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A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

Adelaide's world music and arts festival is one cultural event hit by extreme temperatures, with people queuing for water and ice cream.

Barrie Kosky carves his name with The Threepenny Opera

Barrie Kosky carves his name with The Threepenny Opera

Barrie Kosky carves his name with The Threepenny Opera

Barrie Kosky carves his name with The Threepenny Opera

Barrie Kosky's version of The Threepenny Opera is tipped to become a definitive production of the Brecht and Weill masterpiece.

French author steps up to fight at Adelaide Festival

French author steps up to fight at Adelaide Festival

French author steps up to fight at Adelaide Festival

French author steps up to fight at Adelaide Festival

Best-selling writer Édouard Louis, who says his art begins with social violence, stars in a stage adaptation of his novel about his father.

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Beached whale theatre draws crowds at Adelaide Festival

Beached whale theatre draws crowds at Adelaide Festival

A life-sized, hyperreal sculpture of a beached sperm whale has been installed at Glenelg Beach, with a message about environmental destruction.

Solace on offer within the sanctum of Adelaide Biennial

Solace on offer within the sanctum of Adelaide Biennial

The Adelaide Biennial: Inner Sanctum features the work of 24 leading Australian contemporary artists at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Ambassador helps young wordsmiths break barriers

Ambassador helps young wordsmiths break barriers

High school students from the Australia, South Korea and the Bronx are building unlikely connections thanks to US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy.

Historic power station lights up with Ten Thousand Suns

Historic power station lights up with Ten Thousand Suns

The 24th Biennale of Sydney will showcase more than 400 artworks in an exhibition championing different voices, stories and mediums.

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Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

A new installation at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum invites people to reflect on how to remember Nazi atrocities from the other side of the world.

Supermodel Elle Macpherson returns to fashion runway

Supermodel Elle Macpherson returns to fashion runway

Supermodel Elle Macpherson returns to fashion runway

Supermodel Elle Macpherson returns to fashion runway

Australian supermodel Elle McPherson has returned to the catwalk for the first time in 16 years at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Aspiring designer turns fear of death into fashion

Aspiring designer turns fear of death into fashion

Aspiring designer turns fear of death into fashion

Aspiring designer turns fear of death into fashion

The Melbourne Fashion Festival showcases big name designers, but its graduate showcase provides a look at upcoming talent.

Mardi Gras parade sparkles through sorrow and tension

Mardi Gras parade sparkles through sorrow and tension

Mardi Gras parade sparkles through sorrow and tension

Mardi Gras parade sparkles through sorrow and tension

The glitter and glow of Mardi Gras has drawn some 120,000 people to Sydney's annual LGBTQI parade despite friction over police participation.

Mardi Gras float honours Timorese heritage and struggle

Mardi Gras float honours Timorese heritage and struggle

Mardi Gras float honours Timorese heritage and struggle

Mardi Gras float honours Timorese heritage and struggle

A Timorese-Australian artist blends cultural heritage with Mardi Gras flair in a lovingly crafted float to parade through the streets of both Sydney and Dili.

Anderson hooked on AI chat with late husband Lou Reed

Anderson hooked on AI chat with late husband Lou Reed

Anderson hooked on AI chat with late husband Lou Reed

Anderson hooked on AI chat with late husband Lou Reed

Artist and musician Laurie Anderson says she's become "sadly addicted" to an AI text generator that emulates the words of her late husband Lou Reed.

Alex Theatre to bring smiles with Grinning Man premiere

Alex Theatre to bring smiles with Grinning Man premiere

Alex Theatre to bring smiles with Grinning Man premiere

Alex Theatre to bring smiles with Grinning Man premiere

The Australian premiere of West End musical The Grinning Man will play at The Alex Theatre, a venue with ambitions to stage ten new productions every year.

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Snaps of lightning strikes on art museum's 2024 slate

The 2024 program at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney features the work of acclaimed photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.

Australian Swifties spend $300m on Taylor's Eras Tour

Taylor Swift's run of Australian concerts has lifted spending by about $300 million, according to figures generated by National Australia Bank.

Taylor Swift's dad rejects Sydney assault allegation

Taylor Swift's father has been accused by a paparazzo of assaulting him at a ferry wharf after the final night of his popstar daughter's Australian shows.

Photographers zoom in on Australia with Photo 2024

The Photo 2024 biennale has the global photography world focused on Australia - but what is real and what is a fake from the hyperreal future?

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Writers Festival leader quits over Palestine program

The deputy chair of the Melbourne Writers Festival has quit, making the festival the latest cultural event to face controversy over the conflict in Gaza.

Taylor Swift sings up a storm in rain hit Sydney show

Rain and lightning could not stop Swifties dance through the night in her sold out show in Sydney with star studded fans also in attendance.

Jets break a sweat at West Side Story ensemble bootcamp

Ensemble performers must tackle some of the most difficult choreography in musical theatre for Opera Australia's latest production.

Australians paying twice to watch Bluey on smart TVs

Deals between tech giants has caused Australians to shell out more for their favourite homegrown shows, including hit children's cartoon Bluey.

Balancing bronze unveiled at contemporary art showcase

A life size bronze sculpture by artist Julie Rrap has been unveiled at the Melbourne Art Fair, which features more than 60 galleries and Aboriginal art centres.

Youth still want live music despite festival failings

Young people are maintaining their enthusiasm for live music despite growing cost challenges, according to new Victorian research.

Love never gets old, says director of musical Rent

Jonathan Larson's Rent was radical when it was first staged in 1996. But now that almost 30 years have passed, how does a touring production keep it fresh?

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