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The new theatre under construction at QPAC in Brisbane will make the venue Australia's largest performing arts centre under one roof. Source: Lendlease
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The new theatre under construction at QPAC in Brisbane will make the venue Australia's largest performing arts centre under one roof. Source: Lendlease

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Dionne Warwick is returning to Australia.

Dionne Warwick: ‘Well, first of all, what’s a Doja Cat?’

There’s no denying the singer is a cultural icon – now 84, the star will soon return to Australia for a series of concerts.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Documentary photography of Spencer Tunick installation on Story Bridge, Brisbane.

Nude awakening: Thousands flock to Story Bridge for dawn art shoot

A crowd of 5500 Brisbane volunteers bared all for New York artist Spencer Tunick’s “art action” on Sunday.

  • Nick Dent
Paul Bong’s Swords and Shields will feature eight swords and 10 shields, including two towering

Swords, shields, spheres: The First Nations art in Brisbane’s Lightscape

The immersive, illuminated 2km trail through Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens is back – and this year, it features works of two North Queensland First Nations’ artists.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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Footy, fireworks, festivals (and hot weather): Is this Brisbane’s biggest weekend?

From a make-or-break local derby to pyrotechnic displays and plenty of arts and culture, Brisbane is leaving winter behind with one of the year’s biggest weekends.

  • Courtney Kruk
Having made an art out of being squashed, Smac McCreanor’s audience is bigger than most TV franchises.

Meet Australia’s ‘Hydraulic Press Girl’, dancing the undanceable to millions online

Sarah McCreanor, a Brisbane dancer who now lives in Los Angeles, talks about her TikTok fame and physical — as well as funny — work.

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Brisbane street artist and highschool teacher Matt Tervo at the opening of the third legal street art wall at the Paddington skate park.

The mulleted mentor who won over the mayor with his vision for Brisbane

There’s more to street artist and high school teacher Matt Tervo than a first impression might have you believe.

  • Courtney Kruk
Kate Gould grew up alongside Brisbane’s cultural development. She returned to her home city in 2021 to take the top role at the Brisbane Powerhouse.

Packed houses and powerhouses: Kate was born for it

She’s been behind some of the biggest arts festivals, including co-founding Dark Mofo. And with the history of Brisbane’s art culture in her blood, it’s time to make noise about Kate Gould’s homecoming.

  • Courtney Kruk
The cast of Queensland Theatre’s cancelled production POTUS.

‘It’s a crisis’: Dismay deepens over cancellation of Brisbane play

Queensland Theatre cited illness when it cancelled a play satirising Donald Trump, but the truth is proving more complicated.

  • Nick Dent
POTUS cast members in rehearsal: Paula Arundell, Jodie Le Vesconte, Amy Ingram, Christen O’Leary, and Emily Burton, Emily Liu.

Arts community rocked by Queensland Theatre cancellation due to mystery illness

The entire three-week run of the White House farce has been pulled, but a spokesperson says sickness, not politics, was behind the decision.

  • Nick Dent

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