Event Series Autumn Piano School

Piano+: Autumn Piano School

New England Conservatorium of Music Faulkner St, Armidale, NSW, Australia
Piano+ and the New England Conservatorium of Music invite piano lovers nationally to participate in the inaugural Autumn Piano School. The new five-day program will be held at the prestigious New England Conservatorium of Music in Armidale 17-21 April. Enrolments are now open until 31 March or until courses reach…
Editor's Choice Event Series Margaret and the Grey Mare

Sydney Festival: Margaret and the Grey Mare

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre 1 Powerhouse Rd, Casula, NSW, Australia
Looking for something different? Try this one-hour immersive video opera created by visual artist Katy B Plummer and composer Sally Whitwell, with a little help from artificial intelligence programmed to speak in verse like an oracular Celtic spirit. The story, with video by filmmaker Kuba Dorabialski, evokes 17th-century European witch…
Editor's Choice Event Series Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2024

Blackheath Chamber Music Festival: Elena Kats-Chernin & Tamara-Anna Cislowska

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath, NSW, Australia
Now in its fourth year, the Blackheath Chamber Music Festival returns with a rich program including Ensemble Offspring and Eliza Shephard’s world premiere performance of a newly commissioned quartet by Harry Sdraulig; the NSW premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s For Theodora by Orava Quartet; harpist Louise Johnson’s journey through the history of music;…
Event Series Parrtjima – A Festival in Light

Northern Territory Major Events Company: Parrtjima – A Festival in Light

Alice Springs Desert Park 871 Larapinta Dr, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Parrtjima – A Festival in Light returns to illuminate Alice Springs (Mparntwe) country and culture for its ninth year. The only authentic Aboriginal light festival of its kind, Parrtjima is an extraordinary celebration of Aboriginal culture in the Red Centre. This year, the free festival’s theme is ‘Interconnectedness’. It will…
Event Series 40th Anniversary Gala

Duprada Dance Company: 40th Anniversary Gala

Araluen Arts Centre 61 Larapinta Dr, Araluen, NT, Australia
A Week-end of Celebrations - Friday and Saturday Evening traditions recapturing, special memories or milestones. Duprada Dance Company dancers and artists from Darwin and Alice Springs. The 40th Anniversary performance of Duprada Dance Company at the Araluen Arts Centre will be a spectacular event showcasing the best of the best…
Event Series Do We Need Another Hero?

Opera Queensland: Do We Need Another Hero?

Brisbane Racing Club 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot, QLD, Australia
Timeless hits about bravery and heroism from artists like David Bowie, John Farnham and more, intertwine with opera classics from composers like Beethoven and Bizet to provide the soundtrack for our story as we search for what it means to be a hero. Exploring the musical archives, we discover that…
Event Series Gal Pals

Scarlet Rose Producer: Gal Pals

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
Two weeks in conversion therapy. Kat wants to be there, Hez thought it was a leadership camp, and Sloane’s brought care packages. In a whirlwind of smuggled phones, attempted escapes, punishment essays and betrayals, five queer kids find their own. It’s self-hatred and its religious trauma, but in a fun…
Event Series Colossus

Stephanie Lake Company: Colossus

Brisbane Powerhouse 119 LAMINGTON STREET, NEW FARM, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Following sell-out seasons across the country with Manifesto, internationally renowned Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake makes a triumphant return to Brisbane with her monumental work, Colossus. Colossus is an exhilarating contemporary dance performance for 50 dancers, soundtracked by legendary composer Robin Fox. Colossus is a mind-boggling feat of living architecture as…
Event Series 360 ALLSTARS

Riverside Theatres: 360 ALLSTARS

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Riverside Theatres welcomes back the phenomenal physical performance 360 ALLSTARS at the Riverside Theatres in Parramatta from 19 to 22 April this Autumn School Holidays. Exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite in a supercharged urban circus. Featuring World Champion and World Record-holding athletes…
Event Series A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Australian Shakespeare Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Belvedere Amphitheatre Broome Ave, Centennial Park, NSW, Australia
There's magic afoot in the Park as The Australian Shakespeare Company makes its long awaited return to Sydney in celebration of its 35th anniversary with Glenn Elston’s acclaimed flagship production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Bound to dazzle and delight audiences of all ages, this is an experience not to…
Event Series The Dog / The Cat

Fremantle Theatre Company: The Dog / The Cat

Victoria Hall 179 High St, Fremantle, WA, Australia
Sharing man’s best friend with your ex-best friend is hard. Being in the doghouse with your own cat is harder. The Dog / The Cat by Brendan Cowell & Lally Katz is a purr-fect rom-com double bill about breakups, makeups and the pets caught in the middle of their human’s…
Event Series Dissent

Arts House: Dissent

Arts House 521 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Four players take on the role of a fellow community member. As the rest of us watch on, an unnerving and hyperlocal world is created through imagination and play. The streets of North Melbourne become a site of escalating and discomforting choices, where the lines of responsibility between ‘individual’ and…

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