Arts

Queensland Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream. | Newsreel

Shakespeare comedy transformed into dance dreamscape

Ballerina fairies and woodland creatures collide with the mortal world in Queensland Ballet’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Playhouse, QPAC from April
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Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. | Newsreel

Heroes rewarded with concert on the Reef

High-profile Australian artists will perform for 100 community heroes in a spectacular music performance on a floating pontoon on the Great Barrier Reef later this
Read more 5 April 2024
Fitzroy Island Far North Queensland. | Newsreel

Action! New FNQ film and television studio

Screen Queensland will open its state-of-the art film and television studio in Cairns on April 27. In a region boasting a range of stunning locations, from lush tropical
Read more 5 April 2024
Musical festival crowd blurred. | Newsreel

Pill testing weeds out higher-risk substances

More than 250 festival-goers took advantage of Queensland’s first pill-testing services at the Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival over the Easter long weekend. The State
Read more 5 April 2024
Musician playing electric guitar. | Newsreel

Poor pay a sour note for Aussie musicians

The majority of Australian musicians made around $12 an hour last year, about half Australia’s minimum wage, and that’s when they were able to land a gig. A recent
Read more 5 April 2024
Poet Svetlana Sterlin. | Newsreel

Sterlin makes a splash to snare poetry prize

Brisbane poet Svetlana Sterlin has won Australia’s richest poetry prize. The former QUT Creative Writing student won the $40,000 Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award
Read more 22 March 2024
Festival-goer holding pill. | Newsreel

Green light for pill testing at Queensland festivals

Pill testing will be a regular feature at Queensland events with the State Government engaging two providers to deliver fixed site and event-based pill testing services
Read more 20 March 2024
Good Cop/Bad Cop cast members Luke Cook, Leighton Meester and Clancy Brown. | Newsreel

South-East Queensland to star in new Stan series

Queensland’s Scenic Rim will be the backdrop for a new Stan Original series Good Cop/Bad Cop which starts filming in late March. The eight-part comedic drama series
Read more 12 March 2024
Woman working in factory. | Newsreel

Women in manufacturing star in new documentary

A new Queensland-made documentary series is shining a light on the state’s women working in the male-dominated manufacturing industry. She Made It, which premiered at
Read more 10 March 2024
crowd at concert. | Newsreel

Tough times take a toll on arts and culture audiences

Tough economic conditions are impacting Queensland audiences, with a recent survey indicating a decreased spend on attending arts and cultural events. Arts
Read more 10 March 2024