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A woman in a bright roller derby uniform and protective gear, including pads and helmets, skates out of a cloud of theatrical smoke. Mama Does Derby
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Rock and rolling into Mama Does Derby

Virgina Gay and Clare Watson discuss the comic horror of adolescence and a mother who redefines herself through roller derby.

Joel Bray Dance's 'Garabari' features in the Blak Out program at Sydney Festival 2026.. Three First Nations people, two male-presenting and one female-presenting, pose dramatically on a smoky, yellow-lit back-lit stage. Sydney Festival 2026.
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Sydney Festival 2026 celebrates 50 years of helping shape the city’s culture

Festival Director Kris Nelson discusses his inaugural Sydney Festival program, and looks to the future while celebrating the festival’s legacy.

Olivia Ansell: a portrait photograph of a smiling white woman in her forties with long light brown hair with her arms crossed in front of her, wearing a black short sleeved top standing in a light-filled white-walled room next to a window with light coming in through the window. Toronto
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Ex-Sydney Festival Director delivers first program in new Toronto festival role

Australian arts leader Olivia Ansell sends a postcard from Canada after her first months in new festival role.

Timothy Jones outside the Seymour Centre.
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Timothy Jones: What I’ve learned after 16 years at the Seymour Centre

Tim Jones reflects on the highlights and challenges of his 16 years at Seymour, and shares his firmly held beliefs…

L-R: Dancer, musician, composer, songman, didgeridoo player, cultural consultant and educator, Uncle Matthew Doyle and Sydney Festival's Blak Out curator and Creative Artist in Residence Jacob (Jake) Nash.
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Sydney Festival seeks Creative Producer – First Nations, as Jake Nash prepares to move on

Sydney Festival’s Creative Artist in Residence Jacob (Jake) Nash will depart after the 2026 Blak Out program; a new role…

On the move is ArtsHub's weekly round-up of Australian arts appointments and resignations. The photo shows a crowd of people dancing at a rave party inside a nightclub.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of who’s going where and who’s leaving which role in the Australian cultural sector.

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…

Stephanie Lake Company’s ‘The Chronicles’ is sure to be a highlight of Sydney Festival 2025 and indeed, the 2025 summer festival season generally. The photo shows five dancers of diverse cultural backgrounds holding hands and collectively leaning to the right, while in the fourground, and much more nrightly lit, a male-presenting dancer lies on their back on the stage, holding up a female-presenting dancer with one hand and one foot. Balance upon his raised extremities, the female-presenting dancer has her right leg and right arm raised in a snapshot of dynamic movement.
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2025 summer festival highlights for your arts diary: part 1

A hand-picked guide to some of the most intriguing cultural events on offer around the country in January.

View of gallery with architectural installation by Marikit Santiago.
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Exhibition review: Marikit Santiago: Proclaim Your Death!, Campbelltown Arts Centre

A brave exhibition by Marikit Santiago that pushes her practice into new territory.

Miss Ellaneous wearing drag as Tina Turner. They are on the middle of the stage wearing a short sparkly dress.
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Performance review: Tina – A Tropical Love Story, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney Festival

Breaking the well-worn mould of the tribute show, this dazzling production excels in its capacity to generate joy.

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