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Andy Hazel 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.

Jinghua Qian Hmong–Australian writer Michele Lee’s new play, which explores death, ghosts and memory, began with a regular phone call to her parents.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen In her latest work, performer and artist Rainbow Chan collaborates with her mother to reimagine Weitou bridal laments.

Andy Hazel Since his breakout role in Wes Anderson’s 1998 film Rushmore, Jason Schwartzman has embodied eccentric loners. In Asteroid City, his familiar persona is given its greatest emotional weight.

Jana Perković When Michelle Ryan was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she thought her dance career was over – it instead led her to a richer understanding of what dance could be.

Brodie Lancaster At only 25, hip-hop artist Genesis Owusu is already an international phenomenon – but with his second album he’s transforming himself into something new.

Ramona Koval Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw has done it all, from film to television to opera to rap.

Stephen A. Russell Twins Danny and Michael Philippou turned down Hollywood so they could make their debut horror feature, Talk to Me, in Adelaide – then Hollywood came knocking.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen Geraldine Viswanathan has outgrown her dreams of being Hannah Montana, and is now focused on inspiring the next generation of female actors of colour.