Arts
What can a cat teach us about art – and the afterlife?
In a new exhibition – which features tours led by a cat named Kovu – artist Candice Lin explores a non-human view of the world.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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This Australian group revolutionised theatre. Now the world has noticed
This regional Australian theatre has received one of the world’s biggest arts prizes. This is what makes them so remarkable.
- by Steve Dow
A stitch in time: The wardrobe wizards of Beauty and the Beast
These two veteran wardrobe managers work wonders in the wings to maintain the magic of musicals on stage.
- by Carolyn Webb
Star missing from blockbuster musical for two weeks, fans ‘disappointed’
Star soprano Sarah Brightman has not performed for two weeks, leaving fans who travelled hundreds of kilometres disappointed.
- by Elizabeth Flux
The couple risking it all to perform a portrait of marital hell
Offspring star Kat Stewart and her husband, David Whiteley, are bringing Edward Albee’s classic play about marital mayhem to the big stage.
- by Karl Quinn
A Beatle urged him to stick with tabla. Now he’s the top living player
This year alone Zakir Hussain has taken home three Grammys and appeared in a Dev Patel film – now he’s heading to Australia.
- by Jessica Nicholas
Has Melbourne’s biggest arts festival finally taken off?
With a beefed-up performing arts program, this was the first year of Rising that felt like more than a poor shadow of an international arts festival.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Rising Festival
Melbourne’s biggest arts festival closes this weekend. Its future is in doubt
Rising is the biggest cultural event in Victoria and receives millions in government funding, with ambitions to rival the Australian Open and Grand Prix.
- by Meg Watson
‘Like stalking a deer’: How this humble actor was lured to a huge role
Robert Menzies says he never expected to play Shakespeare’s King Lear.
- by Joyce Morgan
Pharaoh exhibition boasts more than 500 ancient Egyptian objects
Blockbuster exhibition Pharaoh captures the myth and grandeur of the ancient Egyptian civilisation and it’s celebrated god-kings
God-kings and everyday people: NGV’s blockbuster isn’t just about pharaohs
It might be named for the pharaohs, but this year’s Winter Masterpieces exhibition also tells a quieter and more intimate story – that of everyday people.
- by Nadia Bailey
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