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Rosana Cade & Ivor MacAskill perform The Making of Pinocchio, photographed by Yousef Iskandar, Hamburg 2022 Content warnings: adult themes, full frontal nudity, coarse language, sexual references, depictions of sex acts, discussions of lived trans experiences. The Making of Pinocchio had its world premiere as part of the 2022 London International Festival of Theatre but... Continue Reading →
Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra perform Stravinsky's Concerto in Re, accompanying Anthony Lucas' short film Housefly, as part of Camerata Cinematheque. Photographed by Alex Jamieson. Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra closed their 2023 mainstage season with a charming collaboration, featuring bespoke short films set to classical pieces performed live by Camerata’s string musicians. Founded in... Continue Reading →
Thomas E.S. Kelly performs Kuramanunya, photographed by Simon Woods Review of preview performance, September 13 Content warning: Adult Themes, Themes of Death and Suicide, Themes of Violence and Genocide, Haze / smoke effects, Strobe Lighting Effects. Recommended for ages 15+. Karul Projects' new dance theatre work, Kuramanunya, made its world premiere at Metro Arts as... Continue Reading →
Jason Klarwein, photographed by Chris Patrick Hansen Every Brilliant Thing 4 - 21 October 2023 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West Village, West End The Queensland premiere of Every Brilliant Thing promises a poignant yet buoyant interactive theatrical experience, inviting audiences to consider the small joys and everyday moments of beauty that make life brilliant.... Continue Reading →
Content warnings: coarse language, partial nudity, violence, adult themes and sexual references, the use of haze and strobe effects. The Farm flips the script on what a dance theatre work can be with their new production. Stunt Double is packed with action, humour, and unexpected turns as it celebrates the unsung heroes of the Australian... Continue Reading →
theatrePUNK Co presented Grace Wilson's contemporary take on the myth of Pallas and Athena, Pallas Sister Rising, at BackDock Arts in Fortitude Valley. Wilson's poetic script casts the two young goddesses as (presumably mortal) housemates in a toxic friendship. In a version of the original myth closest to Wilson’s interpretation, Athena (daughter of Zeus) and... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Morgan Roberts Content warnings: Adult Themes, Mild Coarse Language, References to Sexual Assault, References to violence, Strobe Lighting Effects Dance Masala's contemporary dance theatre work ITEM is both a love letter to and an indictment of the multibillion-dollar institution of Bollywood film, as joyful and energetic as it is engaging and intellectually provocative.... Continue Reading →
Reverie - music for clarinet and strings 20 August, 2023 St David’s Anglican Church, Chelmer Professional chamber music collective Riverbend Ensemble, led by Oxley resident and violinist Helen Carvolth, will present a concert of music for clarinet and strings at St David's Anglican Church, including the world premiere of a new piece by Alys Rayner.... Continue Reading →
Chimene Steele-Prior and Lucie, photographed by David Kelly Warning: Drones, strobe lighting, haze and occasional high sound pressure levels. Australasian Dance Collective brought dancers and drones together as onstage equals with their new contemporary dance work Lucie In the Sky, which made its world premiere at the QPAC Playhouse in May. Based in Brisbane, ADC continues... Continue Reading →
The Penelopiad 25 August - 10 September 2023 PIP Theatre, Milton “Now that I am dead I know everything…” The Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble will bring Margaret Atwood’s epic novella-turned-play, The Penelopiad to Brisbane with PIP Theatre, directed by Rebecca Murphy. Penelope, dutiful wife of Odysseus and less beautiful cousin of Helen, is ready to tell... Continue Reading →
Così fan tutte 10 - 26 August 2023 QPAC Playhouse, South Bank Opera Queensland will present the third and final instalment of the Mozart – Da Ponte trilogy with Mozart's provocative opera, Così fan tutte, at the Playhouse this August. Greek Maestra Zoe Zeniodi returns to Brisbane to lead the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the cast... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Julian Palma ITEM 17 - 19 August 2023 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West End Brisbane’s Dance Masala Bollywood Dance Company flips the script on Indian idealised romance and storytelling tropes with ITEM, a knowing love letter to the iconic institution of Bollywood. Inspired by personal letters, messages and interviews collected from hundreds... Continue Reading →
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