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Love Letters. Image shows actor in 'A friendship of life and death' at Melbourne Fringe, bending character on empty stage wearing green costume with black sash and holding red string.
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Theatre reviews: Love Letters and A friendship of life and death, Melbourne Fringe Festival

Ambitious shows aiming to bridge cultural understandings showed good intentions, but needed more development.

Sweet Juices. Image is of a dark bathroom with orange light coming through a slatted window. A woman of Asian appearance and long dark hair sits on the toilet looking despondent, while a bearded man in a striped apron stands in the bath looking at his phone.
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Interview with the creatives behind Sweet Juices

In conversation with Sydney-based co-directors Will Suen and Sejon Im, and their irreverent and rumbustious short film, ‘Sweet Juices’.

tiaen tiamen. Image is abstract purple and green laser lighting patterns on black background with a crouching dancer wearing a loincloth and looking backwards in the bottom right hand corner
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Dance review: tiaen tiamen Episode 1, Dunstan Playhouse

Experimental and futuristic, but with its heart grounded in Indigenous culture, this work is the first part of a trilogy…

Image is of a person watching a screen on which two women in China are drinking tea at a table in front of a glass and wood cabinet that contains artefacts and books.
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Exhibition review: Djilba/Kambarang season, PICA

Three concurrent exhibitions from Wu Tsang, Sriwhana Spong and Sancintya Mohini Simpson at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA).

translation. image is of pink Indonesian text embroidered on a white background.
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Finding power in (not providing) translation

‘James Nguyen: Open Glossary’ considers the nuances of translation and being multilingual. What happens when we shift the dynamics of…

The Hotline. Three people sit at a table laden with food while a man stands behind them.
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Performance reviews: The Hotline, Poet No.7 and Zaffé, Melbourne Fringe Festival

An on-demand pregnancy hotline, post-apocalyptic Melbourne and reimagining of a traditional Lebanese wedding at Melbourne Fringe 2023.

Deloitte x Art Pharmacy collection. A painting of bold coloured blocks is on the wall with chairs and tables in the foreground.
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Regeneration: empowering artists with a landmark art collection

Deloitte worked with Art Pharmacy to curate a new art collection in the award-winning Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney. ArtsHub takes…

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Theatre review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Chapel Off Chapel

An explosive musical comedy by an all-female-identifying cast.

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Exhibition review: Beneath the Surface, Behind the Scenes, Heide Museum of Modern Art

A bold exhibition that traverses cultures while highlighting our connections.

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Performance reviews: One Who Wants To Cross, Dalo Chips and Imli Chutney and WATER-MIRROR, Sydney Fringe Festival

A trinity of performances that enthralled in the Sydney Fringe Festival.

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