Rafael Bonachela will premiere final work for Sydney Dance Company in 2027 season
After nearly 20 years at the helm, Rafael Bonachela will premiere his final work as artistic director of…
Six Sidney Nolan artworks to see at Nolan: Origins at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Australian artist Sidney Nolan was interested in the stories and myths we tell about ourselves, from the life…
Grace Chapple exposes political heart of A Room with a View in new play
When Grace Chapple visited Florence, Italy, in 2022, she was listening to the audiobook of A Room with…
Celeste Barber returns to theatre for first time in 20 years in The Book of Liz
Comedian Celeste Barber is set to return to theatre for the first time in 20 years in “kooky”…
A Clockwork Orange comes to stage in first Belvoir St Theatre season since fire
When Margaret Thanos read A Clockwork Orange for the first time last year, she was struck by the…
Avatar: Forms of Vishnu at the Art Gallery of New South Wales recasts ancient Hindu stories
Why would Sydney’s biggest art gallery design a show about Vishnu, the blue-skinned Hindu god of order and…
Six Brett Whiteley works to see at the Archibald-winning artist’s reopened studio
In 1985, Archibald-winning artist Brett Whiteley and his then-wife Wendy bought a T-shirt factory and warehouse on Raper…
Low Kee Hong named artistic director as Biennale of Sydney faces ‘challenging times’
Singaporean curator Low Kee Hong has been appointed artistic director of the 2028 Biennale of Sydney, after this…
‘Australia’s first attractive comedian’ Elouise Eftos looks for love in Aphrodite
Elouise Eftos has never been in love. “I don’t know if it’s real,” the award-winning Greek Australian comedian…
The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre unite for Flora after failed referendum
In 1997, Frances Rings was in her early 30s when she danced with the Australian Ballet. The Mirning…
The Pool Show at Penrith Regional Gallery casts a critical eye over Australia’s pool culture
For Penrith Regional Gallery director Toby Chapman, who grew up on the NSW South Coast, swimming was a…
Khalid Abdalla brings ‘anti-biography’ Nowhere about grief and the Arab Spring to Sydney Festival
Khalid Abdalla is all too aware of the charged political climate into which he has landed. Arriving in…