The Speigeltent is back with the smash hit Champagne-Cabaret, Blanc De Blanc Encore!
As part of Brisbane Festival’s early event program 2022, The Spiegeltent will be setting up at its new Northshore home, Twilight Electric, from 27 July for a strictly limited season. This is the return of the hit 2019 Brisbane Festival show, Blanc de Blanc Encore, which has broken box-office records across Australia since its Sydney Opera House premiere.
It’s time to re-immerse yourself in the hedonistic, glamorous and extravagant world of vintage French flair, risqué humour, ...
The World Press Photo Exhibition 2022 returns to Brisbane Powerhouse this July!
For its 65th edition, the World Press Photo Contest saw 4,066 photographers from 130 countries enter 64,823 photographs.
In yet another transformative year for the world, the highly anticipated exhibition presents courageous stories, invaluable insights, and a diversity of interpretations – from the undeniable effects of the climate crisis to civil rights movements; from access to education to preserving indigenous practices and identity.
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Providing a variety ...
The Carlsberg Scandinavian Film Festival set to return this Winter!
From the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week is Finland’s The Woodcutter Story (Metsurin tarina), the directorial debut from Mikko Myllylahti. In an idyllic village, Pepe the woodcutter’s quiet life is suddenly torn apart by a series of tragic events over the course of a few days but he seems to be fine with it, as if he held a secret to existence that is hard to grasp. This idiosyncratic black comedy direct from Cannes had many people talking and will certainly be a highlight of ...
La Traviata is coming to QPAC this July!
Then she meets Alfredo and the rules of the game change. They fall madly in love but the society around them has other ideas.
La Traviata has held audiences in wonder since its premiere, offering a glimpse into a world of opulence, wild parties, and forbidden love, all to the sublime music of one of the greatest opera composers of them all, Giuseppe Verdi.
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Dane Lam leads the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and an ensemble of some of Australia’s most exciting ...
Direct from Japan, Maho Magic Bar will se the Brisbane night ablaze this July!
Playing at Brisbane’s all new Twilight Electric precinct at Northshore, as part of Brisbane Festival’s early event program, MAHO MAGIC BAR promises to jet audiences into a neon-lit ‘Tokyo’ night, with all the mischief, mayhem, cocktails and laughter you could wish for.
Step inside the dazzling pop-up venue and you will find an intimate bespoke and gorgeously refined bar and entertainment space spread across six performance areas. After taking your seat and selecting your drink of ...
Mad Dance Festival is back!
The festival is an opportunity to showcase the world-class street dance artists right here in Brisbane and across Australia. B-boys, B-girls, poppers and lockers, and hip-hop heavy-weights are taking over Metro Arts for an unmissable 2-week line-up of performances, creative developments, battles, workshops, artist talks and activations.
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Mad Dance Festival 2022
8 - 18 June 2022
Metro Arts, West End, Brisbane
www.metroarts.com.au
The Australian Ballet Present Kunstkamer at Dendy Coorparoo!
Broadcast live from The Arts Centre Melbourne’s State Theatre, Kunstkamer is The Australian Ballet’s first ever live to cinema event and it will be coming to you live exclusively at Dendy Coorparoo, including live interviews and behind-the-scenes footage before the performance and during interval.
Kunstkamer is an experience of dance on another frequency. One stage will be 80 dancers, and a string of unforgettable ensemble works, created by four of the world's most celebrated dance ...
Chiharu Shiota – The Soul Trembles Exhibition is coming to GOMA this Month!
Curated by Mami Kataoka, Director of Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, ‘Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles’ is the largest solo exhibition of the artist’s work to date and centres on these seductive constructions, contextualising them with works on paper, sculpture and documentation of the artist’s performance and theatre practice.
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Exhibition organised by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art and Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.
Chiharu Shiota - The Soul ...
Sustainability and Science Showcase is coming to Queensland Museum this month!
Hear the latest research, actions and ideas for protecting our planet and discover exciting hands-on activities for children, exhibits by eco-friendly organisations and universities, live music and the chance to get up close and personal with some Australian wildlife.
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The Showcase will feature two free forums with inspiring speakers who will be sharing their practical tips and insights on using innovations in science and sustainability to protect our planet. ...
9 to 5 the Musical Theatre Review
The struggle women face in the current workplace is one still fraught with issues so the core topical nature illustrates how little progress has been made. This does little to lessen the celebratory nature of the work on stage. The main characters are told with broad strokes and the evil boss is even more cartoonish than before.
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The play is filled out with Parton’s countrified contribution of songs and lyrics and those are mixed with vibrant dance numbers to ...
