Meow Meow the first to play an intimate new performance and events venue overlooking Melbourne’s Arts Precinct.
Lisa Havilah stands down just 10 weeks out from the opening of the $915 million Powerhouse Parramatta.
Dominic Flynn's new work draws sonic material from a 1830s transcription that "fails to preserve" a traditional Palawa song.
MVA brings home international collaborations and returning favourites, including the Esmé and Vision string quartets, lutenist Thomas Dunford and Choir of King's College, Cambridge.
An arts lawyer and major contributor to the Australian arts sector, Shane Simpson will oversee the competition's 50th anniversary.
From symphonic reinvention to new theatrical worlds, Limelight's September issue spotlights artists reshaping tradition while forging their own futures.
In May, Harry Connick Jr. premiered a symphony at Carnegie Hall with Orchestra Victoria. He tells us why it was his most significant performance.
The Farm's Co-Artistic Director Gavin Webber introduces its new production, which addresses mortality and premieres at Brisbane Festival.
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A big warm hug of a show, full of deft theatrical touches and calculated mischief.
An uneasy meditation on the stories we tell ourselves and others.
Gamba duo Byrne and Vaughan traverse the centuries with delicate ease.
Splendid singing by Helena Dix, Rosario La Spina and Christopher Hillier compensates for a potboiler plot.
The Egyptian queen takes centre stage in this trimmed down version of The Bard’s historical tragedy.
Shakespeare’s sidelined women find refuge, solidarity and new voices in this pointed and playful feminist reimagining.
A new Melbourne Conservatorium of Music production brings Handel’s opera to life with period practice, fluid casting and youthful energy.
Twenty-five years after founding her innovative contemporary dance company, Lucy Guerin is ready to embrace the next chapter in her career.
Victorian Opera takes us inside its new adaptation of Helen Garner’s award-winning novel The Spare Room.
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As he prepares to tour Australia with a multi-sensory, all-Australian program, the harpist-composer chats about what's in store.
Cameron Lam looks ahead to the latest and upcoming Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art releases across Australian in this month’s playlist.
Ahead of his Sibelius cycle with the ASO, Mark Wigglesworth talks about the composer’s radical reinvention of the symphony.
By the end of his epic Brisbane Festival concert, Bowman will have explored virtually every corner of Bach's musical imagination.
An arts lawyer and major contributor to the Australian arts sector, Shane Simpson will oversee the competition's 50th anniversary.
Dominic Flynn's new work draws sonic material from a 1830s transcription that "fails to preserve" a traditional Palawa song.
Ten Australian composers will see large-scale orchestral works recorded at Trackdown Studios this October.
MVA brings home international collaborations and returning favourites, including the Esmé and Vision string quartets, lutenist Thomas Dunford and Choir of King's College, Cambridge.
ARCO co-founder Nicole van Bruggen to conclude her tenure at the end of 2026, after 14 years.
Gamba duo Byrne and Vaughan traverse the centuries with delicate ease.
A Kosky Kafka and a Castellucci Bartók among the keystone events of the 2027 Adelaide Festival.
Splendid singing by Helena Dix, Rosario La Spina and Christopher Hillier compensates for a potboiler plot.
State Opera South Australia finds a compelling darkness and light in Humperdinck’s enchanted forest.
Victorian Opera takes us inside its new adaptation of Helen Garner’s award-winning novel The Spare Room.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
The latest arts appointments and departures.
A big warm hug of a show, full of deft theatrical touches and calculated mischief.
An uneasy meditation on the stories we tell ourselves and others.
A Kosky Kafka and a Castellucci Bartók among the keystone events of the 2027 Adelaide Festival.
Set designer Keerthi Subramanyam, costume designer Jennifer Irwin and lighting designer Paul Jackson are among those honoured.
The Egyptian queen takes centre stage in this trimmed down version of The Bard’s historical tragedy.
Shakespeare’s sidelined women find refuge, solidarity and new voices in this pointed and playful feminist reimagining.
Set designer Keerthi Subramanyam, costume designer Jennifer Irwin and lighting designer Paul Jackson are among those honoured.
From symphonic reinvention to new theatrical worlds, Limelight's September issue spotlights artists reshaping tradition while forging their own futures.
Log in to read the flipbook version of Limelight's September 2026 magazine.
Twenty-five years after founding her innovative contemporary dance company, Lucy Guerin is ready to embrace the next chapter in her career.
The Farm's Co-Artistic Director Gavin Webber introduces its new production, which addresses mortality and premieres at Brisbane Festival.
Powerful physical performances but one of Australia's most skilled storytelling voices feels reduced to a whisper.
Harpist Emily Granger's seventh album is aptly named.
Stasevska and the BBC give terrific performances of under-heard Ukrainian music.
Hough digs deep to find a treasure chest of miniature gems.
Second time around proves even better care of period instruments.
Sensitive singing and pianism bring Mahler’s early songs to vivid life.
Whole worlds to discover in Chan’s gloriously eclectic musical sketchbook.
Explore the guide and listen to our 25 in 25 playlist of Australia’s favourite art music.
Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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