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‘Big Name, No Blankets’ premiered at Sydney Festival 2024. Photo: Brett Boardman. Close up of some of the cast of Big Name No Blankets, a man in front has his arms up holding clapsticks, bright stage lights in the background give the feeling of an epic rock show.
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Performance review: Big Name, No Blankets, Sydney Festival

Sydney Festival’s electrifying show about the Warumpi Band whose music changed lives, is one that truly rocks.

Anoushka Shankar. Woman sitting playing sitar against a black background.
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Music review: Anoushka Shankar, Sydney Festival

Anoushka Shankar and her band delighted in reworking Hindustani music for an appreciative crowd.

Il Tabarro. Four opera singers dressed in period nautical gear sing from the prow of a ship.
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Opera review: Il Tabarro, Sydney Festival

Ambitiously staged aboard a lightship, this production struggled to stay afloat.

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Summer festival season heats up as programs launch nationwide

Adelaide, Perth and Sydney Festivals launched their 2024 programs this week, with Mona Foma waiting eagerly in the wings.

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Numbers speak: MPavilion and Dark Mofo romping in on stats

Record attendances announced as MPavilion 9 wraps up this week.

Performance review: HTRK, Sydney Festival

The cult Melbourne duo's hallucinogenic music is dreamy and melancholic.

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Opera review: Antarctica and Sun & Sea, Sydney Festival

Antarctica was a fresh, exciting and enthralling production that asked as many questions as it attempted to present.

visitors experiencing Frida Kahlo immersive exhibition
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Immersive exhibition review: Frida Kahlo –The Life of an Icon

This Frida Kahlo exhibition successfully extends the possibilities of an immersive art experience.

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Conversation with artist Karla Dickens on trauma and making

‘I do it because I have to work’: a conversation with Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens, on the occasion of her…

A photograph of Suzy Wrong standing very tall wearing an enormous colourful dress that is made out of national flags stitched together. The dress looks as though it is rippling in the wind. In the background is the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House.
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Art that drives social change

From celebrating queer communities and creating safe spaces to championing authentic First Nations voices, how will art make us see…

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