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Dancers cried, laughed hysterically and slammed into walls
Pina Bausch blew up pre-existing notions of dance, attracting devotees and haters in equal measure. Now her famed German dance company is in the hands of choreographer Boris Charmatz.
Kiwi rockers loud, proud, over and out
Ending rock’n’roll bands is a hard task; Kiwi quartet Shihad is taking the Powderfinger route by going out on their own terms with a final Australian tour after 37 years and 10 albums together.
The women behind one of Australia’s best galleries
For 20 years, Sullivan+Strumpf has championed Australian contemporary art on the global stage. Founders Joanna Strumpf and Ursula Sullivan celebrate the milestone.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy — charming and crackingly funny
Now widowed and in her fifties, Bridget Jones navigates love, loss, and ‘labial lockdown’. Hugh Grant steals scenes, Emma Thompson delivers comic gold, and wet-shirted romance lives on.
Yoga, wellness and death: check into The White Lotus
The super-rich have moved on to Thailand for the third series of Mike White’s hit thriller. Its stars talk about their trip of a lifetime.
Becoming Belle: ‘I had to empathise with her’
American Kaitlyn Dever steps into the role of Australia’s most infamous wellness fraudster in Apple Cider Vinegar, a caustic new Netflix series that dissects the rise and fall of an influencer who built her empire on lies.
It was brutal, but Guy Pearce got lucky
The actor, nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA for his scene-stealing turn in The Brutalist, talks money, Neighbours and why he was terrible in Memento.
Hindu epic opera renders mysteries of the universe
In its entirety the ancient Sanskrit poem is longer than the Iliad and the Odyssey put together so poses quite a challenge for anyone wanting to adapt it. Did they pull it off?
Super Bowl LIX: Kendrick Lamar’s halftime victory lap
The 37-year-old rapper delivered a career-spanning set that was equal parts defiant and celebratory, a reminder of why he remains one of the most electrifying and influential performers of his generation.
Found: rock legend’s ‘lost’ songs
People are strange, The Doors told us, but no stranger than the tale of Jim Morrison’s ‘lost’ songs, believed to have turned up in a cluttered timber home on a remote hill in the Tasmanian bush.
Can the non-verbal be telepathic? This podcast says yes
Hugely popular The Telepathy Tapes explores the alleged telepathic abilities of some spellers in the autism community but lacks balance in the telling.
‘Can we show someone being shot on live television?’
Journalists who witnessed the terrorist attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics tell the story in the tense thriller September 5.
Mahabharata’s tales as old as time at Perth Festival
A single theatrical show attempts to give voice to a sprawling ancient Hindu text about what it means to be human.
‘People who take advantage of negative gearing are not the bad guys’
He’s the former radio DJ turned authority on all things architecture and design. Now, Tim Ross turns his attention to how home ownership became an enduring national obsession.
A decade in the making, Wafia stuns on melodically rich debut
Once based in Brisbane, this talented artist has issued a series of superlative singles from her new home in LA, and her long-awaited debut album offers a treasure trove of alt-pop delights.
Chef Colin Fassnidge: ‘I’d catch fire if I went to confession’
Colin Fassnidge, 52, on the chef who made him cry, what his kids really think about his cooking, and his advice for succeeding in life.
Hans Zimmer: ‘The best thing in the world is the dumb question’
Ahead of an Australian tour, the Oscar-winning film score composer reflects on the value of hanging out, why he loves people who say “yes”, and being bullied by celebrities into performing live. WATCH INTERVIEW
World away from Bond
The James Bond star gives a raw performance in Queer, based on the semi-autobiographical novella by William S. Burroughs.
Where have all the big books gone?
The demise of reading has gone hand in hand with society’s demand for instant gratification.
All the silk roads lead to this outstanding show
The British Museum is staging a staggeringly ambitious exhibition of the ancient trading route connecting East and West.
Relevance the ambition for festival’s new artistic director
Perth Festival’s new artistic director Anna Reece is ready to challenge expectations of what such an event is meant to be.
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