Backstage Music: Reflections of Home

Woodburn Creatives 82 Cope St, Waterloo, NSW, Australia
Curated by Laura Case and Lamorna Nightingale Echoes of ancient landscapes, resonate with the spirit of the land that has witnessed millennia. "Reflections from Home" is a testament to the enduring connection between First Nations people and the landscapes that have shaped their stories. Experience a night woven with threads…

Monash Peforming Arts Centres: Dark Oceanography

Monash University 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Music has an important role to play in climate crisis discourse, offering a sonic pathway to bridge the gap between data, understanding, reflection, and action. Dark Oceanography integrates climate science with experimental music, modelling generative oceanic systems in spatial audio and percussion. In this new work by Kate Milligan, Louise…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Wata

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
In one of the most innovative and energising works to emerge in 2024, composer and pianist Paul Grabowsky will bring the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Yolŋu songmen Daniel Ngukurr Boy Wilfred and David Yipininy Wilfred together in a work that celebrates the musical traditions of the Wagiluk people in Arnhem…

BIG Live’s Ballet: Ballet International Gala IV

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Ballet International Gala (“BIG”) returns to Sydney for its annual sell-out showcase of world-class ballet. Featuring a lineup of internationally celebrated dancers from Royal Ballet, Australian Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre & more perform fan favourite, classical and contemporary repertoires. Witness some of the greatest dancers alive on stage with BIG Live’s…

Mark Temple: Synthetic Compositions – Music Made From Artificial DNA Sequences

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Imagine music born from the code of life. This project turns genetic sequences into sound, then invites musicians to respond. The result is a dialogue between data and artistry - where motifs in DNA inspire melodies, and structure emerges from chaos. It’s a sonic experiment that asks: can something scientific…
All the words I cannot find

PDA Theatre Company: All the words I cannot find

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
April and Mina aren’t your average lesbian couple. Mina is transgender, April is infertile, they both do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and they’re interracial to boot. They both, however, want to start a family. Through interrogating their past relationships and heartbreaks, having check-ups with a doctor who exists outside of reality, and confronting death…

The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre: Air Mass

The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre 30 Eton St, Sutherland, NSW, Australia
Award-winning saxophonist Nick Russoniello delivers a captivating performance blending virtuosic saxophone, audience-generated sounds, live-looping, and body percussion. This electro-acoustic experience pushes boundaries, journeying from baroque to beatbox in an immersive musical exploration. A graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Conservatorio di Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” di Milano, Nick…
All the words I cannot find

PDA Theatre Company: All the words I cannot find

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
April and Mina aren’t your average lesbian couple. Mina is transgender, April is infertile, they both do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and they’re interracial to boot. They both, however, want to start a family. Through interrogating their past relationships and heartbreaks, having check-ups with a doctor who exists outside of reality, and confronting death…

BIG Live’s Ballet: Ballet International Gala IV

State Theatre, Sydney 49 Market St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ballet International Gala (“BIG”) returns to Sydney for its annual sell-out showcase of world-class ballet. Featuring a lineup of internationally celebrated dancers from Royal Ballet, Australian Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre & more perform fan favourite, classical and contemporary repertoires. Witness some of the greatest dancers alive on stage with BIG Live’s…

BIG Live’s Ballet: Ballet International Gala IV

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Ballet International Gala (“BIG”) returns to Sydney for its annual sell-out showcase of world-class ballet. Featuring a lineup of internationally celebrated dancers from Royal Ballet, Australian Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre & more perform fan favourite, classical and contemporary repertoires. Witness some of the greatest dancers alive on stage with BIG Live’s…

BIG Live’s Ballet: Ballet International Gala IV

Cairns Performing Arts Centre 9-11 Florence St, Cairns City, QLD, Australia
Ballet International Gala (“BIG”) returns to Sydney for its annual sell-out showcase of world-class ballet. Featuring a lineup of internationally celebrated dancers from Royal Ballet, Australian Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre & more perform fan favourite, classical and contemporary repertoires. Witness some of the greatest dancers alive on stage with BIG Live’s…
All the words I cannot find

PDA Theatre Company: All the words I cannot find

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
April and Mina aren’t your average lesbian couple. Mina is transgender, April is infertile, they both do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and they’re interracial to boot. They both, however, want to start a family. Through interrogating their past relationships and heartbreaks, having check-ups with a doctor who exists outside of reality, and confronting death…

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