Arts

The 1960s - when music broke through the restrain barriers.

Golden music age fading into the night

By Shane Rodgers Few would argue that the 1960s was a genuine turning point decade. It was when the term teenager really entered the language, and music broke through
Read more 28 October 2024
Sculptures installed outside the Chau Chak Wing Museum. | Newsreel

Potential in combining public art and urban sport

City planners are being encouraged to leverage the popularity of the urban sports culture to activate public art and help address social issues. University of Sydney
Read more 27 October 2024
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La Boite Theatre celebrates its Centennial

La Boite Theatre will mark its 100th year in 2025 as Australia’s longest, continuously running theatre company with a lineup of special storytelling and events,
Read more 23 October 2024
Count Dracula on Halloween!

Lost story by Dracula author found after 134 years

A short story by Dracula author Bram Stoker, has been rediscovered after an amateur historian found a story written by Stoker in an 1890 Christmas edition of the Dublin
Read more 22 October 2024

Subscription services to become easier to cancel

Cancelling your unwanted subscriptions will become easier after US regulators introduced a new rule aimed at ending predatory business practices that lock consumers into
Read more 22 October 2024
Queensland’s Alt.VFX provided post-production services on Yu Yu Hakusho, | Newsreel

Screen Queensland incentive scheme has positive FX

Queensland’s screen entertainment post-production industry continues to grow with six new projects approved since July under an industry incentive scheme. Coming off a
Read more 21 October 2024
Jesus Christ Superstar promo. | Newsreel

Brisbane season for Jesus Christ Superstar

Rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar will arrive in Brisbane in June next year. Promoters announced today the awarding-winning Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber production
Read more 21 October 2024
La Boite Season 2024 Yoga Play

Downward dog and profits in La Boite’s cultish new show

The spiritual vs business side of yoga will be hilariously portrayed in Yoga Play – at the La Boite Theatre from November 7-23. Andrea Moor stars as Joan, a savvy
Read more 18 October 2024
Street dance artist Geoffrey Lim. | Newsreel

New funding for the art of accessibility

A street dance artist who integrates accessibility tools into performances is one of 10 artists awarded grants in the latest round of funding through the national Arts
Read more 17 October 2024
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Artist William Robinson to shine in ballet Soiree

One of Australia’s foremost living artists William Robinson will feature in Queensland Ballet’s student showcase Soirée this year. Designed to highlight the
Read more 16 October 2024