her left and a man on her right. In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play
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Theatre review: In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), New Theatre, Newtown

This play about female orgasms spans humour and social commentary.

Against a row of pigeonholes you can see silhouettes of two people descending a stairs. In the background is a close up of a woman's face. The Dictionary of Lost Words
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Theatre review: The Dictionary of Lost Words, Playhouse Theatre, Brisbane

The Dictionary of Lost Words is a worthy and thought-provoking play but lacks dramatic excitement. 

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