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Opera Aust's West Side Story returns to Sydney Harbour

Opera Aust's West Side Story returns to Sydney Harbour

In the latest instalment for the Handa Opera series, Opera Australia will re-run the musical West Side Story on Sydney Harbour.

My Brilliant Career takes musical turn in Melbourne

My Brilliant Career takes musical turn in Melbourne

My Brilliant Career takes musical turn in Melbourne

My Brilliant Career takes musical turn in Melbourne

The Melbourne Theatre Company's 2024 season features a musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career.

Sydney Contemporary art fair sales top $21 million

Sydney Contemporary art fair sales top $21 million

Sydney Contemporary art fair sales top $21 million

Sydney Contemporary art fair sales top $21 million

The Sydney contemporary art fair has attracted more than 25,000 people and sales are climbing above $21 million.

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The Cruel Sea to rock and roll for wildlife benefit gig

The Cruel Sea to rock and roll for wildlife benefit gig

Australian rock mainstays The Cruel Sea are playing their first gig in more than a decade to help raise funds for a mobile animal hospital facing closure.

Debra Byrne returns to stage with La Cage aux Folles

Debra Byrne returns to stage with La Cage aux Folles

Entertainer Debra Byrne is joining the Melbourne production of Broadway classic, La Cage aux Folles, a part she will juggle with her role as a full-time carer.

Art of optimism at Sydney Contemporary

Art of optimism at Sydney Contemporary

The crowds at the Sydney Contemporary art show have gallerists feeling optimistic.

Up-and-coming artists on show at Primavera

Up-and-coming artists on show at Primavera

The 32nd Primavera show has opened at the Museum of Modern Art in Sydney, with works from the latest crop of emerging artists under 35.

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Hotline marks 50 years since first gay pride week

Hotline marks 50 years since first gay pride week

Hotline marks 50 years since first gay pride week

Hotline marks 50 years since first gay pride week

On the anniversary of Australia's first Gay Pride Week, the NSW state library will reopen a dedicated phone line to capture the mood of the LGBTQI community.

Insurer winds back planned carve-outs for 6000 artists

Insurer winds back planned carve-outs for 6000 artists

Insurer winds back planned carve-outs for 6000 artists

Insurer winds back planned carve-outs for 6000 artists

Insurer QBE has walked back proposed changes to height restrictions in a policy used by 6000 artists, but there are fears the deal could fall through.

Indigenous art collectors queue for hours at Desert Mob

Indigenous art collectors queue for hours at Desert Mob

Indigenous art collectors queue for hours at Desert Mob

Indigenous art collectors queue for hours at Desert Mob

Collectors have travelled far and wide to drop thousands of dollars on art from the Australian desert.

From Warhol to a dead horse at Sydney Contemporary

From Warhol to a dead horse at Sydney Contemporary

From Warhol to a dead horse at Sydney Contemporary

From Warhol to a dead horse at Sydney Contemporary

The 2023 Sydney Contemporary art fair is the biggest yet, with works from 500 artists on show.

Ita Buttrose tells media women to persevere with career

Ita Buttrose tells media women to persevere with career

Ita Buttrose tells media women to persevere with career

Ita Buttrose tells media women to persevere with career

Ita Buttrose says she is "not thinking of doing nothing" after leaving the helm of the ABC, a position the doyenne describes as the culmination of her career.

Eclectic collective drafts A-lister in world premiere

Eclectic collective drafts A-lister in world premiere

Eclectic collective drafts A-lister in world premiere

Eclectic collective drafts A-lister in world premiere

Australia hosts the world premiere of large-scale digital artworks by an experimental collective that drafted one of the country's biggest names as a narrator.

Artists painting the streets to lose height cover

Artists painting the streets to lose height cover

Artists painting the streets to lose height cover

Artists painting the streets to lose height cover

Changes to an insurance policy used by thousands of artists could leave them unable to install large projects or work on public art.

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LaPaglia makes Australian debut in Miller classic

The Arthur Miller classic Death of a Salesman is set to open in Melbourne starring Anthony LaPaglia in the lead role of Willy Loman.

Farnham's voice anthem a free kick for 'yes' campaign

One of Australia's most recognised and celebrated songs has been gifted for free to campaigners for a 'yes' vote in the Indigenous voice referendum.

Meat Loaf fans All Revved Up for Fringe karaoke show

Comedians Nicky Barry and Lucy Best will be Crying Out Loud at their Sydney Fringe karaoke show dedicated to Meat Loaf. Audience participation is encouraged.

Dancing into the room where it happens for arts funding

Dancer, choreographer and chief executive Caroline Bowditch reflects on being the first person with a disability on the board of Creative Australia.

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Projection premiere lights up Shrine of Remembrance

A world-premiere projection work has lit up The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne for the end of the Now or Never festival.

Martin McDonagh blasts 'no' campaign social media posts

Martin McDonagh has called no' campaigners "rightwing swine" after a scene from one of his films featured in social media posts ahead of the voice referendum.

Host dropping mic after decades on Melbourne airwaves

Radio mainstay Neil Mitchell is leaving 3AW for a new role at Nine while Virginia Trioli is stepping away from the ABC's rival morning program.

Images of global resistance highlight activism as art

An exhibition of Iranian-born artist Hoda Afshar's radical images is opening at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Hey boy Hey girl, Chemical Brothers return to Australia

UK duo The Chemical Brothers are bringing their block rockin beats back to Australia with shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Geelong.

Schoenberg's Gurrelieder in Sydney for the first time

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra will perform Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder, with a cast of about 350. The massive work has never been played in Sydney before.

Soul legend Chaka Khan will jazz it up for Aussie fans

Chaka Khan, the American singer behind classic songs such as I'm Every Woman, is heading to Australia to headline the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

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