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Daybreaker, pictured here in New York City, presents a morning dance party at Brisbane Festival. Photo: Sasha Bianca.
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10 must-see highlights at Brisbane Festival 2026

This year's Brisbane Festival ranges from a morning dance party to the world premiere about the women fighting to play…

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Brisbane theatre guide: 5 best shows to see in June 2026

Discover the best theatre shows to see in Brisbane in June 2026 with this guide.

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Reuben Kaye and Bernadette Peters will Melt Brisbane audiences in 2025

Brisbane’s queer cultural festival Melt returns for its second year with a city-spanning program, highlights of which have just been…

ArtsHub's On the move column is a weekly summary of Australian arts sector appointments. The photo depicts two hummingbirds in flight, wings blurred as they flap rapidly.

On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of appointments and departures in the Australian arts sector.

Crying with laughter at the Brisbane Comedy Festival.
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Laugh your cares away at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2025

Like a swarm of LOLcusts, the country’s best comedians – and local talents aplenty – are about to descend on…

An ABBA parade is just one of the events in Brisbane this weekend.
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5 things to do in Brisbane this weekend

Go round the twist, explore enchanted gardens, dance in the CBD and much more in Brisbane this weekend.

Dancer/choreographer Luke Murphy, looking sweaty and slightly dishevelled, holds an old-fashioned alarm clock up to one ear, in a scene from the dance-theatre production Volcano. He wears a dark suit jacket over a grey coat, and stands in front of a background of dingy wallpaper to which sheets of blank paper are pinned.
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Festival review: Volcano, Brisbane Powerhouse

On a glassed-in stage, two men reenact their memories in an endless loop – but what if those memories aren’t…

Melt 2024 first program reveal – Club Broadway: A Wicked Halloween Ball. Photo: Supplied. A digitally rendered image featuring a witch in black at the centre, floating into an eerie green background surrounded by bats and phantoms.
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Melt gets heated for Halloween with wicked drag

Brisbane’s 2024 Melt festival is gearing up with further program announcements including a ‘Wicked’-inspired Halloween ball.

Mat Voyce. Photo: Supplied. The side profile of a man with curly brown hair, wearing a nike sweatshirt and smiling. There are graphic illustrations surrounding him, with the words 'so you want my arts job?'
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So you want my arts job: 2D Type Artist

Ever wondered how words can convey emotions through design and animation? UK-based Mat Voyce shares his insights on building a…

Four singers in black line up behind each other, first person crouching, so that the heads of each show above the person in front. The man at the back holds up a large perspex bowl full of coloured balls.
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Performance review: Broadway Bingo, Brisbane Powerhouse

An interactive and engaging approach to presenting classic musical hits, Broadway Bingo was a highly entertaining and fun night out.  

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