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Kitchen Studio is a gallery installation and series of activations at Metro Arts, West End, devised by artist Elizabeth Willing and presented as part of Brisbane Festival. The immersive, multisensory activations utilised small audience numbers and video design by Chris Howlett to be instructive and contemplative, delivering five "courses" that encouraged participants to consider the... Continue Reading →
Camerata, Lior, and Dr Lou Bennett AM perform Ngapa William Cooper, photographed by Alex Jamieson Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra collaborated with singer-songwriters Lior and Dr Lou Bennett AM on a deeply moving concert, presented for one night only as part of Brisbane Festival. The first half of the concert featured songs by Lior and... Continue Reading →
Tibian Wyles, Benjin Maza, and Lenny Donahue, photographed by Morgan Roberts Dear Brother, a co-production between Blak Dance and Queensland Theatre, has made its world premiere to a standing ovation as part of Brisbane Festival. Co-written by Lenny Donahue and Tibian Wyles, Dear Brother is directed by Isaac Drandic, who has recently been appointed Head... Continue Reading →
Alethea Beetson in Meet Your Maker, photographed by Jade Ellis Alethea Beetson’s theatrical debut Meet Your Maker was a colourful fantasy full of original pop songs, set in an alternate timeline where land was returned to First Nations communities in the 80s. Created and performed by Beetson, Meet Your Maker took the audience on a... Continue Reading →
Desiree Frahn as Ellen, photographed by Billie Wilson-Coffey Eucalyptus – The Opera made its world premiere as part of Brisbane Festival, adapted from Murray Bail’s Miles Franklin Award-winning Australian Gothic novel. Ellen has been raised by her protective father, Holland, on a large property in New South Wales. Alongside his only child, Holland has dedicated... Continue Reading →
Luke Murphy and Will Thompson perform Volcano, photographed by Emilija Jefremova Luke Murphy has brought his colossal, episodic dance theatre work Volcano to the Brisbane Powerhouse as part of Brisbane Festival 2024, and it is everything you could want from a festival work – big on ambition and impact, flawlessly delivered, and resisting convention and... Continue Reading →
Camerata, Lou Bennett & Lior: Ngapa William Cooper Saturday, 7 September 2024 Concert Hall, QPAC, South Bank Lior, Nigel Westlake and Lou Bennett’s moving song cycle Ngapa William Cooper, exploring the extraordinarily powerful story of Yorta Yorta man Uncle William Cooper, will make its Queensland premiere as part of Brisbane Festival. Ngapa William Cooper was... Continue Reading →
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 →
Olivia Porter and Jarred Dewey in Party Ghost. Image credit: Carnival Cinema Circus artists Jarred Dewey and Olivia Porter performed their award-winning show Party Ghost, which was a ghoulishly good time, at Metro Arts as part of Brisbane Festival 2023. Directed by Nicci Wilks, Party Ghost incorporated elements of dance, drag, cabaret, circus, and comedy... 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 →
Image credit: Atmosphere Photography The headline show of Brisbane Festival 2023, Salamander brought together contemporary dancers from Brisbane's Australasian Dance Collective with guest artists and international collaborators to produce a multifaceted spectacle on an ambitiously large scale. Lead by director and choreographer Maxine Doyle and renowned designer Es Devlin, Salamander combined dance, song, poetry, and... Continue Reading →
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