• A call and response across the ocean

    Perth Festival: A call and response across the ocean

    John Curtin Gallery Curtin University, 200A Kent St, Bentley, WA, Australia
    Living histories of the Indian Ocean come together. Friendships and kin ties severed through transglobal acts of colonisation reunited. A vision of the world in which generosity, empathy and cross-cultural collaboration can begin to heal the wounds of the past. World renowned South African artist Thania Petersen is deeply informed…
    A call and response across the ocean

    Perth Festival: A call and response across the ocean

    John Curtin Gallery Curtin University, 200A Kent St, Bentley, WA, Australia
    Living histories of the Indian Ocean come together. Friendships and kin ties severed through transglobal acts of colonisation reunited. A vision of the world in which generosity, empathy and cross-cultural collaboration can begin to heal the wounds of the past. World renowned South African artist Thania Petersen is deeply informed…

    Scalp: Scalp #002: Crowded Silence

    The Living Room Theatre 21 Shepherd St, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
    New music ensemble “Scalp” returns to present the music of the late Peter Ablinger, alongside two responsive works by director Louis Wishart and ensemble member Isabella Rahme. Using walls of white noise allows time itself to become a colour, according to Ablinger, where aural illusion becomes the melody, and hearing…

    Parrtjima: Drifting Clouds

    Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs,, Northern Territory, NT
    Drifting Clouds were conceived in the homelands of Bunhungura, a short drive from Gapuwiyak. Lead singer, songwriter and keyboardist Terry Guyula has been honing his craft since childhood, first inspired by his uncles’ fellowship band before learning drums and keyboards at school. After graduating, he studied at Abmusic in Perth,…
    A call and response across the ocean

    Perth Festival: A call and response across the ocean

    John Curtin Gallery Curtin University, 200A Kent St, Bentley, WA, Australia
    Living histories of the Indian Ocean come together. Friendships and kin ties severed through transglobal acts of colonisation reunited. A vision of the world in which generosity, empathy and cross-cultural collaboration can begin to heal the wounds of the past. World renowned South African artist Thania Petersen is deeply informed…
    A call and response across the ocean

    Perth Festival: A call and response across the ocean

    John Curtin Gallery Curtin University, 200A Kent St, Bentley, WA, Australia
    Living histories of the Indian Ocean come together. Friendships and kin ties severed through transglobal acts of colonisation reunited. A vision of the world in which generosity, empathy and cross-cultural collaboration can begin to heal the wounds of the past. World renowned South African artist Thania Petersen is deeply informed…
    Editor's Choice

    Canberra International Music Festival: Songs Beyond Twilight

    Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti’s 2026 program is deeply rooted in place, from site-specific bell works at Parliament House and the National Carillon to chamber and choral premieres. Anna-Louise Cole sings Wagner Lieder and Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the Australian String Quartet surveys British music from Purcell to Britten and Rebecca…

    Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS): Sonorous XIII: Ros Bandt & Vijay Thillaimuthu

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A liberation of sonics from the shackles of stereo, Sonorous welcomes audiences to go beyond a traditional listening experience into an expanded sonic universe. Marking the thirteenth edition of its Sonorous series, Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) invites internationally acclaimed sound artist Ros Bandt and Tamil-Australian electronic composer Vijay Thillaimuthu…
    Editor's Choice

    Canberra International Music Festival: Luminescence and the Machine

    Wesley Music Centre 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti’s 2026 program is deeply rooted in place, from site-specific bell works at Parliament House and the National Carillon to chamber and choral premieres. Anna-Louise Cole sings Wagner Lieder and Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the Australian String Quartet surveys British music from Purcell to Britten and Rebecca…
  • A call and response across the ocean

    Perth Festival: A call and response across the ocean

    John Curtin Gallery Curtin University, 200A Kent St, Bentley, WA, Australia
    Living histories of the Indian Ocean come together. Friendships and kin ties severed through transglobal acts of colonisation reunited. A vision of the world in which generosity, empathy and cross-cultural collaboration can begin to heal the wounds of the past. World renowned South African artist Thania Petersen is deeply informed…