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Brisbane Writers Festival 2021 State Library of Queensland Brisbane, QLD Australia. Image credit: Joe Ruckli Brisbane Writers Festival 2022 3 - 8 May State Library of Queensland and various other venues The 60th Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) program will take place over six days, a city-wide celebration of more than 200 events spanning venues from... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Minimalism in Aboriginal Art 5 - 30 April 2022 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley The term ‘minimalism’ was first coined in the United States in the late 1950’s, its movement challenging preconceived notions of what art is and could be. The artworks in this exhibition challenge the viewers' perceptions of Aboriginal art... Continue Reading →
Rabbit Hole 24 March - 9 April 2022 Ad Astra, Fortitude Valley Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, David Lindsay-Abaire's play Rabbit Hole follows Becca and Howie Corbett, a couple in their late thirties, in the months following a horrific accident. Becca finds pain in the familiar, while Howie finds comfort. He wants to... Continue Reading →
Mike Tyler, Joel Fenton, Apollo Jackson, Christopher Wayne, and Josh Norbido Showmen - The Ultimate Magic Spectacular 7 - 9 April Various venues in SEQ - Gold Coast, Redlands, Redcliffe Recommended for people aged 8+ years Showmen - The Ultimate Magic Spectacular is a new show created by Mike Tyler and Chris Wayne, also known... Continue Reading →
Eva Kong in The Sopranos. Image credit: Murray Summerville Opera Queensland opened their 2022 season with the world premiere of The Sopranos, a moving and visually striking new work which sought to emphasise and recontextualise the role of women and their stories within opera as an art form. Written by award-winning Brisbane poet Sarah Holland-Batt and... Continue Reading →
Big Gay Day 2022 1 May 2022 The Wickham Hotel, Fortitude Valley Brisbane’s biggest and best rainbow festival will return to The Wickham Hotel on Sunday 1st May for its 22nd instalment. Closing down an inner-city street outside The Wickham for its main stage, Big Gay Day has evolved into one of Brisbane’s biggest street... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Sparrowland Short Film Festival 2022 Saturday, 26 March 2022 19 Lotus Street, Woolloongabba Proudly presented by Sparrowland Productions, Sparrowland Short Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing independent films and providing film makers with a platform from which to have their voices heard. The community festival starts from 1pm and will hold various sessions and... Continue Reading →
Totems 8 March - 2 April 2022 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Mitchell Fine Art presents an energetic and eclectic exhibition of paintings, drawings, ceramics and sculptures by Queensland artist, Carlos Barrios, who continues to play with familiar themes of human connection and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy. These concepts are portrayed... Continue Reading →
Tyrone (David Megarrity) and Lesley (Samuel Vincent), photographed by Luke Monsour, Bulimba Studios Presented for one night only at Metro Arts as part of Queensland Cabaret Festival 2022, String: an odd evening with Tyrone and Lesley saw the titular double bass and ukulele duo perform songs from their upcoming seventh album, String, for the first... Continue Reading →
Image credit Embellysh CIRCFest22 Meanjin 21 April - 1 May 2022 Various locations Tickets are now on sale for CIRCFest22 Meanjin, a new Brisbane-based festival dedicated to showcasing the best of Australian contemporary circus and physical theatre. Through a unique partnership with international circus centre TOHU in Montreal, CIRCFest22 Meanjin intends to further establish Brisbane’s... Continue Reading →
Image supplied The Sopranos 29 March - 2 April 2022 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Opera Queensland’s first mainstage production of 2022, the world premiere of The Sopranos, celebrates opera's bold and rebellious women and examines the representation and contribution of women throughout the history of the art form. In this rich and exciting terrain, women... Continue Reading →
Alliance Française French Film Festival 16 March – 13 April Palace Barracks cinema, Brisbane City The world’s largest French film festival outside of France returns to Australia, presenting the crème-de-la-crème of contemporary French cinema and celebrating the next generation of filmmakers creating a new blueprint for French cinema. The programme for the 33rd Alliance Française French Film... Continue Reading →
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