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Performing arts festivals: A four cornered open stage set piece that looks like a room with no walls, on a stage with three female performers seated on lounge chairs within this set piece. They are sitting beneath a large video projector screen which is showing the face of a young woman. Three videographers are surrounding the stage filming this work as it is performed.
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10-year look back at major performing arts festivals shows some things haven’t changed

As some prominent performing arts festivals wrap up their programs for another year, we take a reflective look back on…

black and white portrait of a young athletic woman against pink and orange background. Arts job.
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So you want my arts job: Principal Artist, The Australian Ballet

Step inside the life of a principal artist with The Australian Ballet, and learn what it takes to get there.

A young man in a blue shirt with an acoustic guitar plays on a small outdoor stage with his eyes closed. Flynn Gurry. Port Fairy Folk Festival.
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The best of the rest of the fest – Port Fairy Folk Festival

While other festivals are falling by the wayside thanks to cost of living stresses and insurance challenges, Port Fairy continues…

John Rodger's leaves behind a diverse and impressive legacy across Queensland and Australia.
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Vale John Rodgers – extraordinarily versatile musician and composer

John Rodgers began his career as a young violin prodigy, but ended up expanding into flamenco, punk, cabaret and a…

The Wiggles new album features collaborations with powerhouses such as Dolly Parton. Image: supplied.
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The Wiggles go country, and viral, with Dolly Parton, Orville Peck and more

With impressive collaborations and nods to the queer community, The Wiggles' new album demonstrates they are as relevant and pioneering…

The original 2023 season of 'Monumental' at Brunswick Picture House.
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How circus arts strengthen young people’s mental health and social connections, new report details

The report, commissioned by Spaghetti Circus and conducted by Patternmakers, has national implications.

An earlier iteration of 'Space-Out Competition' in Seoul. The free, participatory game comes to Melbourne for RISING 2025.
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RISING launches full festival program for June 2025

Melbourne’s winter festival RISING is “proudly challenging and uncompromisingly inclusive,” according to its co-Artistic Directors.

A scene from Forced Entertainment's 'Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare' at Adelaide Festival 2025.
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If all the world’s a stage, why can’t the stage be a Shakespearean table top?

Forced Entertainment’s Tim Etchells describes the inspiration for and the development of the company’s ‘Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare’.

Sebastian Geilings, Yilin Kong and Patrick O'Luanaigh from ADT's 'A Quiet Language'.
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Turning 60 in style: Australian Dance Theatre leaps from the stage to the gallery wall

AD Daniel Riley describes the birth of ADT and an accompanying exhibition documenting the company’s six decades of dance-making.

Green Mujsic Australia is touring the New South Wales through March to assist venues in improving their sustainability.
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Green Music Australia set to pilot certification scheme for live venues

As pressure builds on the arts and music industries to improve sustainability measures, Green Music Australia has announced a pilot…

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