Arts
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.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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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.
- by Nick Dent
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.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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.
- by Courtney Kruk
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.
- by Margaret Fuhrer
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.
- by Courtney Kruk
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.
- by Courtney Kruk
‘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.
- by Nick Dent
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.
- by Nick Dent
Don’t let the name fool you, there’s something for everyone at this ‘writers’ festival
The Brisbane Writers Festival returns from May 30 to June 2, bringing the likes of Mirandi Riwoe, Bryan Brown, Anna McGahan and an “intellectual all-you-can-eat” to the city.
- by Courtney Kruk
Sticklers with sticky tape lay it on the line at World Science Festival
What happens when an artist and a physicist come together in Brisbane? “It’s like a big board game meets a science experiment.”
- by Jocelyn Garcia
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