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music November 25, 2023
Avant-pop artist Caroline Polachek is bringing her myth-making performance of desire to Australia for the first time.
music November 18, 2023
Marcia Hines’s new album – the latest reinvention in her long and distinguished career – returns to the songs of her childhood.
music November 11, 2023
For more than 60 years, Margret RoadKnight has been interpreting songs in the folk, blues and jazz traditions. Her new album, LONG TIME…, is her latest attempt to preserve songs from extinction.
theatre November 4, 2023
Hmong–Australian writer Michele Lee’s new play, which explores death, ghosts and memory, began with a regular phone call to her parents.
music October 21, 2023
In her latest work, performer and artist Rainbow Chan collaborates with her mother to reimagine Weitou bridal laments.
film October 14, 2023
Director and screenwriter Kitty Green
Australian director Kitty Green’s highly anticipated second feature, The Royal Hotel, continues her lifelong quest to challenge imbalances of power.
music October 7, 2023
The many lives of Lindy Morrison
Feminist, activist, musician and Go-Betweens drummer Lindy Morrison was a tumultuous force in the Australian music industry from the very beginning.
theatre September 30, 2023
Director Ivo van Hove is a titan of contemporary theatre, winning both critical and popular acclaim with works that bring classic texts into vivid contemporary focus.
television September 23, 2023
Max McKenna has moved past childhood introversion to self-acceptance and stage success, and is now starring in a historical comedy on SBS TV.
film September 16, 2023
Director Noora Niasari’s debut feature film Shayda – Australia’s official nomination for the international Oscar – is driven by dark childhood memories.
visual art September 9, 2023
Before the Australian premiere of his latest work, Sibyl, at the Sydney Opera House, animator, director and visual artist William Kentridge reveals that the moment when a work begins to catch fire is always mysterious.