The Amplify Collective
Concert review: FLIGHT: The Next Generation of Artists, Fitzroy Town Hall
A mini music festival’s dreamy takeover of Fitzroy Town Hall with intriguing contrasts of performance ambience and audience-artist connections.
Dance review: Shifting Perspectives, Queen’s Theatre
Shifting Perspectives was a beautiful mind-bending experience that expanded and stretched our reality.
Exhibition review: KANANGOOR/Shimmer, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
Journey with the wardong/crow through an exhibition of mourning, orientation and healing.
Uninvited to the mainstage: the unfortunate consequence of approaching diversity without respect
New diversity initiatives shouldn’t disregard the history of older artists and arts workers fighting in this space.
Artist burnout is not a mental health issue – it is a labour issue
Reframing burnout in labour terms would implicitly shift our approach to advocacy around artist well-being.
Theatre Review: Capricorn, La Boite Theatre
An unconventional rom-com following the fractured trajectory of a relationship in decline.
Radical access: the future of access in the arts
Stellar thinkers and doers gather to consider radical access and the future of an inclusive arts industry.
Complicating Vietnamese diaspora stories for the better
A look into how the ‘MÌNH’ exhibition challenges notions of a monolithic Vietnamese identity through art and writing.
In the beginning: a deeper look at the stories behind Lele
‘Lele’ traces the lives of a Samoan Australian family with resonating messages on drill music, community and trauma.
Performance review: Chopin’s Piano, QPAC Concert Hall
Musica Viva’s unique stage adaptation of Paul Kildea’s book on the composer Chopin, his preludes, and one fateful instrument.