Fifty years ago,I went to Australia’s Woodstock. On Saturday,I went back
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Fifty years ago,I went to Australia’s Woodstock. On Saturday,I went back

In the 1970s,the Sunbury festival celebrated rock music and youthful indulgence. On the weekend,the crowd returned. This time their clothes stayed on.

  • byTony Wright

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This 95-year-old is the NGV’s next blockbuster artist

This 95-year-old is the NGV’s next blockbuster artist

The most comprehensive survey of Yayoi Kusama’s work ever to be brought to Australia will include childhood sketchbooks and the famed immersive mirror rooms.

  • byNadia Bailey
‘Concrete Picasso’ masterpiece saved from the wrecker’s ball

‘Concrete Picasso’ masterpiece saved from the wrecker’s ball

The MPavilion’s squat concrete bunker in Queen Victoria Gardens is here to stay a little longer after a fight to save it from being partly demolished and relocated.

  • byStephen Brook
Wait,it closes this weekend? A last-minute guide to navigating the Triennial

Wait,it closes this weekend? A last-minute guide to navigating the Triennial

The first rule of seeing the Triennial is don’t try to see all of the Triennial. But if you have an hour or a day,here’s how to maximise your experience.

  • byNadia Bailey
‘The people own that’:Eddie Perfect says State Theatre should not be renamed

‘The people own that’:Eddie Perfect says State Theatre should not be renamed

In a social media post the acclaimed performer asked “why the Ian Potter Foundation feels the need to put his name on a theatre that belongs to all of us”.

  • byWill Cox
State Theatre to be renamed for Ian Potter after record $15 million donation

State Theatre to be renamed for Ian Potter after record $15 million donation

As the curtains close on the State Theatre’s final production for at least three years,the Arts Centre has announced that it will return with a new name.

  • byWill Cox
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024

This year’s laugh-fest has kicked off,with more than 800 performers set to step up to the mic. Here,our writers take a closer look.

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Be amazed by what a plumber from Tassie has done to Cirque du Soleil

Be amazed by what a plumber from Tassie has done to Cirque du Soleil

Three performers now present their acts in a deluge of 10,000 litres of water,but first they had to learn to walk on it.

  • byNadia Bailey
Making some noise:the Australian comedians enjoying the Taskmaster effect

Making some noise:the Australian comedians enjoying the Taskmaster effect

After proving themselves to TV’s Taskmaster,these comedians are touring with a newfound confidence and fanbase.

  • byHannah Story
Melbourne Theatre Company chair departs by granting generous donation

Melbourne Theatre Company chair departs by granting generous donation

In a time of uncertainty for the arts,the MTC’s outgoing chair is leaving a parting gift to help shore up the future of theatre.

  • byElizabeth Flux
‘It was scary’:Geraldine Hickey on losing Cal Wilson and the diagnosis that changed her life

‘It was scary’:Geraldine Hickey on losing Cal Wilson and the diagnosis that changed her life

After an emotionally tough year,award-winning stand-up comedian Geraldine Hickey is back on track (and running on it,too).

  • byLenny Ann Low