Festivals
Unconformity rules at this unique celebration of place
This site-specific festival on Tasmania's remote West Coast offers locals and visitors alike an array of unique cultural experiences.
Overcoming threshold anxiety
Geelong Arts Centre’s redevelopment opens the venue up to the public eye, in a way that’s deliberately designed to ensure…
The daring future of sovereign Blak storytelling
ArtsHub speaks with YIRRAMBOI Festival and new First Nations theatre company A Daylight Connection, about bold and experimental First Nations…
Queer cultural festival expands citywide
The rebranded and expanded Melt OPEN will celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community of Brisbane and beyond.
How to stage a festival in a city with no CBD
The Gold Coast is a city with no identifiable CBD, so how does its unique geography impact the annual BLEACH*…
Festival review: Illuminate Adelaide, from Unsound to Oneohtrix Point Never
Adelaide’s winter festival offers a rich array of experiences, from the sensory overload of Unsound Adelaide to a night-time ramble…
Music review: Governor’s Gala: Romance isn’t Dead, Yet…, Australian Festival of Chamber Music
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Governor’s Gala offered splendid playing of some of the most romantic music ever written.
Music review: Opening Applause, Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Two premieres and two perennial favourites open the 2023 Australian Chamber Music Festival in Townsville with a well-chosen and beautifully…
What happens when a tram line throws a party?
The Eighty-Six is a new festival celebrating the concentrated cluster of live music venues in Melbourne’s inner north.
Festival review: Illuminate Adelaide, from Arborialis to City Lights
Bringing light to Adelaide in the depths of winter, Illuminate is a relatively young festival that’s already making its mark.