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A woman and two man are standing around an elderly woman in a wheelchair in the production of 'Operation Boomerang.'
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Theatre review: Operation Boomerang, Subiaco Arts Centre

Can an Indigenous family help their gran escape from the old folks' home?

‘Party Ghost’ with performers Olivia Porter and Jarred Dewey at NAFA. Two acrobatic performers, one sitting on the head of the other while balancing on his hands.
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Performance reviews: North Australian Festival of Arts 2024 round-up

ArtsHub’s take on four shows at this year’s North Australian Festival of Arts, including dance, circus and physical theatre.

Two men and a trans woman sit at a table with a white table cloth in a production of 'Chasing Dick: A Love Story'.
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Theatre review: Chasing Dick: A Love Story, Theatre Works

Dax Carnay-Hanrahan’s new production is powered by three sensational performances.

‘skeletons’ by Judy Watson, installation view at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, Townsville. A white-walled gallery with two large columns in the middle. Several works are on display including a sheer red banner on the left and a video projection showing landscape in the centre.
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Exhibition review: skeletons, Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts

A solo of existing and newly commissioned works by Waanyi artist, Judy Watson, which uncovers colonial ‘skullduggery’.

Two panels. On the left is a black and white photo of author Sebastian Smee. He is a wearing a white shirt and fair hair. Balding. On the right is the cover of his book, "Paris in Ruins.' A French flag is waving in a watercolour painting.
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Book review: Paris in Ruins, Sebastian Smee

Sebastian Smee argues that Impressionism was a reaction to Paris under siege in 1870.

The inaugural Essence Festival. Photo of a heavy metal singer on stage, cast in red light.
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Festival review: Essence Festival 2024

An ambitious attempt to stage a two-day music festival within the walls of a local Canberra bar shows promise.

Four women are standing on stage wearing outfits of red, black and white. They are Elenoa Rokobaro, Zahra Neman, Ursula Yovich and Stefanie Caccamo i 'Well-Behaved Women.'.
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Theatre review: Well-Behaved Women, Belvoir St Theatre

A feminist reckoning of women across history who broke the rules and forged their own way.

Arj Barker, a man with dark hair smiling. He is wearing a dark shirt and holding a microphone.
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Comedy review: Arj Barker: The Mind Field, Gippsland Performing Arts Centre

The comedian is touring around Australia's regional and remote areas.

A woman in a pink party hat with streamers behind her is sitting in a coffin. The Dilly Dally of Death and Dying.
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Performance review: The Dilly Dally of Death and Dying, Trades Hall

An ambitious but slightly confused adventure about being diagnosed with terminal or chronic illness.

A group of performers are dancing in a gallery space. There are images of trees and mountains on screen panels around them.
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Performance and exhibition review: Ground Beneath/Ocean Between, Queen Victoria Museum and Arts Gallery

A dance and video installation of a regional youth dance troupe.

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