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12/10/2018

100 KEYBOARDS

Newport’s Substation proves yet again to be a sublime venue for taking in art-works by providing the vaulted space for ASUNA’s sonic circle experience. The lights are warm and plush carpets are laid a short distance from an expanding circle of toy keyboards. There is a spot for everyone, and it feels as though the…
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08/10/2018

LA BOITE / PRIZE FIGHTER

  From fight choreography so visceral you’ll feel every blow to writing that packs an emotional punch, Prize Fighter ducks and weaves with astonishing grace. The play marks the debut of a Congolese-Australian writer Future D. Fidel and, after raved-about seasons, finally steps through the ropes to stagger audiences in Melbourne. In the lead up to its…
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06/10/2018

WATT

Taking four years to complete the writings which would become Watt,  this adaption of Samuel Beckett’s piece is in stark contrast to such stretching time; it is instead condensed into a single performance of just one hour in length, and it’s solid stuff. It, of course, focuses in on central character, a man of this work’s…
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26/09/2018

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL

This years Melbourne Festival is  set to b a celebration,  a reminder of the brilliance of fire, music, story and  how art can amplify our joy, intensify our relationships and just fundamentally pump our tyres. It is an intervention, a reminder of the range of stories in the world that we need to hear and…
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02/05/2018

KATIE SFETKIDIS

With the scandalous resignation of previous Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, due to allegations of alcohol abuse, intimidation and sexual misconduct, the pressure is on to fill this all-important role. Mr Doyle’s replacement will be responsible for governing businesses, tourists, residents, CBD workers and the homeless and student populations. With the arts as such an integral…
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01/03/2018

WORDS ON FIRE

Words On Fire, the first cab of the rank for The Wheeler Centres 2018 program, and a fierce representation of the power and subversiveness of words. Delving head first into a murky quagmire of debate around family, lineage, nationalism and identity, relating these central themes to both contexts close to home, and those that more…
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12/02/2018

FESTIVAL OF THE PHOTOCOPIER

Over 5000 people keen on Zines gathered to see and greet their favourite Comic makers and Zine creatives on Sunday the 11th of February.   Festival of the Photocopier is Sticky Institute’s annual event which launches new Zines and is held at Melbourne Town Hall. It’s big on the map of artistic and creative events in…
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30/01/2018

PRIDE MARCH 2018

While this years march was most certainly a celebration of marriage equality finally a reality long over due, it also served as an important and viable reminder that there is still some work to be done within the LGBTQIA+ communities,  such as the safety of the trans community and youth, particularly in areas of violence…
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